Obama ventures back to hard-hit Indiana pledging grants and hope, says nation will not give upWAKARUSA, Ind. — Promising new jobs and money, President Barack Obama on Wednesday told a hurting Midwestern region that its recovery will be like America’s: tough but certain. Obama ventures back to hard-hit Indiana, proclaims factories ‘coming back to life’WAKARUSA, Ind. — Trumpeting a “made in America” message, President Barack Obama on Wednesday unveiled a national investment in electric cars as the latest effort to rebuild an economy that keeps shedding jobs. Obama ventures back to hard-hit Indiana, touts $2.4B in grants for electric car manufacturingWASHINGTON — Venturing back to a region reeling in deep unemployment, President Barack Obama’s latest mission in Indiana is to show that the costly stimulus plan he lobbied for is producing tangible help — $2.4 billion in taxpayer grants to create electric cars and tens of thousands of jobs. Report concludes only broad action on climate will achieve required pollution cutsWASHINGTON — If global warming is to be addressed without breaking people’s pocketbooks, no single answer will do the job, a research group tied to the electric utility industry says in a new study that concludes the problem must be attacked from many directions. Nissan rolls out zero-emission electric car at new environmentally friendly headquartersYOKOHAMA, Japan — Nissan Chief Executive Carlos Ghosn made a quiet entrance Sunday at the Japanese automaker’s new headquarters building — driving the company’s zero-emission vehicle on stage for its inaugural public viewing. Congress wants to restore hydrogen research funding sought by auto industryWASHINGTON — Congress moved to restore funding for hydrogen research prized by the auto industry despite questions from the Obama administration over the time it will take to build a fleet of vehicles and a network of fueling stations. Nissan gives preview of electric car for mass-production next year in green strategyYOKOSUKA, Japan — Nissan Motor Co. showed off its super-quiet, zero-emission electric car Monday — a key green offering for Japan’s No. 3 automaker, which has fallen behind in hybrid technology. First full-hybrid-mode, full-size truck has fuel-saving technologyMaybe there should be a movie called “Honey, I Grew the Hybrid.” AP Sources: GM to assemble Volt battery packs at new factory south of DetroitDETROIT — General Motors Corp. will assemble battery packs for its new rechargeable electric car at a facility south of Detroit, creating about 100 jobs, two people briefed on the plans said Friday. Abu Dhabi’s state-run Aabar buys 40 percent of Daimler’s stake in electric car maker TeslaDUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The Abu Dhabi investment fund that is Daimler’s largest shareholder has bought about 4 percent of electric car producer Tesla Motors, deepening the oil-rich Arab state’s push into green technology. Honda president pushes founder’s energy, hybrid technology to ride out hard timesTOKYO — Honda’s new president promised to draw inspiration from the legacy of the company’s founder to ride out hard times while pushing an aggressive strategy built around hybrid green technology. The keys to General Motors’ success: What the automaker must do after emerging from Chapter 11DETROIT — Even after emerging from bankruptcy protection, the new General Motors still faces some of the same troubles that haunted the old one, which piled up more than $80 billion in losses during the past four years and still needs government aid to survive. Hitachi to supply lithium-ion batteries to GM for hybrids, sharply boost output capacityTOKYO — Japanese electronics maker Hitachi Ltd. said Thursday it will supply lithium-ion batteries for hybrid vehicles to General Motors Corp. in 2010 and sharply raise production capacity to meet surging demand for gas-electric cars. After a yearlong free fall in the American car market, sales declines slow in JuneDETROIT — After a yearlong free fall in the American car market, the decline of sales slowed in June, offering hope to automakers that the bottom has been reached and more shoppers may slowly start returning to showrooms soon. Portugal sets up recharging sites in anticipation of electric car mass marketLISBON, Portugal — Portugal announced a plan Monday to install about 1,300 recharging sites for electric vehicles over the next two years, part of an effort to create a mass market for environmentally friendly electric cars expected to go on sale next year. Obama pushing urgently for bill to fight global warming on eve of historic House voteWASHINGTON — President Barack