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Bright Automotive folds after funding delays

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Start-up electric vehicle maker, Bright Automotive is to close down after failing to secure loans from the US government.

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Bright’s Plug-In Car: Aerodynamics Are Key

Revenge of the Electric Car

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.

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PHEV conversion company Echo Automotive completes $3M financing, joins CALSTART

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Echo’s Chief Technology Officer is John Waters, the founder & CEO of Bright Automotive ( earlier post ).

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What's it gonna take?

Plugs and Cars

Bright Automotive went under. If you’ve wanted a plug-in car - whether for environmental or political or practical reasons - now is the time. It may not be exactly the electric car you want - with more range, or more space, or more leather - but it is a pretty great car powered by electricity.

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A 100 m.p.g. truck? A Bright IDEA | Freep.com | Detroit Free Press

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

WEBSTER • FREE PRESS AUTOMOTIVE EDITOR• April 21, 2009 Print this page E-mail this article Share this article Del.icio.us Facebook Digg Reddit Newsvine More evidence that we are approaching an exciting new frontier in the automotive industry will be on display today on Capitol Hill. car Because unlike the 100 m.p.g.

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EDAG Showcases Latest Version of Light Car Concept EV at Geneva; Emphasis on Space Frame

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With the idea of uniting specific technologies provided by specialists in a vehicle that was quite independent of any car manufacturer, it was our intention to create a technology carrier that would show what could be done now and in the future in electric car concepts. EDAG CEO, Jörg Ohlsen. Earlier post.).

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Who is winning the green car race? Part II. The Green Piece

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It has recently built a new 30,000 capacity assembly plant in Bangalore, the world’s largest operational plant specifically designed for electric vehicles. Bright Automotive: Has launched the Bright IDEA, a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle and recently signed a contract with the US Army (see article ).