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Electric Car Maker, Tesla, Has Loan Approved by Department of Energy

Tesla Motors has received approval for about $465 million in low-interest loans from the US Department of Energy to accelerate the production of affordable, fuel-efficient electric vehicles

2 Jul 2009

Retrofit for Plug In Hybrid Vehicles Could Save Millions of Gallons of Fuel Every Day

It’s called a Plug-in Hybrid Retrofit Kit. It could double the average mileage per gallon. If 50 percent of the automobiles in America used it, it could save 120 million gallons of fuel per day—globally, as much as 600 million gallons per day

30 Jun 2009

Electric Vehicles Set To Have Improved Performance and Battery Life Thanks to Oak Ridge Research

Electric vehicle technology is accelerating at Oak Ridge National Laboratory. Researchers at the lab's Power Electronics and Electric Machinery Research Center have developed an innovative cooling concept that could improve vehicle performance, life expectancy and overall efficiency without increasing costs

30 Jun 2009

Ford Releases Blueprint For Sustainability

Ford Motor Company’s Blueprint for Sustainability includes the introduction of a range of global environmental technologies to provide more fuel-efficient vehicles that emit fewer greenhouse gases without compromising customer expectations for safety, interior room or performance

25 Jun 2009

Zero Emissions, All-Electric Vehicles Are Now Commercially Available

Baltimore today became one of the nation's first cities to feature an electric car share and rental program using advanced lithium ion battery technology developed by ExxonMobil

25 Jun 2009

Tesla to Use Loan Money to Build Plant For Making Electronic Family Sedan Vehicles

Tesla Motors has received approval for about $465 million in low-interest loans from the US Department of Energy to accelerate the production of affordable, fuel-efficient electric vehicles

25 Jun 2009

Advanced Materials Used in New Superlight Electric Bicycle

SABIC Innovative Plastics Verton RV00CE material used in worlds lightest electric bicycle, the Gocycle

24 Jun 2009

ExxonMobil Introduces Electric Car Program

Today ExxonMobil took another important step in meeting the world’s
growing energy needs by announcing the sponsorship of an all-electric car-sharing and rental program, called AltCar

24 Jun 2009

From Clean Diesel to Electric Cars, Nissan Green Program 2010 Moves Forward

Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. today provided an update on its comprehensive environmental action plan, Nissan Green Program 2010 (NGP 2010), along with a preview of future actions

22 Jun 2009

Electric Cars to be Made in China Based on Detroit Electric Drive Technologies

Dongfeng Motor Corporation and Detroit Electric Holdings Ltd announced today the two companies have agreed to jointly research, develop, market and sell Pure Electric Vehicles (PEVs) in China, based on Detroit Electric’s advanced electric drive technology

19 Jun 2009