In fact, we're sitting on nearly $1 billion of incentive money that's available to our customers to help drive the solar industry further over the next several years in Northern California. You can see many postings about A123Systems at the CalCars-News Archive and at Green Car Congress and EV World. Google is a hybrid philanthropy. MORE >>

Recall that in addition to battery contracts for a Saturn Vue PHEV, the company has contracts for Volt battery development with two consortia: Compact Power Inc. Barely mentioned is that GM also says its Saturn Vue PHEV could arrive in 2009.). <snip> California, the No. Now the handicappers put GM in the lead. million.). MORE >>

It's the kind of job that you can shape the world of the future," said Gioia, who was meeting this morning with a team of engineers from Southern California Edison for a project on plug-in vehicles. Most of the news recently has been about GM and Toyota, but don't count Ford out. " You can comment at her blog [link]. One of Ford Motor Co.'s MORE >>

Notable features for this concept car, developed in Southern California: 100km (62-mile) electric-only range -- 50% greater than the already-high Volt. Lithium-polymer batteries, a different chemistry than those planned for the Saturn Vue or the Volt. Like the E-Flex Chevy Volt, this is a series hybrid. Promises of wheel motors. link]. MORE >>

With smaller companies (Fisker, Visionary Vehicles, Venture Vehicles, Aptera and others hoping to get there even sooner, all the large carmakers are watching the competitive landscape closely -- while continuing to criticize proposals from Congress for higher CAFE standards or from Presidential candidates for rapid production of plug-in cars. MORE >>