Green Car Congress

JUNE 1, 2009

Bright Automotive has applied for $35 million in government grants to accelerate the production of its plug-in hybrid the IDEA ( earlier post ), and to deliver battery solutions to the industry through its engineering services arm. The company continues to work with the Department of Energy in support of its application.

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Green Car Reports

FEBRUARY 28, 2012

Startup plug-in vehicle maker Bright Automotive announced today that it is closing down. While General Motors had invested $5 million in the company, Bright had relied on the hope that the U.S. Department of Energy would grant it low-interest loans under the advanced-technology vehicle manufacturing program.

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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.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 2, 2009

Project Plug-IN, which will integrate plug-in electric vehicles and smart grid technologies to provide a green transportation solution to Central Indiana commuters in one of the nation’s first large-scale pilot projects. John Waters, President & CEO, Bright Automotive. Tags: Heavy-duty Hybrids Plug-ins.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

FEBRUARY 23, 2010

Are You Plugged In? Some of the first plug-in electric passenger vehicles are slated to roll onto U.S. How many plug-in electric vehicles does President Barack Obama wish to see on U.S. The president is hoping to use incentives to get one million plug-in hybrid vehicles to consumers by 2015. Bright Automotive.

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Creative Greenius

AUGUST 13, 2009

At least GM sent this nifty printed banner explaining all about the new J1772 industry standard recharging plug. They even had a real plug connected to their toy car on the exhibit hall. Luckily no one was really at Plug-In 2009 to hear the Three Car Stooges at this point, they don’t have any pleasant surprises in store for us.

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Green Car Reports

SEPTEMBER 5, 2014

Starting a company is tough; starting a company in the green automotive field may be even tougher. So it seemed like the engineering team from defunct startup Bright Automotive, once granted investment by GM, might have a second chance to see their technology on the road.

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Green Car Reports

NOVEMBER 4, 2011

Startup Bright Automotive announced last week that, once the company completes its funding, its advanced plug-in hybrid Idea delivery van would be assembled under contract by AM General. How times change.

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Green Cars News

AUGUST 3, 2010

General Motors has agreed to pursue a strategic relationship with Bright Automotive, the developer of the purpose-built, plug-in hybrid IDEA. Tags: Green cars Latest news general motors Bright Automotive Bright IDEA GM technologies GM Ventures.

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National Green Transportation

AUGUST 3, 2010

Aug 3, Detroit, MI and Anderson, IN - Bright Automotive and General Motors have announced plans to begin what they're calling a strategic partnership. The deal will help Bright start mass production of their plug-in hybrid fleet vehicle,

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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 [.].

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Green Car Congress

MAY 27, 2013

Echo Automotive, Inc., a developer of technologies enabling the conversion of existing fleet vehicles into plug-in hybrid electric vehicles, completed a $3-million financing with United Fleet Financing, LLC, through a private placement offering and mezzanine financing. —Dan Kennedy, Echo’s CEO.

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Plugs and Cars

APRIL 3, 2012

Sales of plug-in cars are steady, but not overwhelming. Bright Automotive went under. If we want to see more and more varied plug-in models offered, we’ve got to ensure that demand for plug-ins always exceeds supply. We need about 25,000 Americans who don’t know it yet to buy a plug-in car. Give rides!

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Revenge of the Electric Car

MAY 11, 2009

We interviewed Senator Lugar in DC recently — as we caught the Capitol Hill debut of Bright Automotive’s Idea — a plug-in hybrid electric delivery vehicle. GM’s Tony Posawatz was there plugging the Volt. Behind all the hoopla however, there was a serious purpose to Bright’s trip.

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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.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

FEBRUARY 16, 2010

In fact, he was in Anderson Thursday taking pictures of an electric delivery van being designed by Bright Automotive. Electric cars have zero emissions and charging is easy — it’s a matter of plugging it into the closest socket. Director Chris Paine was in Indianapolis this week to film for ‘Revenge.’

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Green Car Reports

OCTOBER 20, 2009

Back in April, startup company Bright Automotive unveiled its design for a plug-in hybrid light delivery truck. Now, we've had a chance to drive the prototype, briefly, just as Bright raised its electric range to 40 miles. We were able to.

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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. It will have fuel economy of 57mpg based on a 50mile daily cycle.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

About CalCars Plug-In Hybrids FAQ How to Get a PHEV Where PHEVs are Carmakers Say. Our PRIUS+ Project Photos PHEV Resources Global Warming Take Action News and Events Contact Us How Carmakers are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity If you ask, "have major auto-makers come around on PHEVs?",

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 16, 2009

The specific technology—plug-in hybrid electric or pure electric—is not as important as the share that such vehicles represent of the new vehicle portfolio. Establish loan guarantees for retooling automotive assembly lines. Establish a guaranteed residual value for used large format automotive batteries.

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Green Cars News

APRIL 24, 2009

The event was organised by Bright Automotive to showcase its IDEA - a 100mpg plug-in hybrid electric vehicle that it hopes to market to both Government and commercial fleets. Bright wasn’t alone in bringing its wares for display. Tags: Green cars Latest news Bright Automotive Capitol Hill Senators.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 22, 2009

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. The 100 m.p.g. Right Now can be seen here.

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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.” —John Lauckner. Today it is not unusual to find 75 seperate control modules and upwards of 100 millions lines of code. Manufacturing technology. An area that will always be core.

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Green Cars News

NOVEMBER 2, 2009

However, it’s not just the ‘big boys’ of motoring that are having an impact as we enter a new automotive era. In December last year, BYD began selling the world’s first mass-produced plug-in hybrid vehicle, the F3DM, which is slated to go on sale in Europe in 2010 with a 62mile all-electric range. Tesla Motors.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 19, 2009

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