Neil Young Brings His Lincvolt To SXSW - Billboard
Though his participation at South By Southwest has not been announced, Neil Young was spotted strolling around the Four Seasons hotel and tooling around downtown Austin in his environmentally clean Lincvolt car. It makes sense: “Neil Young’s Trunk

Green Deal: Japan sees its future in solar energy, electric cars - Crunchgear.com
Japan is taking its own “Green Deal” very seriously, it seems. Today, the Japanese government said solar energy and electric cars are the two key areas to focus on on the path to achieving a low-carbon-emission society. Next month, an economic

As electric cars gain currency, Oregon charges ahead - 13 WREX-TV
PORTLAND, ORE. — Everything about this place seems clean: the straight-line architecture of the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry; the brightly outfitted cyclists gliding quietly past in their wide, well-marked bike lane; the gentle, lapping

Obama to visit electric vehicle test site in Pomona - Los Angeles Times
President Obama will start the second day of his California visit by focusing on the need for environmentally friendly jobs as he takes his campaign to sell the administration’s economic policies to an electric vehicle testing center in Pomona. It

GM an open book to win aid; AutoNation covers car payments for job - Detroit Free Press
Bill seeks vouchers to push auto sales : $3,000 to $7,500 would go to owners of vehicles at least 8 years old who buy more-efficient, North American-made models • By Justin Hyde GM working on more-affordable Volts : Chevy electric car 1 1/2 years

Project Movele: Spain’s Electric Car Plan - Huffingtonpost.com
While an electric vehicle plan called Better Place has gotten a lot of attention for its lofty goals in Israel, Denmark and elsewhere, other plans deserve a little love, too. In Spain, according to Spanish-language auto blogs, the Ministry of

IBM joins EDISON project to build smart grid for electric cars - Science Centric
IBM announced its membership in the EDISON research consortium, a Denmark-based collaborative aimed at developing an intelligent infrastructure that will make possible the large scale adoption of electric vehicles powered by sustainable energy. The

The Myth Of The Electric Car - Forbes
This is a true story. It was 1966. I was with The Wall Street Journal ’s Detroit bureau. I was told that Arjay Miller, Ford Motor ’s (nyse: F - news - people ) vice chairman, was dedicating an arboretum in Ann Arbor, Mich. I was not going to drive 40

Nathan Bomey: Ann Arbor could lead the electric vehicle charge - MLive.com
The future complexion of the Ann Arbor region’s electric vehicle technology sector is becoming clearer as the major automakers gear up alternative propulsion operations and startups seek to fill the battery void. The revelation that luxury automaker