Mich. hopes battery tax breaks attract fed dollars - Merced Sun-Star
LANSING, Mich. — Fierce competition for advanced battery projects is sparking a new round of tax breaks in Michigan, which says the incentives for makers of electric and hybrid vehicle batteries will give it a leg up on other states. Tax credits

Johnson Controls to Make Electric-Car Batteries in Michigan - Wall Street Journal
Johnson Controls Inc. will begin producing lithium-ion hybrid battery cells in Michigan next year after winning $148.5 million in state tax incentives. The company, partnering with France’s Saft Groupe , said it will spend $220 million to renovate a

UPDATE 2-Johnson Controls, others plan U.S. battery plants - Forbes
South Korea’s LG Chem and a partnership between Johnson Controls Inc and France’s Saft said on Tuesday they will build their first U.S. plants in Michigan to supply lithium-ion battery cells for hybrids and electric vehicles. LG Chem, which plans to

Neil Young Thinks You Can Make A Better “Green Car” Music Video - Ecorazzi.com
April 14th 2009 Neil Young Thinks You Can Make A Better “Green Car” Music Video Than Him and he’s probably right. Filed under: cars-houses , transport , video , web — michael @ 3:14 pm With Neil Young’s new album Fork In The Road now

Michigan awards tax breaks to 3 car battery makers - Detroit News
Lansing — Michigan will lead the country in production of lithium ion batteries to power plug-in cars following today’s award of $300 million in tax credits for advanced battery manufacturing projects, Gov. Jennifer Granholm said this afternoon. The

Pent Up Demand for Electric Cars, Even in This Economy - Huffingtonpost.com
In about a week, Tesla Motors has taken 520 reservations for the Model S electric car (photos here, more technical details here, video of first test-drive here). In this economy, and for a car that won’t be available until 2011, that is pretty

A123Systems Awarded $100 Million in Refundable Tax Credits from - Businesswire.com
WATERTOWN, Mass.–( BUSINESS WIRE )–A123Systems announced today it has secured more than $100 million in refundable tax credits from the state of Michigan and has selected Livonia as one of the sites where it is planning to base new production

The great electric car race - CNN Money
The Volt is GM’s technology leader, but it will be years before the car - which cost $1 billion to develop - makes any profit for the nearly bankrupt company. Not by itself, but it helped. For several years GM has been touting the battery-powered