Green Cars News

APRIL 23, 2009

President Barack Obama previewed a pioneering plug-in hybrid truck project this week developed by the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) in collaboration with the Eaton Corporation and Ricardo plc. Tags: Hybrid cars EPRI hybrid Obama Ricardo. The project was unveiled to the U.S

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Green Cars News

JUNE 23, 2009

The first conditional loan commitments reached as part of the Department of Energy’s Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing programme has been awarded by the Obama administration. The Ford Motor Company will benefit from $5.9billion, Nissan North America will pick up $1.6billion and Tesla Motors has been awarded $465million.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

NOVEMBER 25, 2009

automaker since Henry Ford’s Ford Motor debuted its shares in 1956. automaker since Henry Ford’s Ford Motor debuted its shares in 1956. Tesla will compete with established automakers like Ford, General Motors, and Nissan Motor, all of which are racing to launch electric or plug-in hybrid vehicles.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 30, 2009

the Obama Administration’s focus on nearer-term vehicle technologies to reduce. USCAR is governed by the three-member USCAR Council, whose membership includes the R&D vice presidents from GM, Ford and Chrysler. Tags: Fuel Cells Hydrogen Hydrogen Production Hydrogen Storage Infrastructure Policy.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 5, 2009

President Obama announced 48 new advanced battery and electric drive projects that will receive $2.4 Large automakers based in Michigan, including GM, Chrysler, and Ford, will receive a total of more than $400 million to manufacture thousands of advanced hybrid and electric vehicles as well as batteries and electric drive components.

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Green Cars News

AUGUST 11, 2009

If you listen to US President Barack Obama it has been a long time coming – his decision to pour $2.4billion of stimulus money to make America a global leader in electric and hybrid car development comes as the country plays catch up to the likes of Japan and even China in the green car race (see article ). “I Our verdict.

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Green Cars News

JULY 9, 2009

It predicts that 610,000 vehicles will be sold in the US alone in the next five years - though this would be short of the Obama administration’s one million plug-in vehicle targets.

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Creative Greenius

JANUARY 17, 2009

Electric cars everywhere you looked, quiet as a mouse and making a total mockery out of General Motors, Ford, and Chrysler who could have been making these cars for the last decade, but instead had to be pushed to the brink of bankruptcy and shame-filled failure before they would start even talking about making these cars.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 22, 2009

Since President Obama signed ARRA into law in February, grants totaling more than $7.2 CNG-Hybrid Buses: Purchase CNG-Hybrid buses to replace Ford Diesel vehicles in the ART fleet. The CNG-Hybrid buses are heavy duty and larger than the current light duty Ford vehicles. The DOT is making $48.1

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 19, 2009

More from Fortune Obama exclusive: Business needs to work with me 28 top companies: Theyre hiring! As a start, Energy Secretary Steven Chu should organize an industry council - like the World War II Production Board - and run it as if we were under wartime pressure. But the critical limitation is going to be battery production.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 30, 2009

Search Results for Google April 29, 2009 09:40 AM Eastern Daylight Time Green Star to Demonstrate Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle FRANKFORT, Ky.--( BUSINESS WIRE )--Green Star Products, Inc. Green Star Products is targeting to replace in-city delivery trucks which are the highest polluting vehicles in use today.

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Creative Greenius

JANUARY 19, 2009

Since the products you make actually give people cancer and a reason to need chemo, your punchline has an extra bonus laugh attached. And right now they’re all doing a group bit where they put on diapers and cry their eyes out over having to cut the death dealing emissions that their product produces everywhere it’s used.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

JANUARY 30, 2009

By 2012, we should have made some progress on this, just in time to re-elect Obama to his second term. Automakers unveiled more than a dozen production-ready, plug-in electric and hybrid electric vehicles at the Detroit auto show earlier this month, many of which will be on dealership lots between 2010 and 2012. And we will use meters.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

REDDIT STUMBLE UPON MYSPACE MIXX IT Paste this link into your favorite RSS desktop reader See all CNNMoney.com RSS FEEDS ( close ) By Peter Valdes-Dapena , CNNMoney.com senior writer Last Updated: April 15, 2009: 2:59 PM ET The Dodge Circuit, slated to enter production late next year, is based on a vehicle platform engineered by Britains Lotus.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 27, 2009

In one of his first official acts in office in January, President Obama requested a final order for federal fuel economy standards for only model year 2011, with further consideration and analysis to occur prior to issuing rules for subsequent model years. million metric tons during that period. mpg US, a 2.0 Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

JULY 8, 2009

The Obama Administration is targeting 1 million plug-ins in the US by 2015.) China, with its strong push for the production of electric vehicles, will be a close second with just over 540,000 PHEVs sold during the same period, according to the report. Tags: Brief. Dave Hurst, Pike Research.

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Creative Greenius

FEBRUARY 24, 2009

Maybe the Ford Focus prototype he took a test ride in isn’t like all the other electric cars I’ve ridden in. I don’t think Frank knows that car is a production model and will cost Americans only $22,500 after the new tax credits ($7,500) that were just signed by President Obama. Tags: environment.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 22, 2009

"With more than a 40 percent market share, our Chrysler and Dodge minivans continue to lead the segment we created more than 25 years ago," said Frank Klegon, Executive Vice President-Product Development, Chrysler LLC. Based in Watertown, Massachusetts, A123Systems has announced plans for a Michigan-based production facility.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

automakers such as Ford (Stock Quote: F ) and General Motors (Stock Quote: GM ). Tags: evdriven. automakers in their own market. Although thundering trucks and SUVs still crowd U.S. highways and parking lots, Americans are gradually turning to smaller, often hybrid , cars for fuel efficiency and lower environmental emissions.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

High-Speed Rail Unlocks Intermodal Potential Texas Excess Ford Expands Hybrid Success to Electric Vehicles ► March (17) Carbon Capture and Storage: To Be or Not To Be? Early Days in the Obama Administration An Address I'd Like to Hear Global Warming Solutions Included in Transportatio. Here we go again.or Carbon trading vs t.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

insulating or rebuilding Europe’s rickety housing stock could cut heating bills from 30 to 80 per cent, which would slash demand for their product. We have no known Lithium deposits that could sustain domestic battery production. The only question is a carbon TAX the kind of change Obama believes in. but not all of it.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

NOVEMBER 7, 2008

President-elect Barack Obama signaled his intentions Friday to help the auto industry, calling it “the backbone of American manufacturing” during his news conference. “I Ford and Chrysler have been lobbying hard in Washington for more help. and Ford may add pressure to act sooner. Ford’s chief executive, Alan R.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

Line breaks and paragraphs are automatically converted — no need to use or tags. million investment into fuel cell technology Tohe on Obama outlines high-speed rail plan for U.S. million investment into fuel cell technology Tohe on Obama outlines high-speed rail plan for U.S. Tags: evdriven. Follow us on Twitter!

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

"On some products, the costs, particularly in advanced technologies, are high," he said in a lengthy interview with Automotive News (free subscription required). The Obama Administration doesnt understand that. " President Obamas auto task force doesnt see it that way. Wired Home Subscribe Sections Cars 2.0

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