General Motors Co. is moving closer to picking Germany’s favored buyer, Magna International Inc. and its Russian partners, for its Opel business, sources close to the matter said.

Hybrid Cars Tax Credit and Hybrid Car Benefits – Newsoxy.com
Hybrid cars are all about alternative energy and fuel efficiency, and the government is using these cars to promote new incentives to reduce carbon emissions. There are new laws for plug-in electric drive vehicles which can offer car owners a credit

Solar electric hybrid vehicles visit White House for Earth Day – San Francisco Examiner
Some of the most promising electric and hybrid cars are being engineered and produced in cities not called Detroit, Tokyo or Stuttgart. And Earth Day — today — April 22 — is a great day to show them off to the US Congress and the White House

China Aims to Lead the Electric Car Revolution – ?? ????
TIANJIN, China – Chinese leaders have adopted a plan aimed at turning the country into one of the leading producers of hybrid and all-electric vehicles within three years, and making it the world leader in electric cars and buses after that

Seattle partners with Nissan on EV program – CNET News
The City of Seattle has partnered with Nissan North America to promote the development of an electric vehicle charging network in anticipation of Nissan’s release of its highway-legal EV, Renault-Nissan Alliance and Seattle Mayor Greg Nickels

Roundarch Technology Amps Up Tesla’s Model S – PR Inside
Roundarch : , a digital agency focused on designing and building enterprise class Web sites, Web applications and next-generation “screen-based” experiences, announces its involvement in the launch of Tesla Motors’s : Model S : – an all

Four-seater electric car launched – Channel 4 News
The UK’s first four-seater electric car, with a range of 60-70 miles, has been launched. But the 60mph vehicle, called the Citroen C1 ev’ie, will set purchasers back £16,850. Made in Bedfordshire by the Electric Car Corporation (ECC), the car is

5 Current Electric Cars You Can Buy – San Francisco Examiner
Electric car awe. It usually comes up in a conversation: “How many purely electric cars are there on the U.S. market today?” So the early 2009 challenge is on, what 5 electric vehicles EV are currently available on the market right now? The gist is

New motor giant emerges – Stuff
SHANGHAI SHOW: A new city car for popular Chinese brand Chery. RIICH M1-EV: A plug-in electric car from the Chinese which, in theory, can drive 120km on a single charge of its lithium-ion battery. I’m yelling down the Nokia, not in a fit of silicon

Is the Future of Electric Cars in China? – Time
Like drowning men grasping the only piece of buoyant driftwood in sight, top executives from the world’s beleaguered auto industry arrived in Shanghai this week for the city’s 2009 auto show, unveiling their newest brands in the only car market in

GM’s Volt mistake – St. Petersburg Times
Story Tools WASHINGTON — General Motors has announced a plan to stave off bankruptcy that includes cutting 21,000 jobs, reducing its dealer network and eliminating its Pontiac division. “I’m a believer in dealing with reality,” GM chief executive

Now Gordon is going all-electric – Daily Mail
True to his policy of solving every problem by throwing bad money after good, Gordon launches a £250m plan for an electric car in every garage, or at the very least a 13-amp plug. And this is only the beginning of Gordon’s mind-boggling, earth

Honda Insight Hybrid Cars Offers 43 MPG To Honda Drivers – Newsoxy.com
American Honda Motor Co., Inc is one of many car manufacturers looking forward to enticing hybrid buyers by offering an affordable car with better fuel economy. The 2010 Honda Insight is one of those special cars which offers up to 43 miles per

Hybrid Cars 2010 Marks New Era For Hybrid Transportation – Newsoxy.com
The Ford Fusion Hybrid has a starting price of $23,975 and its cousin, the Mercury Milan, is priced at $21,180. The important distinction which separates Ford is that their hybrids can run up to 47 miles per hour in pure electric mode. The two

Lexington plugs in to battery research – Lexington Herald-Leader
Although U.S. universities and laboratories are among the leaders in testing ways to build more efficient batteries for electric cars, the country is getting collectively whipped by Asian firms when it comes to building them. Nearly all lithium-ion

Mom-to-be hit by car while fleeing bear is OK – Napa Valley Register
DENVER – A pregnant woman who was fleeing a bear when she was struck by a slow-moving car said she would honor the euthanized animal by giving her baby the middle name “Bear.” Ashley Swendsen, 26, said she thought the bear followed her more out of

