Green Car Congress

APRIL 9, 2010

Employment in the motor vehicle industry (including motor vehicle parts) would be about 106,000 jobs higher than the base. Oil Imports. US crude oil and petroleum product imports would fall sharply, by 3.2 billion fewer barrels of foreign oil. Global Demand for Oil. Resilience to Future Price Shocks.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 28, 2011

In the transportation sector, DOE will focus on technologies that significantly reduce oil consumption and diversify fuel sources for on-road transportation. Electrification is the next greatest opportunity to dramatically reduce or eliminate oil consumption in the light-duty vehicle fleet.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 4, 2011

At a media dinner at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit last month, Ford Motor Executive Chairman Bill Ford made some observations on the prospects for electric vehicles: “ Here we are today now, embarking upon something which is very different for our industry. The chairman of the IU panel, former Ford Motor Co.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

JULY 14, 2009

YOKOHAMA, Japan — Nissan Motor Co. Mitsubishi Motors Corp. – Toyota Motor Corp. – Tesla Motors Inc., Nissan sees the technology as its best chance to eclipse Toyota and Honda Motor Co., “A lot of Americans really want to stop using imported oil,&# he says. Pricing isn’t set.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

Intelligent Charging Infrastructure for New Electr. Review of Forestry Carbon Standards 2008 Ford Partners to Commercialize Electric Vehicles A New "Green" Deal.Direction for the economic re. Project Better Place plans to deploy a massive network of battery charging spots. Here we go again.or Carbon trading vs t.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

FEBRUARY 3, 2010

According to their SEC filing, California electric car maker Tesla Motors Inc. Read more in the LA Times story: Tesla Motors plans $100-million IPO. From the article: “California electric car maker Tesla Motors Inc. Tesla Motors plans $100-million IPO. California electric car maker Tesla Motors Inc.

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