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It's now clearer than ever: Electric cars are coming to showrooms near you. They will be fully competitive, their makers are deadly serious, and they will be "real cars" rather than the golf carts people seem to worry about. At GreenCarReports.com, we've experienced the 2011 Chevrolet Volt mule, the 2011 Coda Sedan, powertrain from the 2012 Nissan Leaf, the 2012 Ford Focus EV prototype, even the disappointing Mini E. Many more will follow, and soon. But in the aftermath of US government rescues of General Motors and Chrysler, policymakers worry about whether US automakers and other...
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Five Questions To Ask About Those DoE Advanced-Tech Loans
On Tuesday, we covered the news that Ford, Nissan, and Tesla had been granted a total of $8 billion in low-interest loans by the US Department of Energy to retool for advanced automotive technologies. With a few days under our belt, we've considered the story and have a few questions for you to...
John Voelcker