Electric cars pose challenges – Akron Beacon Journal
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

ROCKVILLE, Md. – One Rockville company is looking to the past for the – WJLA
Genovation cars is serious about recycling, converting gas-powered 2001 Ford Focuses into electric cars. The gas tank has been replaced with rechargable batteries. While launching a car company at a time of dismal vehicle sales may seem gutsy

Electric car plan in ‘wilderness’ – BBC News
Electric or hybrid powered vehicles are being considered by a remote Highlands community in an effort to reduce their carbon footprint. The transport would be used on the Knoydart Peninsula, which is described as Britain’s last wilderness. About 44

AEP earnings fall 37 percent – Longview News-Journal
American Electric Power, the parent company of Southwest Electric Power Co., said Friday its first quarter earnings fell 37 percent as the weak economy has hurt demand for electricity, especially among its industrial customers whose usage fell 15

Fuel-cell cars have a long way to go – St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Not a sound escapes when the ignition is turned on. No carbon dioxide rolls from the exhaust — ever. Yet the inside and outside are no different than other vehicles on the road. Hydrogen fuel cell vehicles, such as General Motors Corp.’s retooled

Passenger Cars – Chicago Tribune
Kia took the wraps off its Soul Hybrid at the Shanghai Auto Show. The car shown is said to look much the same as the concept unveiled at the Paris Motor Show (shown here), which had a 1.6-liter gasoline engine matched with a 20-horsepower electric

Republicans say nuclear power, not renewable energy, is way to lower – Minneapolis Star Tribune
WASHINGTON – The U.S. should build 100 more nuclear plants rather than spend “billions in subsidies” for renewable energy if it is truly committed to lowering electric bills and having clean air, the Republicans say. In the party’s weekly radio and

The Long Beach Grand Welcomes Electric Vehicles, Part II – San Francisco Examiner
With Commuter Cars showing off their Tango, the green lap around the track and the Ford Fusion hybrid and the up and coming Toyota Prius plug-in hybrid, PHEV, the Grand Prix had much to offer. Commuter Cars, With A Twist . I had time to talk with

Biden: $300M from stimulus will go for clean cars – Associated Press
LANDOVER, Md. (AP) — Vice President Joe Biden marked Earth Day by announcing that $300 million in federal stimulus money will go to cities and towns to purchase more fuel-efficient vehicles. Speaking at a maintenance facility for Washington’s Metro

Nissan celebrates Earth Day with a new electric vehicle announcement – San Francisco Examiner
Nissan has made the rumors official — it will introduce zero-emission vehicles in the United States next year and mass market them globally in 2012. It’s one of two green headlines from Nissan today, Earth Day. The other one is the introduction of

Republicans push nuclear energy to lower costs – AOL
WASHINGTON -The U.S. should build 100 more nuclear plants rather than spend “billions in subsidies” for renewable energy if it is truly committed to lowering electric bills and having clean air, the Republicans say. In the party’s weekly radio and

Labour’s £5,000 sweetener to launch electric car revolution – Guardian Unlimited
Consumers are to be offered incentives of up to £5,000 to purchase an electric car under government plans to be unveiled today that will also see the creation of electric car cities across the UK and the launch of large-scale experiments with ultra

Plan to boost electric car sales – BBC News
Motorists will be offered subsidies of up to £5,000 to encourage them to buy electric or plug-in hybrid cars under plans announced by the government. It is part of the government’s £250m plan to promote low carbon transport over the next five years

My money’s on China to produce world-changing electric car – Globe and Mail
Once in a while an invention comes along that changes the world: Gunpowder. Printing press. Steam engine. Telegraph. Telephone. Model T Ford. Television. Computers – first mainframes, then PCs. The Internet. And now – maybe – the electric car. I’m

Fuel-cell cars have a long way to go – St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Not a sound escapes when the ignition is turned on. No carbon dioxide rolls from the exhaust — ever. Yet the inside and outside are no different than other vehicles on the road. Hydrogen fuel cell vehicles, such as General Motors Corp.’s retooled

New cars lose 65% of value in three years – This is Money
New £2,000 car scrapping payments may be a false economy, with many new cars losing up to 65% of their value within the first three years, according to research. Not so shiny now: New cars have lost up to 65% off their original value after just

