Bright Automotive folds after funding delays
Green Cars News
FEBRUARY 29, 2012
Start-up electric vehicle maker, Bright Automotive is to close down after failing to secure loans from the US government.
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General Motors and Bright Automotive to join forces
Green Cars News
AUGUST 3, 2010
From Renault and Nissan to Toyota and Tesla, some of the world’s leading car makers are joining forces for this new, green era – and now you can add another partnership to the list. General Motors has agreed to pursue a strategic relationship with Bright Automotive, the developer of the purpose-built, plug-in hybrid IDEA.
Bright’s Plug-In Car: Aerodynamics Are Key
Revenge of the Electric Car
JANUARY 27, 2009
This new company, Bright Automotive , is founded by ex-GM EV1 people, and the super efficient Rocky Mountain Institute to make plug-in hybrids in Indiana. 195, Bright will be building cars that “do more with less&# , a philosophy MacCready was famous for (and the title of a wonderful biography on him). Lose weight.
Plug-in hybrid car maker gets North American partner
Green Cars News
OCTOBER 31, 2011
Bright Automotive has been threatening to break out as an upstart company in the plug-in hybrid car sector for several years – and now it has secured a partnership in North America which may help it achieve its ambitions. The company has entered an agreement for AM General LLC to be its exclusive assembler for [.].
US Army commits to a Bright future
Green Cars News
OCTOBER 26, 2009
Bright Automotive Inc has launched eSolutions in an effort to accelerate worldwide electrification and overall platform efficiency and at the heart of the new programme is a newly announced contract from the US Army TACOM to conduct a demonstration project on a low-cost plug-in hybrid electric solution for non-tactical military vehicles.
Tesla, Ford and Nissan win big with DOE grants
Revenge of the Electric Car
JUNE 23, 2009
We’ve been waiting for several months to hear this good news. I’m betting that Bright Automotive in Indiana will be on the next list of recipients. Three EV pioneers, Tesla, Nissan and Ford, are receiving loans from the Department of Energy’s Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing program.
VW to benefit from a Bright IDEA
Green Cars News
AUGUST 12, 2009
Bright Automotive may only be considered a start-up company, but it is about to have a significant impact on one of the most important car manufacturers in the world - Volkswagen. The goal for Bright meanwhile, is to prove the platform works and get it into play.
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