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Cashing In On Clunkers: Ford Faces Focus Famine

Now that Congress has voted another $2 billion in funding for the Car Allowance Rebate Systems (CARS) program, better known as "Cash for Clunkers," the program's success means carmakers are starting to face shortages of their most popular high-mileage models. The latest manufacturer to face a...

August 13, 2009 by John Voelcker

2011 Chevrolet Volt: Talk About Limited Production ...

August 12, 2009 2

Why $2.4 Billion of Battery Grants? To Get US Competitive in Electric Cars

August 6, 2009 3

Advanced Auto-Tech Loans Go To Tesla, Ford, and Nissan

June 23, 2009 3

GM To License Toyota's Hybrid Synergy Drive? Nope.

In a live webchat on Friday, our illustrious Editor-In-Chief, Lyle Dennis, posed a question to GM North America President, Troy Clarke, regarding collaboration with Toyota... June 21, 2009 by Robert Scardino 3

BREAKING: Cash for Clunkers Passes in House

Late this afternoon, the US House of Representatives passed the tax-credit legislation commonly known as the "Cash for Clunkers" bill by a vote of 298 to 119. The House had... June 9, 2009 by John Voelcker 1

GM Expands Battery Lab, US Gears Up To Make Lithium Cells

General Motors has enlarged and expanded the battery laboratory at its Warren, Michigan, technical center. The new lab, the company said today, is the largest and most... June 8, 2009 by John Voelcker

Cash-For-Clunkers Bill Cuts Greenhouse Gases, But Only After 70,000 Miles

Opponents of cash-for-clunkers bills, including the compromise bill negotiated yesterday, often complain that energy is wasted in manufacturing a new car to replace one that... May 6, 2009 by John Voelcker 1

Zap factory hits speed bump

Plans for a new ZAP electric car factory near the Kentucky-Tennessee border have hit a speed bump when the company failed to secure $125 million in bond funding. GE Capital... November 24, 2008 by Joe Brezny