Obama plug-in car goal may be short-circuited – MSNBC
GM plans to release an extended range electric plug-in called the Chevrolet Volt in limited numbers in late 2010. WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama’s campaign pledge to put 1 million plug-in hybrid cars on the road by 2015 is fraught with

Chrysler developing electric sports car for 2010 – CNN Money
NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) — A battery-powered 268-horsepower two-seat sports car is in line to become Chrysler LLC’s first electric car, provided the carmaker lives to see another day. To survive, help is needed from Italy’s Fiat but, as negotiations

AEP earnings fall 37 percent – Longview News-Journal
American Electric Power, the parent company of Southwest Electric Power Co., said Friday its first quarter earnings fell 37 percent as the weak economy has hurt demand for electricity, especially among its industrial customers whose usage fell 15

Cars run on natural gas – Burlington Free Press
SOUTH BURLINGTON — A borrowed Honda Civic GX zipped our family down Interstate 89 to Waterbury, up steep hills and along a rutted dirt road to the start of a hiking trail up Hunger Mountain. We drove the car to buy groceries, visit friends, pick up

Alley’s electric campaign kickoff – Oregonian
We’ll see if Allen Alley can be the first Oregon Republican since 1982 to crack the code for figuring out how to get elected governor in this state. But in his campaign kickoff event Thursday night in Northeast Portland, you could certainly see that

Give Electric Cars A Market – Forbes
Governments are getting confident about their ability to stimulate industries, but the U.K. may want to think twice about its latest move to get more Brits buying electric cars. Not long after Germany’s auto trade-in program was found to be a roaring

Oregon Governor Ted Kulongoski Takes First Drive in Mitsubishi i MiEV – WebWire
In celebration of Earth Day, Oregonians received a sneak peek at Mitsubishi’s stylish four-passenger car – the i MiEV (Mitsubishi Innovative Electric Vehicle) – when Mitsubishi brought the all-electric vehicle to Portland for a two-day visit as

Dutch firms to build network of charging stations for electric cars – Xinhua News Agency
BRUSSELS, April 24 (Xinhua) — Dutch electricity grid companies have agreed to build a national network of charging stations for electric cars to encourage the purchase of this type of clean vehicles, Dutch media reported on Friday. Eleven companies

Charges filed in theft at KC barber shop – Kansas City Star
Prosecutors charged two men Friday in the armed robbery of a Kansas City barber shop after police stopped them in a car and found several electric hair clippers. Preston J. Gregory, 19, and Derrick M. Sims, 20, each were charged in Jackson County

China plugged into electric cars – BBC News
Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. A Chinese carmaker has launched what it claims to be the world’s first-mass produced electric car. BYD have only been making cars for six years, but have produced a car that runs on

Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. Becomes First Corporation to Install – The Auto Chanel
CHICO, Calif.–Coulomb Technologies, the leader in electric vehicle infrastructure, today announced Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. has installed its ChargePoint™ Networked Charging Stations at its brewery in Chico, CA. The two charging stations are

World’s first electric car built by Victorian inventor in 1884 – Daily Telegraph
Thomas Parker: He is in the light suit in the front of the car. Sitting aboard is Thomas Parker, who was responsible for innovations such as electrifying the London Underground, overhead tramways in Liverpool and Birmingham, and the smokeless fuel

The world’s first electric car built by a British inventor in 1884 – Daily Mail
The world’s first electric car may have been built by a Victorian inventor. Newly unearthed photos show what appears to be an electric vehicle built in the year 1884. To the modern eye the machine looks like a horseless carriage, but sitting aboard

Met set on more electric cars for London’s roads – Evening Standard
Half of London’s police cars could be powered by alternative fuels within four years, Scotland Yard announced today. Plans were revealed to replace older vehicles with electric versions, as well as moves to test radical air-powered cars that can be

COLUMN; Electric cars won’t save planet – Detroit Free Press
Every day, it seems another auto company is promising an all-electric car in the next couple of years. I’m thrilled at the opportunity to zip around my hometown of Berkeley, Calif., using electrons instead of hydrocarbons. I’m completely sold on the

