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Want To Ask Obama About Electric Cars? Don't Tell The Press

Want To Ask Obama About Electric Cars? Don't Tell The Press

Paul Scott may be one of the most dedicated electric-car advocates around. He sells Nissan Leafs for a living, and helped found advocacy group Plug-In America. A few weeks ago, he had a brilliant idea. Scott used a significant chunk of his life savings for a ticket to a pricey Barack Obama...

June 5, 2013 by  12
 
Old Gas Pumps

The Gas Tax System is Broken; Are Electric Cars At Fault?

In the face of plummeting gas-tax revenues, both state and Federal, electric cars seem to be emerging as a culprit and a target. Before we discuss how to fix this ... first... May 9, 2013 by  36


 
VPG MV-1

VPG Shuts Down; Startup Van Maker Was Backed By DoE Loans

While Tesla Motors [NSDQ:TSLA] is on a roll--with a rave review from Consumer Reports and a profitable quarter--other startup automakers aren't faring so well. And now... May 9, 2013 by  5


 
Henrik Fisker

As Predicted, Fisker Execs & DoE Get Roasted In House Hearing

Fisker Automotive CEO Tony Posawatz didn't attend yesterday's House committee hearing on the company's loan from the U.S. Department of Energy. He's out desperately seeking... April 25, 2013 by  7


 
Tax forms by Flickr user bobt54

CA Bill To Cut Sales-Tax, License Fees On Electric, Alt-Fuel Cars

Today, electric cars and other vehicles that run on alternative fuels simply cost more. That's a fact. Now a new bill introduced in the California Assembly aims to trim a bit... April 21, 2013 by  4


 
Elon Musk

Will Tesla Try For Federal Rule Permitting Non-Dealer Stores?

Several thousand Tesla owners have now purchased their cars by ordering and paying for them online after visiting a Tesla Store showroom. No franchised dealers are involved... April 18, 2013 by  16


 
Gina McCarthy, nominee for Environmental Protection Agency administrator

Nominee To Head EPA Had Key Role in 2025 Gas-Mileage Rules

It's long been known that Lisa Jackson, the current administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, would step down now that President Obama is in his second term... April 12, 2013 by  2


 
Tesla owners & supporters gather in Statehouse in Austin to support company [photo: John Griswell]

Tesla Testifies In Texas, Takes On State's Auto Dealers Over Stores

Texas is tough, and Texas car dealers are no exception. But electric-car startup Tesla Motors [NSDQ:TSLA], in the person of its CEO Elon Musk, testified yesterday at a... April 11, 2013 by  10


 
Green Car Reports editor John Voelcker discusses Electric Car Myths & Realities, March 2013

Electric-Car Myths & Realities And NYC Rollout Plans (Videos)

If you publish thousands of stories a year, sometimes you get asked to speak to groups of people about your topic. Which is how we came to talk about electric cars and try to... April 4, 2013 by  7


 
2011 Nissan Leaf SL

Need To Pretend You're Not A Strong-Arm Ruler? Drive A Nissan Leaf

While state leaders have occasionally been known to appear at a photo call in some modest method of transport, official duties usually see them in something a little more... March 5, 2013 by  3


 
U.S. Capitol

Green Energy Wins In Last-Minute U.S. 'Fiscal Cliff' Bill

It wasn't until 2 am yesterday morning that the U.S. Senate voted 89 to 8 to approve a bill to avert the "fiscal cliff" that took effect on New Year's Day. The House of... January 2, 2013 by  4


 
Mitt Romney

Romney Slams Tesla, Fisker Again In Final Presidential Debate

The CEOs of Tesla and Fisker may have thought they were home free--but it was not to be. Both startup electric-car companies were named at the very end of last night's third... October 23, 2012 by  51


 
Representative Paul Ryan

Vice-Presidential Debate: Tesla Escapes, Fisker Only Nodded To

There's probably relief in Palo Alto this morning, as Tesla Motors executives quietly give thanks that their company was not named in last night's vice-presidential debate... October 12, 2012 by  12


 
Mitt Romney

Tesla: 'Loser' Along With Ener1, Solyndra, And Fisker, Romney Says

Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney has weighed in with his verdict on startup electric-car maker Tesla Motors: It's a "loser." So, for that matter, is another... October 4, 2012 by  95


 
wind farm

Could Treehuggers Determine The U.S. Presidential Race?

Let's face it: political discourse in the U.S. isn't very pretty. It's generally a matter of two large parties -- each backed by an army of fundraisers, copywriters, and... August 17, 2012 by  28


 
2011 Nissan Leaf plugged into an EVgo quick-charging station, Texas

Ecotality Sues To Stop Proposed NRG Charging-Station Deal With CA

Seven weeks ago, we told you about the March deal reached among NRG Energy, the state of California, and the state's Public Utility Commission that would install $100 million... May 29, 2012 by  4


 
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