Michigan Gives Ford $55 Million Incentive for Hybrid Development
18 Feb 2009, 08:07 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC) approved $55 million incentives in refundable tax credits for American automaker Ford to continue its efforts in the electrical vehicle developme...
Nissan Requests US Loan to Build Electric Cars
11 Feb 2009, 14:27 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Nissan has requested the United States government to provide financial support for its local operations in order to design new electric vehicles along with the batteries needed to power them. Even t...
Renault Applauds Government Loan, Promises Full-Electric Car
10 Feb 2009, 08:26 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Following the recent announcement that the French government will provide a 3 billion euro loan to the domestic struggling automakers, Renault officials came out and applauded the decision, explaini...
Focus-Based Ford Electric Car Set for 2010
3 Feb 2009, 10:45 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Stepping into the hybrid world and rushing to electrification is undoubtedly a main task for most automakers around the world as gasoline prices skyrocketed in the last months and governments pushed...
Bolivia to Become the World's Supplier for Lithium Car Batteries
29 Jan 2009, 08:06 UTC · By: Madalina Iancu / Whether they like it or not, the United States might depend on Bolivia in the near future. No, it's not a historical turn-over, rather a dependence based on raw materials needed to build... ele...
The smart fortwo ed Will be Powered by Tesla Motors
14 Jan 2009, 09:27 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / In a surprise announcement at a Society of Analysts (SAA) meeting, Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk let the cat out of the bag about a partnership going on between his company and Daimler AG. The joint ve...
Volkswagen Is Cautious, Forecasts Decline in 2009 Production
13 Jan 2009, 14:12 UTC · By: Madalina Iancu / This year isn't expected to be an easy one for global automakers and the wisest thing they could do in order to keep themselves alive in the car market is to take cautious measures in advance. ...
GM Plans to Build Car Batteries in Michigan
13 Jan 2009, 09:04 UTC · By: Madalina Iancu / As we reported earlier, US lawmakers intend to put the brake on the supremacy of Asian car batteries and encourage the development of a large-scale production plant for the lithium-ion battery. T...
Tesla Roadster Sport can be Ordered as in Right Now
13 Jan 2009, 08:49 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / The world's first production all-electric sports car just got a new, sportier version. The Tesla Roadster S, with the S meaning Sport, is just a tad bit more dynamic than the “regular&rdq...