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Grant Thornton LLP Warns of Potential Collapse of Automotive Supply Chain

Green Car Congress

The economic impact of a General Motors or Chrysler bankruptcy is being debated across the country. Meanwhile, adding further downside pressure is that banks in many cases are working to reduce their exposure to the auto industry. Further, the government may be suffering from the early stages of bailout fatigue. Laura Marcero

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How NI plans to innovate in the EV test and measurement industry and unlock the power of data

Charged EVs

NI’s CEO reports an industry-wide recognition that test data is an underutilized asset and many systems need to be rebuilt to take better advantage of very rich data sets. Q&A with NI CEO Eric Starkloff (Full interview) The sense of urgency in the auto industry is palpable as it undergoes the transition to EVs.

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When Will EVs Hit Primetime?

Revenge of the Electric Car

Interest in electric cars is surging: •Nearly 52,000 people were wait-listed as of mid-April for General Motors’ electric model, the Volt, due in November. Similarly, in China, the sheer size of the auto industry and the country’s ambitious clean-energy goals suggest a potentially huge market for electric cars.

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Has the cash for clunkers scheme failed? The Green Piece

Green Cars News

With General Motors and Chrysler also showing signs of modest improvement, all looked rosy. According to Knittel the results suggest that the programme is an expensive way to reduce carbon, although he does state that it is possible the stimulus benefits outweigh added environmental costs. A money saving scheme that’s proving costly.

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Electric-Car Fans Rally Around the Volt - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Electric car supporters are rising to defend General Motors’ development of the Chevy Volt after the Obama Administration’s automotive task force proclaimed that the car was probably too expensive to be commercially successful in the near future. .&# I would buy a Volt for $40K. Supporters of the car say that’s shortsighted.

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Cleantech Blog: Smart Grids and Electric Vehicles

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

The Three Prongs of the “Green&# Energy Stimulus Pa. Instead they could buy back electricity at peak hours from vehicle drivers. And yes, buy cheap (night) sell high (day) and sell local (remember there are HUGE line losses in the common interstate grids- more so in daytime high power draw hours. Remember its PURE D.C.

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