Chrysler’s Electric Peapod Car Uses iPhone As Car Key – All Headline News
New York, NY (AHN) – A new electric car by Chrysler debuted at the New York Auto Show, the Peapod, sounds cute and is innovative too. The car includes an iPhone docking system that lets your iPhone turn on your car. “Simply dock your iPod for a fun

Oregon wants to give electric car market a charge – World Link
PORTLAND – Gov. Ted Kulongoski kicks no tires, but he is giving a workout to the offerings of electric car manufacturers in hopes they will help Oregon lead the nation in switching from gasoline to electrons. For the third time in recent weeks

Chrysler shows off electric vehicles – Daily Tribune
Carol Hopkins/Journal Register News Service Journal Register News Service reporter Joe Szczesny test drove a Dodge Circuit electric-powered car on Wednesday at the SAE World Congress in Detroit. New offer to lenders. As the arguments over Chrysler’s

Utah plans to increase use of green cars in fleet – Daily Herald
SALT LAKE CITY — Utah plans to spend $4.5 million to more than double the number of natural gas cars and gas-electric hybrids in the state fleet. Officials are planning to buy 26 new compressed natural gas vehicles and convert nearly 100 from

Chrysler’s ENVI division keeps developing electric cars – Detroit News
Chrysler LLC has seven days and deals still in the works in the countdown to a government decision on loans that would stave off bankruptcy — but that has not stopped the automaker’s electric vehicle division from planning a number of announcements

Big Cars with Choice of Fuel, Not Small Cars Without Choice Is What’s – The Auto Chanel
I have just returned from three days at the Alternative Fuel Vehicle Institute meeting held in Orlando. Three days with lots of people who believe that we need to change the way we have been doing things for the past 100 years. During the

Electric cars coming – Straits Times
MOTORISTS could start breaking free of the tyranny of the pump as soon as early next year, when the first all-electric cars are set to arrive. The Straits Times understands the Government will launch a new initiative soon to test these high-tech

Opinion: Why Germany Is Behind in the Race for Electric Cars – Der Spiegel
Send this article Opinion: Why Germany Is Behind in the Race for Electric Cars Motorists in the US or China who buy electric cars receive hefty subsidies from the state. But Germany, where the car was invented, is not supporting the vehicles of the

Cycle cars were world’s first fuel-sippers – Detroit News
Last year, when gas prices topped $4 a gallon for the first time, auto manufacturers and their customers took notice. The Big Three scrambled to produce smaller cars that got more gas mileage for the buck than more heavy duty machines like the

2009 SAE World Congress: Ford Updates Electric Vehicle Plans – Edmunds.com
DETROIT — Ford on Monday indicated that its electric vehicle strategy is on track for a rollout of several vehicles in the coming years, including a battery-electric passenger car developed jointly with auto supplier Magna International by 2011

Government Subsidised Electric Cars – Politics.ie
This is a discussion on Government Subsidised Electric Cars within the Environment forums, part of the Topical Discussion category on Politics.ie . Originally Posted by MrFunkyBoogaloo Although if they were going to really push them, why don’t they

Chrysler developing electric sports car for 2010 – CNN Money
NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) — A battery-powered 268-horsepower two-seat sports car is in line to become Chrysler LLC’s first electric car, provided the carmaker lives to see another day. To survive, help is needed from Italy’s Fiat but, as negotiations

ELECTRIC-CAR FEVER – Der Spiegel
The ailing car industry is presenting the electric-powered vehicle as its great white hope at this year’s Geneva Auto Show. But the electric cars are still a long way from solving the auto giants’ economic problems. Toyota, a leader in the field, is

No seriously, you could be driving an inexpensive U.S. built Norwegian – San Francisco Examiner
The newest model of the Norwegian Think can go over 100 miles on a charge with a top speed of 70 mph Over thousand Americans could be driving this new Norwegian all electric car by 2011. Norwegian electric car maker Think is in serious discussion

Making cars ‘greener’ – The Denver Daily News
If you’re thinking about buying a Lexus RX Hybrid, you may want to either think again or act quickly. A House committee yesterday unanimously backed legislation that would eliminate tax credits for low fuel-efficient hybrids after this tax year

‘The Notion That Electric Cars Will Reduce Emissions Is A Fiction – Med India
A new research has revealed that the environmental benefits of electric cars are as good as none. Dismissing the environmental benefits of electric cars as “fiction”, Transport Watch group denounced inclusion of electric cars into green methods of

