Tiny Elk Horn, Iowa, has plenty of electric car chargers _ but cars might not make it to town
Tiny Iowa town has the chargers, awaiting drivers Nissan, FedEx, others form group to develop course for $124B investment in electric cars
Group urges gov’t to invest in electric cars GM chief engineer says European business too intertwined to sever from global operations
GM chief engineer relieved Opel staying with GM 2010 Golf already “World Car” and tops in fuel mileage
Iconic VW Golf revised for sixth generation Electric motorcycle riders want to “shock” Obama administration with energy efficiency
Electric bikes trace route of car executives to DC Honda raises full year profit forecast, avoids loss for first half despite industry slump
Honda raises forecast, avoids loss for first half Honda raises full year profit forecast despite quarterly earnings drop, strong yen
Honda raises forecast, quarterly earnings drop New NY company to roll out electric cars in 2010, employ 250 workersSYRACUSE, N.Y. — A new New York company hopes to complete financing of a Syracuse plant to make electric cars by the end of this year and start rolling out plug-in hatchbacks in late 2010. Sources: Fisker Automotive to build plug-in electric luxury cars at abandoned GM plant in Del.DOVER, Del. — Fisker Automotive, a California-based startup manufacturer of luxury electric vehicles, plans to build plug-in electric cars at a former General Motors assembly plant in Delaware, people with knowledge of the situation said Friday. AP sources: Electric car maker to build plug-in vehicles at former GM plant in DelawareDOVER, Del. — People with knowledge of talks between Fisker Automotive and Delaware officials say the company plans to build vehicles at a former General Motors plant in Wilmington. State official: India’s Reva to build Syracuse, NY, plant to make plug-in carSYRACUSE, N.Y. — An Indian car company has chosen upstate New York for a factory to build a new generation of electric cars for North America, a state official said Thursday. Fisker Automotive to announce location of new US facility to make electric vehicles, CEO saysWASHINGTON — Fisker Automotive, a California-based startup manufacturer of luxury electric vehicles, plans to announce shortly the location of a U.S. manufacturing facility where it will build plug-in electric vehicles, its top executive said Tuesday. Nissan to launch joint venture with Sumitomo Corp. for recycling of electric car batteriesTOKYO — Nissan Motor Co. said it will set up a joint venture with a Japanese trading house for recycling of electric car batteries. Highway deaths fall to record low during the first 6 months of 2009WASHINGTON — Deaths on U.S. highways have dropped to a record low during the first six months of 2009, continuing a recent trend of fewer people dying on roads. After fleeing China, auto tycoon resurfaces in US with glowing green ambitionsHONG KONG — Yang Rong was once celebrated as a pioneering automobile entrepreneur who founded the first Chinese company to be listed on Wall Street. Electric carmaker Tesla Motors to begin offering house calls for service and repairsNEW YORK — Taking a cue from house-call services like Best Buy’s Geek Squad, electric carmaker Tesla Motors is launching a maintenance plan where mechanics travel to owners’ homes or offices to perform repairs and tuneups. Honda president bemoans weak dollar ‘danger zone’, revving up hybrids for growthTOKYO — Honda’s chief executive said Thursday the dollar’s recent plunge was sending the automaker into a “danger zone,” threatening efforts to keep Japan’s manufacturing strong. Cleantech Group, Deloitte say ‘cleantech’ investment totaled $1.6B in 3rd quarterDENVER — Investors cautiously began putting money into solar, electric cars and other clean technology companies in the third quarter as government funding helped bolster confidence, a research group said Wednesday. Battery maker A123 Systems goes public and shares jump nearly 50 percentInvestors snapped up shares of A123 Systems in their debut Thursday, showing a willingness to overlook millions of dollars in losses and make a bet that next-generation battery technology will propel the cars and trucks of the future. Power companies Duke and FPL Group to switch to hybrid, electric vehiclesCOLUMBUS, Ohio — Two of the nation’s largest power generators said Thursday that they plan to begin switching their company cars and trucks to plug-in hybrid vehicles or all-electric vehicles starting Jan. 1 to help cut greenhouse gas emissions. Govt awards Fisker Automotive $528.7 million loan to develop plug-in hybrid carsWASHINGTON — Fisker Automotive, a California manufacturer of luxury electric vehicles, will receive more than $500 million in federal loans to develop a plug-in hybrid sports car with a sticker price of nearly $90,000 and a new plug-in hybrid vehicle to be built in the United States. House votes to expand government research on advanced technology vehiclesWASHINGTON — Targeting more federal money to support the auto industry, the House on Wednesday approved an expansion of government-led research into making cars and trucks more fuel-efficient. House to vote on expanding government research on advanced technology vehiclesWASHINGTON — Targeting more spending toward the auto industry, the House on Wednesday considered expanding government-led research into how to make cars more fuel-efficient. Automakers want to energize electric-car business by extending range, adding charging stationsFRANKFURT — The race is on among the world’s auto companies to make electric cars go farther on a single charge, bring the price down to compete with gas-powered vehicles, and give drivers more places to recharge them than just the family garage. VW plans new electric car at Frankfurt Auto Show; will continue to focus on efficiencyFRANKFURT — German carmaker Volkswagen AG said it would unveil several new models at this week’s Frankfurt Auto Show, including an electric car called the E-Up. Despite downturn, auto makers hope to dazzle with new models, technologies at Frankfurt showFRANKFURT — Sales have plunged, General Motors Co. has emerged from bankruptcy and Chrysler has been taken over by Italy’s Fiat. The past year’s turbulence will be reflected this week in a smaller U.S. presence at the Frankfurt Auto Show — along with the new electric vehicles many hope will secure the auto industry’s post-recession comeback. GM rolls past 1 million miles in fuel cell demo; Confident it’s on right trackBUFFALO, N.Y. — General Motors Co. is now 1 million miles into its fuel cell experiment and company officials say having everyday people drive a test fleet of pollution-free cars has convinced them they are on the right track. Peugeot Citroen, Mitsubishi agree to launch electric car in Europe by end 2010PARIS — PSA Peugeot Citroen and Mitsubishi Motors Corp. have agreed to launch an electric car in Europe by the end of 2010, the companies said Friday. Toyota’s Prius hybrid best-selling car in Japan for fourth straight monthTOKYO — Toyota’s hugely popular Prius ranked as Japan’s best-selling car in August, keeping the top spot for the fourth consecutive month with the help of government subsidies and tax breaks, an auto industry group said Friday. 2010 Ford Taurus is bigger than its predecessor but has same starting priceJust about everything that a car buyer can see, touch and feel is changed for the 2010 Ford Taurus, and it’s a good thing. |
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