Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 26, 2009

Bright Automotive, Inc., the developer of the purpose-built, plug-in hybrid IDEA ( earlier post ) launched of Bright eSolutions to support automotive customers worldwide to accelerate vehicle electrification, lightweighting, and overall platform efficiency. As part of the $1.4 IDEA performance upgrade.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 28, 2011

Bright Automotive, Inc. has entered into an agreement for AM General LLC to be Bright’s exclusive North American assembler for the Bright IDEA vehicle platform. AM General will build the Bright IDEA in its Commercial Assembly Plant in Mishawaka, Ind., under a contract assembly agreement. Earlier post.)

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IDEA Bright Automotive Plug-in Plug 210

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 20, 2012

GM is focusing on five key areas, Lauckner said: “Now more than ever we are working with non-automotive companies in terms of sourcing the technology.” Automotive clean-tech, including batteries, motors, power electronics, emissions control devices, things related to propulsion. —John Lauckner. —John Lauckner.

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GM International Li-ion Bright Automotive 271

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 16, 2009

Achieving this will require a minimum of 25% of new light-duty vehicles purchased in the US to be grid-enabled vehicles (GEV) by 2020. This is defined as the point at which grid-enabled vehicles represent 25 percent of new LDV purchases. Carlos Ghosn, President & CEO, Nissan Motor Company, Ltd. Click to enlarge. Frederick W.

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Light Tax Credit Miles Tax 231

Revenge of the Electric Car

FEBRUARY 23, 2010

Bright Automotive. Coda Automotive. Tesla Motors. Fisker Automotive. Fisker Automotive. Tesla Motor. Bright Automotive. Tesla Motors. Fisker Automotive. General Motors. D: Myers Motors’ NmG. Which electric-car developer counts former U. Reuben Munger.

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Plug-in Plug Al Gore NMG 140

Creative Greenius

AUGUST 13, 2009

Here’s what the brainiacs at General Motors sent the premier EV car conference on the West Coast. The eBox above from AC Propulsion is sending power to and from the grid right there on the Long Beach Convention Center floor. The folks who blew me away were the ones from Bright Automotive.

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i-MiEV 2009 Plug-in Volt 170

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Audi Volkswagen-owned company exploring PHEVs Metroproject Quattro Sub-compact PHEV Concept Car shown October 2007; PHEV of A1 Sportback under consideration Bright Automotive For-profit spin off from Rocky Mountain Institute designing lightweight PHEVs, successor to RMIs 1990s "Hypercar" concept. Establishing dealer network.

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Plug-in Plug Hybrid PHEV 45