Malaysia’s Proton, Dutch company set to make electric cars for Europe - Chicago Tribune
PUTRAJAYA, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysia’s national car maker Proton and a Dutch-based company signed a $555 million deal Monday to make zero emission electric cars that they said would be more powerful that any existing model. Proton and Detroit

Malaysia firm and Detroit Electric to produce electric cars - Monsters and Critics
Kuala Lumpur - Malaysia’s national carmaker and Dutch firm Detroit Electric on Monday inked a 1.2-billion-ringgit (331 million dollars) agreement to mass produce electric cars to sell in Europe, China and the United States. The agreement calls for

We Drive Nissan’s Electric Car, and It’s Sweet - Environmental News Network
Nissan To Build Electric Cars The Fusion Hybrid Is Ford’s Escape Route Nissan Developing Smaller, Lighter Car Batteries for Hybrids and Electric Cars California Proposes Ban on Energy-Hogging HDTVs Starting in 2011 The prototype of Nissan’s

GMC to debut midsized crossover Terrain - MSNBC
DETROIT - General Motors Corp.’s GMC brand, known largely for its trucks, will try to move farther into the mainstream market when it unveils the new Terrain midsize crossover at the New York International Auto Show. On the surface, the tough-looking

SLC may plug in to electric-car revolution - Salt Lake Tribune
If gasoline prices surge this summer, more people may park their guzzlers and shift to hybrids — or even the suddenly proliferating plug-in cars. But scores of electric-car buffs don’t want to wait for an organic epiphany. They are pushing Salt

A plant door closes, another one opens - Detroit Free Press
Over the years, Saleen built more than 8,000 souped-up Ford Mustangs, the GT supercar and other enthusiasts’ fantasy cars. These supercharged classics sold for between $100,000 and $650,000 each. But the credit crisis, gas prices above $4 a gallon

Dutch company to make electric cars for Europe, US - Forbes
Malaysia’s national car maker Proton and a Dutch-based company have signed an agreement to make zero emission electric cars for sale in Europe and the United States by next year. Detroit Electric, the owner of the technology, says the car will have a

India’s electric car captures imagination - San Francisco Gate
Indian cities are typically clogged with hulking buses, braying bullock carts and motorbikes - stacked with as many as five people - that cause commuters to idle for hours in traffic. Despite such urban chaos, many Indians pine for a vehicle that

Detroit Electric resurrected as $25,000 electric car - CNET News
Detroit Electric, an auto brand once favored by Thomas Edison, is mounting a 21st century comeback with electric cars aimed at U.S. soccer moms and Chinese city dwellers. The company on Monday is expected to announce a partnership with Malaysian auto