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Green Car Congress
MARCH 30, 2009
In a statement livecast on the Internet by the White House, President Barack Obama said that neither of the restructuring plans submitted by GM and Chrysler “ goes far enough to warrant substantial new investment. ”. President Obama. President Obama. Earlier post.). Earlier post.). We have no intention of running GM.
Green Car Congress
MAY 22, 2013
This program was signed into law by President Bush in 2008 and then awarded under the Obama administration in the years that followed. Elon Musk, Tesla’s Chief Executive Officer and cofounder, purchased $100 million of common equity, the least secure portion of the offering. I hope we did you proud. —Elon Musk.
Green Car Congress
DECEMBER 19, 2012
General Motors today will purchase 200 million shares of GM common stock held by the US Department of the Treasury for $5.5 Government ownership of GM stock was the result of the auto industry rescue that began under President George W. Bush in 2008 and which was expanded by President Barack Obama in 2009.
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 9, 2009
Cischke cited the recent agreement on one national standard for fuel economy and greenhouse gas emissions regulations as an example of how the government, the auto industry and the environmental community can work together toward common goals. Earlier post.) mpg in 2016. Ford received a $62.7 Earlier post.). Price signals matter.
Green Car Congress
FEBRUARY 4, 2011
A new study sponsored by Indiana University concludes that President Obama’s vision of one million plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs) on US roads by 2015 will require concentrated efforts action from all stakeholders— the auto industry, federal government, the scientific community, and consumers—to be realized.
Green Cars News
AUGUST 18, 2009
Though the scheme proved so popular that the initial $1billion set aside for it ran out last month, auto sales only rose by 2.4 Of course any upward momentum is to be welcomed and Congress has now approved a further $2billion as an emergency top-up for the programme (see article ). So is this scheme green at all? Faye Sunderland.
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 5, 2009
President Obama announced 48 new advanced battery and electric drive projects that will receive $2.4 Industry officials expect that this $2.4 billion in cost-share from the award winners, will result directly in the creation tens of thousands of manufacturing jobs in the US battery and auto industries.
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