Tue.Oct 21, 2014

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Daimler restructures cooperation with Tesla; termination of share-price hedging and sale of 4% stake

Green Car Congress

'Daimler AG has restructured its cooperation with Tesla Motors. Daimler has terminated the share-price hedge it initiated in 2013 and has sold its stake in Tesla of approximately 4%. The cooperation between the partners on the automotive projects is unaffected. Development work for the Mercedes-Benz B-Class Electric Drive ([link] is completed, and the partnership with Tesla remains in place, Daimler said.

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Tesla CEO Elon Musk Says Franchised Dealers Might Come, Sometime, One Day

Green Car Reports

'Tesla Motors'' company-owned stores have provoked a bitter response from state auto-dealer associations, who view them as a threat to traditional franchised dealerships. Yet Tesla CEO Elon Musk seems to think the two business models can coexist. DON''T MISS: Michigan Car Dealers Slip One Over On Tesla, Ban Direct Sales: UPDATED In a recent interview.

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GM completing 2.2MW solar array at Lordstown

Green Car Congress

'General Motors’ new 2.2 megawatt ground-mounted solar array will be complete by the end of 2014 at its Lordstown Complex, home of the Chevrolet Cruze. When the last of more than 8,500 solar panels are in place, it will be GM’s largest solar installation in the Western Hemisphere. The renewable energy produced by the array is enough to power nearly 1.5% of the plant.

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The Ferrari LaFerrari Hybrid Can Run Only On Electricity: Video Proves It

Green Car Reports

'The Ferrari LaFerrari supercar may be a hybrid, but Ferrari claims it isn''t meant to be particularly green. The hybrid powertain was primarily designed to improve performance, which is why the Italian carmaker has been adamant that the LaFerrari doesn''t have an all-electric mode. RELATED: Even Ferrari To Cut Carbon Emissions, With Hybrid V-12.

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How serious is Norway about climate change? So much that its streetlights self-dim

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Plug-In Hybrids Are The Best Competitors To Fuel-Cell Vehicles: Here's Why

Green Car Reports

'With the imminent unveiling of the Toyota Fuel Cell Vehicle, and the Hyundai Tucson Fuel Cell already on sale, you can expect to hear a lot more about hydrogen fuel-cell vehicles in the coming months. Initially they will be offered only in very low numbers, and restricted to Southern California, where the state and the carmakers are jointly.

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Hyundai Sonata Plug-In Hybrid Coming Next Year, Kia Optima Too

Green Car Reports

'While the 2015 Hyundai Sonata is a completely redesigned vehicle for the new model year, the Sonata Hybrid for 2015 continues to use the previous-generation body. This has led to a certain amount of speculation about what direction Hyundai plans to take with its hybrid program. Now, it appears that the company will launch the hybrid version of the.

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