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DoE Fear After Fisker Fiasco Caused Death Of VPG, Ex-CEO Says

DoE Fear After Fisker Fiasco Caused Death Of VPG, Ex-CEO Says

The ex-CEO of a now-defunct automaker that received a federal loan said his company would still be in business if the government were not afraid of backlash like that following the failure of electric automaker Fisker. The automaker, Vehicle Production Group (aka VPG Autos), produced the MV-1, a...

 
Henrik Fisker, CEO & founder, Fisker Automotive, at 2012 Fisker Karma event, Los Angeles, Feb 2012

Is Fisker The Most Tragic VC-Backed Debacle In Recent History?

In January 2005, legendary car designer Henrik Fisker founded a company to bring innovative new thinking to the automobile industry. Between that date and today, Fisker... April 18, 2013 by  8


 
Toyota FCV-R hydrogen fuel-cell concept car, 2012 Detroit Auto Show

DoE Backpedals, Will Fund Slight Hydrogen Fueling Station Expansion

It appears that the U.S. Department of Energy has had a change of heart. Four years ago, then-Energy Secretary Steven Chu was widely known as a skeptic about hydrogen... March 22, 2013 by  22


 
Tesla Model S

Tesla Will Repay Its Energy Department Loans By 2017, It Says

What a difference a few years makes. Startup electric-car maker Tesla Motors [NSDQ:TSLA] said it will repay its $465 million in low-interest loans from the U.S. Department of... March 8, 2013 by  3


 
XP Technology concept vehicle

Rejected For Loans Tesla Got, Inflatable Car Firm Sues DoE 3 Years Later

Oh, those DoE loans. They arose in the recent U.S. presidential debate--not just once or twice, but three times--and continue to generate debate. So here's more fuel for the... November 26, 2012 by  5


 
Ram 1500 Plug-In Hybrid pickup truck and Chrysler Town & Country plug-in hybrid minivan, April 2012

Chrysler Yanks Plug-In Hybrid Test Fleet Off Roads, Will Replace Batteries

Ask most people about Chrysler's plug-in hybrid prototype program, and you'll get something like, "Huh? Chrysler has plug-in hybrids?" In fact, the company does: 23 minivans... September 24, 2012 by  19


 
2011 Nissan Leaf at quick-charging station

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... May 22, 2012 by  4


 
Proposed EPA E15 gasoline pump warning label for ethanol content

DoE Fights Back On E15-Hurts-Your-Car Study

The Department of Energy has hit out at the recent Coordinating Research Council study into damage caused by using E15 gasoline. In its rebuttal, the DoE points out several... May 18, 2012 by  10


 
2012 Fisker Karma during road test, Los Angeles, Feb 2012

DoE Hires Restructuring Advisor To Monitor Fisker Funding: Report

The main task for Fisker Automotive right now is to sell enough 2012 Fisker Karmas to keep the company solvent. It must take in enough cash to market the car, expand into new... April 26, 2012 by  1


 
Ram 1500 Plug-In Hybrid pickup truck and Chrysler Town & Country plug-in hybrid minivan, April 2012

First Chrysler Plug-In Hybrid Minivans Delivered For Testing

There's likely a huge market demand for higher-mileage minivans and wagons, but so far, the 2012 Toyota Prius V is the sole entry that gets more than 40 mpg in EPA testing... April 16, 2012 by  2


 
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  30


 
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


 
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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


 
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