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. The firm eTec got $100 million in funding from the US Department of Energy through the stimulus bill. By Jaeah Lee, Contributor. posted May 10, 2010 at 9:49 am EDT.

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Green Cars News

AUGUST 18, 2009

With General Motors and Chrysler also showing signs of modest improvement, all looked rosy. According to Knittel the results suggest that the programme is an expensive way to reduce carbon, although he does state that it is possible the stimulus benefits outweigh added environmental costs. So is this scheme green at all?

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Cash For Clunkers Green Obama Scrappage 36

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 30, 2009

General Motors Corp., Toyota Motor Corp. and startups Tesla Motors Inc. Tax Credits Instead, Obama backed tax credits of as much as $7,500 inthe stimulus package approved in February for buyers of plug-incars. We understand the situation, in terms of government andincentives,” Fukui said April 23 in Detroit.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 1, 2009

General Motors China and its joint ventures sold 814,442 vehicles in China in the first half of 2009. The market benefited from stimulus policies adopted by the Chinese government as well as growing demand for personal transportation in tier-three and tier-four cities and rural areas. This represented an increase of 38.0%

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Revenge of the Electric Car

MARCH 11, 2009

The federal stimulus bill also provides a $7,500 tax credit for consumers who purchase plug-in vehicles. One example is the much-publicized Chevy Volt, a plug-in hybrid due out in 2010 that ailing General Motors is staking its future on.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

MARCH 11, 2009

The federal stimulus bill also provides a $7,500 tax credit for consumers who purchase plug-in vehicles. One example is the much-publicized Chevy Volt, a plug-in hybrid due out in 2010 that ailing General Motors is staking its future on.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 19, 2010

Car manufacturers: BMW AG, Daimler AG, Ford, General Motors LLC, Honda R&D, Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation, Nissan, Renault, Toyota Motor Corporation, Volkswagen. Medium- or heavy-duty vehicles were not included. —“A portfolio of powertrains for Europe” Consortium members.

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Plug-in PHEV Transportation Plug 244

Revenge of the Electric Car

FEBRUARY 18, 2010

Around the same time, General Motors will introduce the Chevrolet Volt, a vehicle able to go 40 miles on electricity before its small gasoline engine kicks in. Despite such skepticism, Washington is putting considerable money into the effort, including billions of dollars in loans to Ford, Nissan and Tesla Motors.

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San Francisco Neighborhood Electric Electrical 100

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. Follow the money.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

GE: The global stimulus bellwether FORTUNE 500 Current Issue Subscribe to Fortune (Fortune Magazine) -- Warren Buffett is famous for his rules of investing: When a management with a reputation for brilliance tackles a business with a reputation for bad economics, it is usually the reputation of the business that remains intact.

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