Official: Oregon top 2 for Norwegian car maker - Charleston Daily Mail
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - A top state official says Oregon is one of the top two states being considered as a manufacturing site by Think Global, a Norwegian maker of electric cars. Tim McCabe is director of the Oregon Economic and Community Development

There’s no doubt they are the future. But even with a £5,000 subsidy - Daily Mail
The models you can buy today are, for the most part, slow, plastic and make an annoying whirring noise as they trundle along. But according to many, electric cars will be a vital part of this country’s ‘green recovery’. So much so that the Government

Our View: Mine Co.’s Easter meals serve the city - Wausau Daily Herald
The Wausau Mine Co.’s free Easter dinners have become a local tradition. Started because owners felt that, compared to numerous charity dinners on Thanksgiving and Christmas, Easter was a bit of a forgotten holiday, last week owner Dan Wage and

Auto industry on plug-in hybrids and electric cars - CNBC
Several automakers are developing plug-in hybrid vehicles and electric cars that could help meet President Barack Obama’s goal of putting 1 million plug-in hybrids on the road by 2015. Many industry officials say the goal is a worthy one but will be

2009 NY Auto Show: it’s all about fuel economy and small size like the - San Francisco Examiner
The big news at the 2009 New York Auto Show is small cars. Small, efficient, fuel sipping cars, not all of which are hybrid cars or electric cars. Except for their color. Like the new Scion IQ. It’s a concept car. Which means Scion may or may not

Feds declare greenhouse gases a threat - Athens Banner-Herald
North America among leaders in carbon emissions. WASHINGTON - Cars, power plants and factories could all soon face much tougher pollution limits. The government took a major step in that direction Friday, concluding that carbon dioxide and five other

New pollution limits seen for cars, big plants - Daily Comet
WASHINGTON — Cars, power plants and factories could all soon face much tougher pollution limits after a government declaration Friday setting the stage for the first federal regulation of gases blamed for global warming. The Environmental

U.S. ready to use Clean Air Act against cars, factories - Detroit Free Press
WASHINGTON— Cars, power plants and factories could all soon face much tougher pollution limits. The government took a major step in that direction today, concluding that carbon dioxide and five other greenhouse gases “endanger public health and

Challenges to grow with electric cars’ sales: Aging grid needs to - PhysOrg
President Barack Obama and others are calling for a boom in electric vehicle production, which seems simple enough on the surface: Build the cars and plug them in. If only it were that easy. When a Chevrolet Volt is plugged into a 240-volt outlet, it