Paul A. Eisenstein: Think City battery car — the future might be – Morning Sun
Odds are, you’ve been hearing the word “electrification” quite a bit lately, even from our new president, who has joined the long list of those urging the auto industry to switch to cleaner battery-powered technology. Virtually every major

A Bright Idea For Plug-In Hybrids – Forbes
An Indiana start-up figures the fastest way to get more plug-in hybrid vehicles on the road isn’t by designing sexy battery-powered sports cars. It’s by convincing fleet operators how much they’ll save using electric delivery vans. John Waters, an

Are we ready for electric cars? – BBC News
Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. A government announcement could see grants of up to £5,000 towards buying an electric car, but will it really encourage people to go out and buy the vehicles? Many of which are pretty

Family duo makes efficient, electric errand runner – Meadville Tribune
One electric motor, 20 six-volt batteries, some adapters and wiring, a battery charger, a body and a frame: Put them all together, plug it in and get going. That’s just what local resident Jim Martin and his 17-year-old grandson James Coddington

Electric cars ‘not enough to meet transport emissions targets’ – Guardian Unlimited
Transport account for 22% of emissions in the UK – more than half of that comes from cars Britons must reduce their dependency on cars if the UK is to meet its climate targets, scientists warn today. In a new study they said that simply switching

Budget 2009: ‘Electric car could damage environment’ – Politics.co.uk
Government plans to subsidies the purchase of electric cars to the tune of £5,000 have come under fire from a leading Green party leader. In a video interview with politics.co.uk , Darren Johnson, deputy-chairman of the London Assembly and member of

Open Letter to the Rt. Hon Geoff Hoon MP, Secretary of State for – The Auto Chanel
BRUSSELS, BELGIUM – April 21, 2009: On 16th April 2009 Mr. Geoff Hoon, the UK Transport Secretary, announced a £250 m programme of support for the purchase of electric vehicles. Central to the statement was the announcement that electric cars

Tesla Motors Uses MathWorks Tools for Model-Based Design to Develop – PR Inside
The MathWorks : today announced that Silicon Valley electric vehicle maker Tesla Motors : employed Model-Based Design : tools from The MathWorks : to develop the 2008 Tesla Roadster, the world’s first electric production sports car. To meet

Leo Motors, Inc. Completes Successful Tests for Midsize Highway – Businesswire.com
NEW YORK–( BUSINESS WIRE )– Leo Motors, Inc. (OTC:LEOM) has completed testing of its Electric Vehicle (EV) conversion solution on Kia’s popular “Morning” car model. The converted Kia achieved speeds of 100 mph and a range of 150 miles on a

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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 Protection Agency took a

EPA raises red flags on greenhouse gases – Allentown Morning Call
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 Protection Agency took a

Diesel puts pep in step of new cars – Corpus Christi Caller
NEW YORK With diesel prices down and drivers increasingly focused on getting the most out of every drop of fuel, some European automakers think the U.S. market may be ready to embrace diesel cars. The smelly, dirty and unreliable diesels many

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

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

Frost & Sullivan – Electric Vehicle Subsidy in the UK: Good Intentions – PR Newswire
LONDON, April 17 /PRNewswire/ — The UK government subsidies to boost low-carbon transport will not be a significant cost for the Treasury, but at the same time they will not improve the UK’s carbon footprint in the first few years of its roll out

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

China Details Incentive Plan for Electric Cars – New York Times
BEIJING — Senior Chinese officials outlined on Friday how they aimed to turn their country into the world’s largest producer of electric cars, including a focus on consumer choice rather than corporate subsidies. Speaking at a conference at the

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

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

Plan to increase popularity of electric cars stalls over subsidy snag – Times Online
No electric car that is available now, or for at least the next two years, will qualify for government grants of up to £5,000 announced yesterday. Even the handful of concept cars currently being tested may be ineligible because ministers insist

Citing global warming, health danger, EPA sets stage for new pollution – Minneapolis Star Tribune
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 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

GM Proposes Electric Car Plug Standard – PC Magazine
GM is in a heap of trouble these days, but you have to admire this one: the company is proposing an official standard for the electric plug connector on EVs. “In order for plug-in electric vehicles to become part of the mainstream, a plug-in

