Revenge of the Electric Car
JANUARY 3, 2009
All Aboard the Bandwagon: Lotus Reportedly Planning Electric Car. Category: Green, Industry News, Europe, Lotus, Geneva Motor Show, Lotus Elise, Coupes, Hybrid. The move shouldn’t come as a surprise, as Lotus already supplies versions of its vehicles to automakers for use as electric cars. URL: [link].
Revenge of the Electric Car
DECEMBER 28, 2009
GM to invest $700m in Volt rechargeable electric car. By Richard Kessler for Recharge News. “GM is spending $336m to upgrade the Hamtramck plant; $202m for a new plant in Flint, north of Detroit, that will build 1.4 GM to invest $700m in Volt rechargeable electric car. Related Stories.
Revenge of the Electric Car
MAY 25, 2010
From the article: After being sucker-punched first by the recession and then by the closure earlier this year of the NUMMI plant with its nearly 5,000 auto-worker jobs, the Bay Area’s fourth-largest city is suddenly coming to — buoyed by last week’s news that electric-car maker Tesla will jump-start NUMMI.
Revenge of the Electric Car
OCTOBER 5, 2008
We shoot at the Tech Center campus where engineers ran tests on Volt battery packs. GM Tech Center, Designed by Eero Saairnen 1949. It all came back to live in Detroit where Bob Lutz drove the new Chevy Volt from under the TV screens onto the stage. GM was putting the electric car front and center of its 100 year anniversary.
Revenge of the Electric Car
JANUARY 27, 2009
Think Tank’s Plug-In Car: Aerodynamics Are Key. Bright Automotive says it soon release an electric car with a 100 mile per gallon plus plug-in – and the company says it will keep the car economically priced. How can you quickly improve the performance of the battery in an electric car? Lose weight.
Revenge of the Electric Car
DECEMBER 23, 2008
A coalition of 14 companies this week announced the creation of a new business alliance aimed at promoting domestic production of lithium ion batteries. Automakers hope to use the batteries in next- generation hybrids as well as plug-in electric cars. Tags: EV News Production News Inside Track.
Revenge of the Electric Car
MAY 27, 2009
Given the history, I’ve all but made a nuisance of myself for this company, seeking evidence of their sincerity about doing another plug-in car- “fool me once, shame on you, but fool me twice” and all of that. Tags: Film News Guest Bloggers International Projects test drives GM Chevy Volt.
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