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Designer Putting Some Va-Vroom in the Hybrid Car

Not long ago, Henrik Fisker was dashing up Interstate 5 from Los Angeles to San Francisco when a highway patrolman clocked his Aston Martin roadster — a car that Fisker himself designed — going 97 mph. He protested. (“It was 90 at the most.”). He got a ticket and set the cruise control at 70. [...]

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Chrysler Seeks $224 Million in Federal Funds for EV/Hybrid Development

Chrysler is seeking up to $224 million from the U.S. Department of Energy to support rapid development of electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles. The automaker plans to provide a demonstration fleet of PHEVs based on the Dodge Ram 1500 pickup and the Chrysler Town & Country minivan. Last month, Chrysler said it would supply the [...]

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GM Boosts Request for Energy Loans for Hybrids

General Motors Corp. has raised its request for loans from a federal energy program by $2.6 billion to $10.3 billion to help build three fuel-efficient vehicles, according to a government filing. The loans GM is seeking from the U.S. Department of Energy is in addition to its request for up to $30 billion in loans [...]

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DOE to Award $300M in Stimulus Bill Funding for Projects to Expand Use of Alt-Fuel and Advanced Technology Vehicles

The US Department of Energy has issued a $300-million Funding Opportunity Announcement (DE-PS26-09NT01236-04) for applications for cost-shared projects that expand the use of alternative fueled vehicles and advanced technology vehicles. The installation or acquisition of infrastructure necessary to directly support an alternative fueled vehicle or advanced technology vehicle is also eligible. The FOA modifies a [...]

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Battery Cost Holding Back Hybrids and EVs

“Should Uncle Sam provide billions in loans and grants to a promising but unproven business? Or should the government wait for the market to sort things out before it backs a US company?” Those are questions posed in a BusinessWeek article last week. However, the questions are largely rhetorical: the US Department of Energy (DOE) [...]

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