Frost & Sullivan – Electric Vehicle Subsidy in the UK: Good Intentions – PR Newswire
LONDON, April 17 /PRNewswire/ — The UK government subsidies to boost low-carbon transport will not be a significant cost for the Treasury, but at the same time they will not improve the UK’s carbon footprint in the first few years of its roll out

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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 greenhouse gases “endanger public health and welfare” under

New pollution limits seen for cars, big plants – Journal Times
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 Protection

Newest trend? Electric cigarettes – ScrippsNews
The last time Frank Meglio smoked a cigarette he had to plug it in and charge it. Then the 38-year-old Providence man inhaled through the white plastic cigarette-like tube, which activated a little lithium battery inside that produced a flame-like

Frost & Sullivan – Electric Vehicle Subsidy in the UK: Good Intentions – PR Newswire
LONDON, April 17 /PRNewswire/ — The UK government subsidies to boost low-carbon transport will not be a significant cost for the Treasury, but at the same time they will not improve the UK’s carbon footprint in the first few years of its roll out

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

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

Give Electric Cars A Market – Forbes
Governments are getting confident about their ability to stimulate industries, but the U.K. may want to think twice about its latest move to get more Brits buying electric cars. Not long after Germany’s auto trade-in program was found to be a roaring

Poll: Electric cars – Manchester Evening News
I’m intrigued. How long do these things take to charge up? At present, apart from around the city or at fun parks perhaps, they seem useless to the average car user. So back to the electric charging rate: A petrol or diesel car takes only a minute or

New pollution limits seen for cars, big plants – Lexington Herald-Leader
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 Protection

Balch Springs man comes up with water wheel-inspired design to power – Dallas Morning News
Balch Springs man comes up with water wheel-inspired design to power electric cars 10:21 PM CDT on Friday, April 10, 2009 By TERRY BOX / The Dallas Morning News tbox@dallasnews.com The spark for Tony Thompson’s electric car came to him three years

China Outlines Plans for Electric Cars – New York Times
BEIJING — Senior Chinese officials on Friday outlined how they aimed to turn their country into the world’s largest producer of electric cars, including a focus on consumer choice rather than corporate subsidies. Speaking at a conference at the

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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 greenhouse gases “endanger public health and welfare” under

Cash plan to promote electric cars – Ananova
Consumers could receive incentives of between £2,000 and £5,000 to buy an electric car from 2011, the Government has announced. Transport Secretary Geoff Hoon said the initiative – part of the Government’s low-carbon transport plan – would mean an

Public-private partnership to put electric-car stations in Valley – AZCentral.com
The resurgent electric-car industry plans to launch several new models in the United States next year, and Valley officials are paving the way for infrastructure to support them. The Maricopa Association of Governments will announce today that it is

5,000 incentive to buy electric cars – Belfast Telegraph
Consumers could receive incentives of between £2,000 and £5,000 to buy an electric car from 2011, the Government announced today. Transport Secretary Geoff Hoon said the initiative — part of the Government’s low-carbon transport plan — would

Government to offer £5,000 to boost green cars – Times Online
UK motorists are to be offered subsidies of up to £5,000 to purchase an electric car under Government plans to be unveiled today, as new figures suggest that scrappage incentive schemes are reversing the slump in car sales across Europe. The cash

Here’s 5,000 pounds – go and buy an electric car – Reuters UK
LONDON (Reuters Life!) – British motorists will soon be offered up to 5,000 pounds ($7,460) to encourage them to buy electric or hybrid cars under a new government plan. The plan also sets aside 20 million pounds for charging points and

Government grants for electric cars – BBC UK News
Motorists could get up to £5,000 in incentives if they buy an electric car, from 2011. It is part of a series of measures to encourage people to be greener and to help the struggling British motor industry

Electric car subsidies unveiled – BBC News
Motorists will be offered subsidies of up to £5,000 to encourage them to buy electric or plug-in hybrid cars under plans announced by the government. It is part of the government’s £250m plan to promote low carbon transport over the next five years

5,000 for drivers who go electric – This is Money
Motorists buying electric cars will be eligible for taxpayer-funded discounts of up to £5,000, ministers will announce today. The Government will hand out incentives worth a total of £250m to help make the least polluting vehicles more affordable

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