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Fueling Stations: Electric Cars Trump All Other Alt-Fuel Types

Fueling Stations: Electric Cars Trump All Other Alt-Fuel Types

Since about 1930, U.S. vehicles have largely been fueled on gasoline. Diesel passenger vehicles arrived in the 1960s, and there are now about 120,000 locations in the U.S. that offer one or both fuels. Since then, several alternative fuels have been proposed but largely failed to get a...

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2012 Coda Sedans on assembly line, Benicia, California, March 2012

Coda Abandons Plan To Build Its Battery Cells In U.S.

We breathed a sigh of relief when Coda announced it had started production of its electric Sedan earlier this month. Then, we positively jumped for joy when little over a... March 29, 2012 by  30


 
Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk at the wheel of a Tesla Roadster

Elon Musk: Daimler Saved Tesla, DoE Loans A Bad Idea

In the toughest days of Tesla's early years, CEO Elon Musk said on film, he wired $3 million of his personal fortune to the company so it could make payroll. Now the... March 22, 2012 by  20


 
Carbon Motors E7

DoE Dings Loans For Startup Carbon Motors' Police Cruisers

Log one more startup car company the U.S. Department of Energy has declined to fund. The latest entry on the lengthening list that includes Virtual Vehicles Co. (renamed... March 8, 2012 by  1


 
Chevrolet Equinox Fuel Cell vehicle at Camp Pendleton hydrogen fueling station, photo by Joe Tash

U.S. DoE Looks Towards Hydrogen Cars, Funds $6 Million Research Project

President Obama might have promised to buy a plug-in Chevrolet Volt when he leaves office, but that doesn’t mean the Obama administration has forgotten about other... March 5, 2012 by  3


 
Dr. Steven Chu

DoE Secretary Chu: Gas Prices Hurt, But Oil Dependency Worse

Unless you don’t drive a gasoline-powered car, the chances are you’ve noticed the spike in gasoline prices lately. But according to the U.S. Secretary of Energy... February 29, 2012 by  10


 
Bright_Idea_2

Startup Bright Automotive Shuts Down, Slams DoE Loan Process

Startup plug-in vehicle maker Bright Automotive announced today that it is closing down. While General Motors had invested $5 million in the company, Bright had relied on the... February 28, 2012 by  8


 
Sergio Marchionne

Chrysler Abandons Quest For Energy Dept Low-Interest Loans

The U.S. Department of Energy hasn't made any new loans under its Advanced Technology Vehicle Program in well over a year. At its current rate, it may never do so. The latest... February 16, 2012 by 


 
2012 Fisker Karma EcoChic, New York City, Jan 2012

Fisker Lays Off Workers, Seeks New Government-Loan Terms

The bad news just keeps on coming from electric-car startup Fisker Automotive. The company said today that it has laid off employees and contractors at both its new Anaheim... February 6, 2012 by  10


 
Think City assembly plant, Elkhart, Indiana, Jan 2011

Indiana Think Electric-Car Plant Stilled, Owners Quiet On Future

A year ago, we visited the Think electric-car plant in Elkhart, Indiana. At the time, several dozen workers were turning out a trickle of Think City electric vehicles... February 6, 2012 by  4


 
Employees of Aptera Motors, Vista, California, on the day it closed, Dec 2, 2011

Aptera Collapse: How & Why It Happened, A Complete Chronology

It's not the best photo, but it means a lot to the 19 people in it. Posed in front of a mirrored glass office building under a colorful logo, they are the final employees of... December 12, 2011 by  12


 
Ener1's Dropping Share Price (17 August)

Lithium-ion cell maker Ener1 Stock To Be Delisted After Think Collapse

Ener1 Inc., the battery firm charged with supplying battery packs to the ill-fated Think electric car company and parent company of EnerDel -- a $118.5 million U.S... November 1, 2011 by  5


 
2012 Fisker Karma

Fisker's Federal Fiasco: Loans, 20-MPG Electric Cars, Shoddy Reporting

Today, if the news cycle cooperates, ABC News will air a segment on its Nightline program that looks at Fisker Automotive--makers of the 2012 Karma plug-in luxury sport... October 25, 2011 by  28


 
2011 Chevrolet Volt

DoE Says Electric Cars Crucial To Cutting Dependence On Oil

Electric-car advocates spend a lot of time touting the advantages of driving on plug-in power rather than burning gasoline. Sometimes, it can be a lonely battle. But now the... September 28, 2011 by  7


 
2011 Chevrolet Volt

Las Vegas Gambles On Chevrolet Volt For City Fleet

Las Vegas is better known for its excess than its frugality, but city bosses are turning that image around by trialling a fleet of electric cars, the first of which is GM's... August 31, 2011 by  2


 
Coulomb Technologies ChargePoint

TomTom Integrates Coulomb's Charging Map: We Have Concerns

Consumers and automakers both know that range anxiety is a huge barrier standing between shoppers and electric vehicles. But soon, EV owners will have yet another tool in... July 19, 2011 by  3


 

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