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US Tech Firms
Get Together
on Car Battery

14 companies want
$1B from feds to help catch Asian rivals

Dec 18, 08 7:52 AM CST
(Newser) - Fourteen US technology companies are joining forces to speed development of electric car batteries, asking for $1 billion in federal aid to help catch up with Asian firms that have a long lead, reports the Wall Street Journal. Electric vehicles are now considered so important to help wean the... More »

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General Motors • Ford • electric cars • hybrid car • lithium ion batteries

OPINION

 Why Are We Bailing Out Car 1.0? 

Detroit is getting left behind

Dec 10, 08 12:30 PM CST
(Newser) - In the modern global economy, Thomas Friedman has a simple rule: “Whatever can be done, will be done,” and if you’re not the one doing it, someone else is. Detroit’s automakers aren’t exploring new business models, so other companies are. When one of them... More »

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Detroit • electric cars • auto industry • Thomas Friedman • Better Place • bailout

 Electric-Car Makers 
 Want Fed Jolt, Too 

Troubled firms call for government aid, bigger tax credits for drivers

Dec 8, 08 10:51 AM CST
(Newser) - The electric-car industry is facing the same problems as Detroit’s needy giants—plus a few of its own, the Wall Street Journal reports. Like Big Three leaders, electric-car reps have been to Washington seeking government help; struggling industry leader Tesla Motors wants $400 million from the $25 billion energy... More »

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electric cars • auto industry • Big Three • Tesla Motors • tax credit • bailout • financial crisis • President Obama

Neil Young: Detroit's Dinosaurs Can Go Electric

Rocker makes the case for drivers going big and going green

Nov 21, 08 8:27 AM CST
(Newser) - Motorists considering electric cars can hang on to their Cadillac dreams as well, writes Neil Young at the Huffington Post. Barack Obama's plan to get a million electric vehicles on American roads within a decade is possible—and the cars don't need to be tiny or even have new designs,... More »

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fuel efficiency • SUV • electric cars • auto industry • Neil Young • vehicle • cars

Falling Gas Prices Could Put Electric Car Back in Neutral

Surge got automakers in gear, but economic downturn makes new projects tougher

Oct 20, 08 10:01 AM CDT
(Newser) - Car companies are revving up work on alternative energy vehicles, responding to higher oil prices that, well, don’t actually exist just now. New cars take about 5 years to roll out, meaning the auto industry can’t nimbly react to price changes: Oil, which cost $130 a barrel just... More »

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gas prices • electric cars • auto industry • alternative fuels • financial crisis

 Chrysler Goes Electric 

Firm to offer hybrid and pure-electric models in 2010

Sep 23, 08 12:20 PM CDT
(Newser) - Chrysler is hopping on Detroit's belated eco-friendly bandwagon, a source tells the Wall Street Journal, with a full stable of electric cars and trucks that it plans to market starting in late 2010. While most of the planned models are hybrids, at least one will be a fully electric... More »

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Chrysler • fuel efficiency • battery • electric cars • auto industry • hybrid car • minivan

 Volt's Looks Kill Some GM Buzz 

Plug-in electric car finally unveiled today; production model too ordinary for some fans

Sep 16, 08 1:58 PM CDT
(Newser) - GM offered its first official look today at the plug-in Chevrolet Volt, CNNMoney reports, the electric car slated to go on sale in 2010. Its tame appearance drew the ire of gearheads hoping it would look more like the futuristic concept version. "A lot of people are saying they're... More »

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environment • General Motors • electricity • gas prices • electric cars • Chevrolet • hybrid car • Chevrolet Volt • cars

GM Rolls Out Volt Tomorrow; Hopes for Game-Changer

Automaker sees battery-powered car as
turning point for company, Detroit

Sep 15, 08 11:20 AM CDT
(Newser) - General Motors will unveil its new Chevy Volt tomorrow, hoping that the battery-operated car will reverse its long reputation as a gas-guzzling industry dinosaur and attract devotees of competitors' hybrids, reports the Wall Street Journal. GM hopes the Volt, a lithium-ion-powered car due to hit the market in 2010, can... More »

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alternative energy • General Motors • automaker • gas prices • electric cars • Chevrolet Volt

 SUV Apocalypse Nears

Sales fall off as Americans opt for leaner, greener cars

Aug 17, 08 10:04 AM CDT
(Newser) - America’s obsession with super-size cars seems to be running out of gas. The Daily Green reports on the seven signs of the SUV apocalypse:
  1. The numbers: Sales of small cars were up 11% in the first half of the year, while SUV and truck sales were down by
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SUV • gas prices • electric cars • Jeep Grand Cherokee • used cars • gas consumption

Small Dips in Gas Prices Send Drivers Back to SUVs

Consumers viewing fuel efficiency as 'one factor' again

Aug 12, 08 2:04 PM CDT
(Newser) - Oil prices have been falling since mid-June, and though it’s debatable whether speculators or market fundamentals drove the boom (and now possible bust), it is clear that $4 a gallon gas crimped demand. But for how long? With prices now again below that psychological threshold but still $1.19... More »

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gas • fuel efficiency • SUV • gas prices • electric cars • oil price • hybrid car • oil prices

