Revenge of the Electric Car

DECEMBER 23, 2008

Automakers hope to use the batteries in next- generation hybrids as well as plug-in electric cars. General Motors has said it might use foreign-produced batteries in the Chevrolet Volt, the plug-in scheduled for production in 2010. Industry consultants say U.S. Industry consultants say U.S. Richard Durbin (D-Ill.)

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 31, 2009

Following the short address on Monday during which President Barack Obama outlined the next steps for GM and Chrysler ( earlier post ), the White House posted summaries of the Presidential Auto Task Force’s assessment of the business plans provided by the two struggling automakers, which led to the terms that are currently unfolding.

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Green Cars News

JUNE 13, 2009

For example, 2,933 vehicles have been ordered from Chrysler despite the fact that the manufacturer does not include any hybrids in its line-up with the exception of the Durango/Aspen line. While a mile or two better rating is significant across a fleet, this is undermined if it’s offset by premium costs for hybrids. .

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Revenge of the Electric Car

NOVEMBER 25, 2009

Tesla will compete with established automakers like Ford, General Motors, and Nissan Motor, all of which are racing to launch electric or plug-in hybrid vehicles. Tesla, by contrast, is a small player with a high-end market and limited production. roads by 2015 and low-cost Department of Energy loans for manufacturers.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 5, 2009

President Obama announced 48 new advanced battery and electric drive projects that will receive $2.4 The announcement marks the single largest investment in advanced battery technology for hybrid and electric-drive vehicles ever made. billion in funding under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. A123 Systems, Inc. Midland, MI.

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Green Cars News

MAY 30, 2009

With the green car world focusing on a renewed push for electric cars and new hybrid car concepts such as the latest Toyota Prius and the Honda Insight, fuel cells are in danger of becoming the forgotten figures of the environmental world.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 30, 2009

Search Results for Google April 29, 2009 09:40 AM Eastern Daylight Time Green Star to Demonstrate Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle FRANKFORT, Ky.--( BUSINESS WIRE )--Green Star Products, Inc. OTC: GSPI) announced today that within the next four weeks it plans to publicly test its plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV).

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Creative Greenius

JANUARY 17, 2009

I have seen the future my friends and it looks exactly like a 76 degree January day filled with beautiful people driving gorgeous plug-in hybrid and plug-in electric cars. There’s three different plug-in alternatives for you below, a Tesla, a Mitsubishi MiEV and a Plug-In hybrid coverted Prius. It is already here today.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

MAY 17, 2010

Interest in electric cars is surging: •Nearly 52,000 people were wait-listed as of mid-April for General Motors’ electric model, the Volt, due in November. predicts that pure-electric vehicles will account for more than 1 percent of the market by 2014; hybrids and plug-in hybrids, 24 percent. Beijing and New york —.

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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.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

Chryslers first electric car, set to be introduced late next year around the same time as General Motors Chevrolet Volt, will be a sports car with a zero-to-60 time of under five seconds and a top speed of 120 miles per hour. Other Fiat/Chrysler hybrid and electric cars and SUVs are planned after that.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 8, 2009

million plug-in hybrid electric vehicles will be on the road worldwide. The Obama Administration is targeting 1 million plug-ins in the US by 2015.) Hurst anticipates that Toyota, General Motors, and Ford will together account for three-quarters of the world market for PHEVs by 2015.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

FEBRUARY 23, 2010

How many plug-in electric vehicles does President Barack Obama wish to see on U.S. The president is hoping to use incentives to get one million plug-in hybrid vehicles to consumers by 2015. Tesla Motors. General Motors. It is different from a plug-in hybrid, or PHEV, which runs on both battery power and gasoline.

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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. Supporters of the car say that’s shortsighted. The group pointed to a B.C.G.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

highways and parking lots, Americans are gradually turning to smaller, often hybrid , cars for fuel efficiency and lower environmental emissions. automakers such as Ford (Stock Quote: F ) and General Motors (Stock Quote: GM ). automakers such as Ford (Stock Quote: F ) and General Motors (Stock Quote: GM ).

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

" In other words, General Motors is going to lose its shirt until the Volt establishes itself in the marketplace. The Obama Administration doesnt understand that. " President Obamas auto task force doesnt see it that way. It also offers eight hybrid models. General Motors has sought $10.3

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