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General Motors and Bright Automotive to join forces

Green Cars News

From Renault and Nissan to Toyota and Tesla, some of the world’s leading car makers are joining forces for this new, green era – and now you can add another partnership to the list. General Motors has agreed to pursue a strategic relationship with Bright Automotive, the developer of the purpose-built, plug-in hybrid IDEA.

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Tesla, Ford and Nissan win big with DOE grants

Revenge of the Electric Car

We’ve been waiting for several months to hear this good news. Three EV pioneers, Tesla, Nissan and Ford, are receiving loans from the Department of Energy’s Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing program. I’m betting that Bright Automotive in Indiana will be on the next list of recipients.

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Bright’s Plug-In Car: Aerodynamics Are Key

Revenge of the Electric Car

This new company, Bright Automotive , is founded by ex-GM EV1 people, and the super efficient Rocky Mountain Institute to make plug-in hybrids in Indiana. 195, Bright will be building cars that “do more with less&# , a philosophy MacCready was famous for (and the title of a wonderful biography on him). Lose weight.

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A 100 m.p.g. truck? A Bright IDEA | Freep.com | Detroit Free Press

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Other editions: Mobile | News Feeds | E-Newsletters | Electronic Edition Find it: Jobs | Cars | Real Estate | Apartments | Shopping | Classifieds Sponsored by: Your browsers security settings are preventing some features from appearing. A Bright IDEA BY SARAH A. A largely unknown automaker  Bright Automotive of Anderson, Ind.

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Who is winning the green car race? Part II. The Green Piece

Green Cars News

Tesla Motors. Founded in 2003, Silicon Valley based Tesla Motors is currently the only car manufacturer in the US or Europe manufacturing and selling highway capable electric vehicles in serial production. It accelerates from 0-60mph in a mere 3.9seconds, and, according to Tesla’s analysis, is ‘twice as efficient’ as the Toyota Prius.

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Are You Plugged In?

Revenge of the Electric Car

Bright Automotive. Coda Automotive. Tesla Motors. Fisker Automotive. Fisker Automotive. Tesla Motor. Bright Automotive. co-founders Sergey Brin and Larry Page have invested in Tesla. Tesla Motors. Fisker Automotive. Tags: Production News. Reuben Munger.

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Lotus and Harmon partner up to add sound to hybrids

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