Obama pushed urgently Thursday for passage of legislation to confront global warming, billing it as a job-creating machine rather than the costly “job killer” Republicans denounced. He telephoning wavering Democrats on the eve of what could be a historic House vote. House Democrats push for votes on historical climate bill as White House steps up pressureWASHINGTON — Democrats scrambled for votes Thursday on a climate bill that would for the first time limit the pollution blamed for global warming as the White House stepped up pressure on reluctant lawmakers and former Vice President Al Gore tried to stave off any defections. Last-minute deals bring House Democrats closer to approving cap-and-trade climate billWASHINGTON — The nuclear industry, ethanol producers and rural electric cooperatives are among those who stand to benefit from eleventh-hour deals made by House Democrats in search of enough votes to pass a sweeping climate bill. Biofuel buzz builds around jatropha tree; backers say it beats ethanol, but some are skepticalFORT MYERS, Fla. — What some see as the biofuel of the future starts out as short, thick stems with a few leaves sticking out at sharp angles. But in just a few years, they will be tall, leafy trees with bright green spherical pods spilling their seeds all over the ground. Deal sends bill to slow global warming to House floor for first time; key Dems predict passageWASHINGTON — Key Democrats reached a deal Tuesday that its supporters hope will lead to House passage of the biggest environmental bill in decades, one aimed at slowing the gradual, destructive heating of the planet. Nation’s first all-electric car-sharing fleet debuts in BaltimoreBALTIMORE — The nation’s first all-electric car-sharing program debuted Tuesday at the city’s Inner Harbor, with manufacturer Electrovaya hoping urban residents seeking to go green and curious tourists will take the concept for a spin. Energy Dept lends $8B to Ford, Nissan, Tesla to develop fuel-efficient vehicles, retool plantsDEARBORN, Mich. — Cultivating the next generation of fuel-efficient vehicles, the Obama administration said Tuesday it would lend $5.9 billion to Ford Motor Co. and about $2.1 billion to Nissan Motor Co. and Tesla Motors Inc. in a government-industry partnership to build green cars. Government to lend Ford, Nissan, Tesla $8B to develop fuel-efficient vehicles, retool plantsDEARBORN, Mich. — The Energy Department said Tuesday it would lend $5.9 billion to Ford Motor Co. and provide about $2.1 billion in loans to Nissan Motor Co. and Tesla Motors Inc., making the three automakers the first beneficiaries of a $25 billion fund to develop fuel-efficient vehicles. Nissan to mass produce ‘affordable’ electric cars in 2012YOKOHAMA, Japan — Nissan Motor Co. said Tuesday its electric vehicles will be affordable, setting sights on the potentially lucrative market with a plan to mass produce zero-emission cars globally from 2012. Forest restoration project brings together old enemies in logging warsTAKILMA, Ore. — On a steep slope of the Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest, a crew of young men with chain saws and hardhats worked their way through an old neglected clearcut, cutting brush and young trees and piling the remains to be burned later. Detroit Electric, Dongfang Motor Corp. agree to develop and make electric cars in ChinaSHANGHAI — Chinese automaker Dongfeng Motor Corp. and a Dutch-based company plan to cooperate in developing and making electric cars, the companies said Friday, as China pushes to expand use of alternative energy vehicles. Proposed Oregon project would break down old tires, manure to capture methane for energyBOARDMAN, Ore. — An Oregon company is seeking permits for a facility on the Columbia River that would harness methane gas for energy by collecting it from decomposing old tires and cow manure. NorthWestern Energy adds fuel-efficient bucket truck to fleetBUTTE, Mont. — NorthWestern Energy has added a hybrid bucket truck to a growing list of fuel-efficient vehicles in the utility company’s fleet. Honda ready with big models and small to keep winning in US after 50 yearsTOKYO — Honda is ready to offer bigger vehicles in North America should demand return for such models, as well as the small cars viewed as the Japanese automaker’s forte, a senior executive said Thursday. Shell station in Canada begins selling gas blended with biofuel made of wheat strawAMSTERDAM — Royal Dutch Shell PLC says it has begun selling gasoline containing 10 percent ethanol derived from wheat straw at a Shell station in Ottawa, Canada. |
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