The Truth About Cars

JUNE 29, 2023

Consumers are becoming increasingly aware that some of the raw materials used in battery production are difficult to source, controlled by a limited number of countries, involve some less-than-ideal mining practices, and often pollute the surrounding environment when being refined. There’s been too much invested into the scheme.

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Cars That Think

JULY 13, 2023

Starting in the 1990s, his lithium cobalt oxide cathode was used in many electronic products including camcorders, laptop computers, and mobile phones. Twenty-five years later, the battery is gaining momentum in the auto industry as a means of reducing the cost of electric cars.

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Creative Greenius

JANUARY 19, 2009

As I get ready this morning to head over to the Lutheran Church in Gardena to participate in this national day of service by helping to prepare meals for my less fortunate neighbors, I want to thank the auto industry for giving me a great laugh at their expense. Way to kill the audience, Greg.

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The Truth About Cars

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

gross domestic product by $5.6 When GM workers went on strike in 2019, you saw gross state product drop in Michigan in the fourth quarter, while in the rest of the country it was largely unaffected. The real question is how long a prospective strike could actually last and what the economic impact would be.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 9, 2009

Sue Cischke, Ford group vice president, Sustainability, Environment and Safety Engineering, pointed to the “ key role ” government policies such as fuel standards and greenhouse gas emission regulations, play in the development and support of Ford’s product and technology pathways. Earlier post.) Sue Cischke. Ford received a $62.7

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Charged EVs

MAY 31, 2022

BrightDrop offers a fascinating window into the breadth of GM’s EV plans, though even many people in the auto industry know little about it. That line was located at a US “supplier partner” that is building low volumes of the Zevo 600 while GM converts its CAMI plant in Ingersoll, Ontario, for mass production of Zevo 600 vans.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 14, 2010

Tuesday night, President Obama will speak to the nation about the Gulf catastrophe. Tuesday night President Obama will address our nation. The missing piece we dream President Obama will follow up with is an emergency-response roadmap to a world where increasingly scarce and costly oil is used only when needed.

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Plugs and Cars

APRIL 24, 2009

I write a monthly column for the Electric Auto Association newsletter, Current EVents. As March came to a close, the Obama administration found GM and Chrysler’s restructuring plans “not viable.” Obama should take extraordinary steps to empower the electric upstarts to prove their mettle. Here's my April column.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 4, 2011

A new study sponsored by Indiana University concludes that President Obama’s vision of one million plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs) on US roads by 2015 will require concentrated efforts action from all stakeholders— the auto industry, federal government, the scientific community, and consumers—to be realized.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 30, 2009

the Obama Administration’s focus on nearer-term vehicle technologies to reduce. USCAR was founded in 1992 with the goal of strengthening the technology base of the US auto industry through cooperative research and development. Tags: Fuel Cells Hydrogen Hydrogen Production Hydrogen Storage Infrastructure Policy.

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Green Cars News

AUGUST 5, 2009

Ricardo, one of the leaders in the development of electric and hybrid vehicles, has welcomed President Obama’s announcement of $2.4billion in grants to accelerate the manufacturing and deployment of the next generation of US batteries and electric vehicles.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

APRIL 20, 2010

The four-door Nissan Leaf will go on sale later this year at a cost of about $20,000 after a federal tax credit and state rebate, a price low enough that auto industry analysts say it will attract consumers who have never considered driving electric vehicles before. Rollout to select markets, including California, begins in December.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

NOVEMBER 18, 2008

He sent the story to KFWB News 980 and to President-elect Barack Obama. Mr Holden had the following words for the loyal supporters of the EV1 : “I want to thank the EV1 family for their support and encouragement for me to continue the fight to hold General Motors and other auto manufacturers’ feet to the fire.

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Green Cars News

AUGUST 11, 2009

If you listen to US President Barack Obama it has been a long time coming – his decision to pour $2.4billion of stimulus money to make America a global leader in electric and hybrid car development comes as the country plays catch up to the likes of Japan and even China in the green car race (see article ). “I Who will benefit? Our verdict.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

NOVEMBER 7, 2008

It also said it had suspended merger talks with Chrysler to focus on its own increasingly urgent problems, brought on by higher gas prices, a weakening economy and tight credit — a combination afflicting the entire auto industry, but hurting G.M. Tags: Production News GM Chevy Volt In the Media. If it provides G.M. In July, G.M.

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Green Cars News

APRIL 18, 2009

The Chevrolet Volt may have been branded too expensive to be commercially successful by the Obama administration’s taskforce, but its supporters are having none of it.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

MAY 17, 2010

undoubtedly going to be a backlog, where demand exceeds production for the. Despite a surge in interest, electric cars may remain niche products in the world’s two largest auto markets. China overtook the US last year as the largest auto market in the world. If electric cars can’t break out of niche status in.

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Green Cars News

JULY 30, 2009

In a separate report from the National Research Council in July it was determined that although the Obama administration’s focus on near-term technologies to improve fuel consumption is on the right track, there is still a need for investment in longer term, higher-risk technologies such as hydrogen storage and hydrogen fuel cells.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

JANUARY 30, 2009

By 2012, we should have made some progress on this, just in time to re-elect Obama to his second term. Automakers unveiled more than a dozen production-ready, plug-in electric and hybrid electric vehicles at the Detroit auto show earlier this month, many of which will be on dealership lots between 2010 and 2012.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

Order a reprint of this article now APRIL 7, 2009 GM, Segway to Make Vehicle Article Video Comments more in Auto Industry News » Email Printer Friendly Share: Yahoo Buzz facebook MySpace LinkedIn Digg del.icio.us GM has slashed product-development programs, advertising and spending on auto-show events.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Here we are four months later: GM is teetering on the brink of bankruptcy , and its turnaround plan — which gave the Chevy Volt a central role – has gotten a less-than-rave review from the Obama administration. Marketing consulting by ACS. Design by RareEdge Design Group.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

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. Do the simple math, Obama (ho,ho) and learn just how stupid thou really art. and Chrysler.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

"On some products, the costs, particularly in advanced technologies, are high," he said in a lengthy interview with Automotive News (free subscription required). The Obama Administration doesnt understand that. " President Obamas auto task force doesnt see it that way. Wired Home Subscribe Sections Cars 2.0

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 29, 2009

For example, President Obama has issued the United States the challenge of having one million plug-in hybrids on the road by the end of 2015—a goal which many keynote speakers supported but also identified significant barriers to achieving. Even without the operational issues there is still the matter of scale.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

This is a company that has already invented new processes (the way it makes batteries) and products (the battery in its electric car) and it is focused on innovation. Much as I admire the Obama administration’s energy and environment team, there’s no way that the U.S. Innovation appears to be Mr. Wang’s personal passion.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

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