 Cute EV
 Coming to Cali

Mitsubishi is bringing the i MiEV

Aug 8, 08 4:43 AM CDT
(Newser) - Mitsubishi is sending some of its new i MiEV electric cars for testing in California, Wired reports. The Japanese company has signed deals with two Golden State power companies to add a few of the nimble jellybean-shaped vehicles to their fleets for a three-year demonstration. More »

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Southern California Edison Company • Mitsubishi • electric cars

 Even Texas Is Going Electric

Gas costs make 'golf carts' smart choices

Jul 31, 08 1:08 PM CDT
(Newser) - High gas prices are forcing Americans to seriously pursue other transportation options—even in Texas, the heart of oil country. Chrysler’s Global Electric Motorcar division, which sells tiny, utilitarian vehicles, has seen dealerships triple sales. The Wall Street Journal visits a Texas family that’s embraced the cost-efficiency of... More »

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Texas • gas • gas prices • golf cart • electric cars • gas consumption

OPINION

 Let Innovators
 Light Way Out
 of Energy Crisis

Washington should learn from entrepreneurs

Jul 27, 08 9:28 AM CDT
(Newser) - As oil-addicted America looks to its energy future, the nation would be wise to follow in the footsteps of two innovators offering straightforward solutions to the crisis, writes Thomas L. Friedman in the New York Times. “The Jewish Henry Ford” has a plan to turn Israel on to electric... More »

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electric cars • Thomas Friedman • alternative fuels • T. Boone Pickens • clean fuel • Shai Agassi • wind power • wind farm

 GM, Utilities Join
 to Speed Plug-Ins 

Three-dozen utilities agree to help integrate electric cars with their grids

Jul 22, 08 11:49 AM CDT
(Newser) - General Motors and three dozen electric utilities in nearly 40 states have agreed to work together on the transition to plug-in electric vehicles that are expected to begin rolling out within 2 years, the Wall Street Journal reports. With GM’s Chevy Volt and Saturn Vue  expected to hit the... More »

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utility companies • power grid • General Motors • electric cars • hybrid car • green transportation • Chevrolet Volt

 BMW to Zap Calif. With 
 500 Electric Minis 

Test will comply with state law requiring automakers to offer no-emission vehicles

Jul 9, 08 4:26 PM CDT
(Newser) - BMW will roll out an electric model of its iconic Mini in California, which has mandated that automakers in the state must offer no-emission alternatives, reports Automotive News. The cars will be mostly assembled in BMW's England plant, but sent to Munich for electric powertrains. The initial 500 electric... More »

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vehicles • electric cars • BMW • Mini Cooper • mini • project i

OPINION

 Volt Could Spark GM Bailout 

Electric car may be speedy route to green image—and help

Jul 2, 08 8:32 AM CDT
(Newser) - GM is about as likely to turn a profit with the Chevy Volt as the Edsel is to make a comeback, Holman W. Jenkins Jr. writes in the Wall Street Journal. But the ailing automaker may be aiming to improve its image rather than sell cars. With the automaker's image... More »

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General Motors • automaker • electric cars • auto industry • Rick Wagoner • Chevrolet Volt

 Uno: Cooler Than Segway 

One-wheeled 'motorcycle' goes green with electricity—and stylish to boot

Jul 1, 08 3:12 PM CDT
(Newser) - Looking like a tricked out motorbike, the Uno is electric personal transportation with style, the Chicago Tribune reports. Designed by 19-year-old inventor Ben Gulak, the device employs no throttle or brake, relying on its rider's leanings to guide it, and is so intuitive an 8-year-old picked it up instantly at... More »

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environment • pollution • electricity • motorcycle • electric cars • transport • environmental impact • Uno • Segway • Ben Gulak

McCain Offers $300M Prize
in Assault on Car Batteries

Republican calls energy security 'the great national challenge of our time'

Jun 23, 08 3:24 PM CDT
(Newser) - John McCain today offered a $300 million reward to the American who builds “a battery package that has the size, capacity, cost and power to leapfrog the commercially available plug-in hybrids or electric cars.” He said government had wasted energy money on special interests and failed to punish... More »

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John McCain • vehicle emissions • fuel efficiency • automaker • electric cars • prize

 Honda Unveils Hydrogen Car 

Emission-free FCX Clarity runs on hydrogen and water

Jun 16, 08 9:42 AM CDT
(Newser) - Honda has begun commercial production on the FCX Clarity, an emissions-free car that runs entirely on hydrogen and electricity, the BBC reports. Honda only plans to produce 200 models over the next 3 years, however, expecting the scarcity of hydrogen fueling stations to dampen demand. “In the next few... More »

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alternative energy • Honda • electric cars • hydrogen fuel cells • Honda FCX Clarity • hydrogen car

 GM Gambles All on the Volt 

Electric car a massive gamble

Jun 11, 08 12:38 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Chevy Volt will either revolutionize cars forever and rocket GM back to the top of the automotive world, or it’ll be an embarrassing disaster that will further cripple the giant. And right now, lots of industry types are betting on the latter. GM is so desperate to get... More »

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energy • General Motors • innovation • electric cars • hybrid car • Chevrolet Volt

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