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Report: Nissan Bringing LEAF EV to Five U.S. Markets First
Before sales of Nissan’s new electric car go full-tilt in the U.S., the Japanese automaker will start with 5,000 units in five different markets. The targeted areas include the Phoenix-Tucson region...
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Report: Fisker Secures $500M Loan From U.S Government to Build Affordable...
Fisker Automotive, the company that beat both General Motors and Toyota to market with a plug-in hybrid, has been awarded a $527 million loan from the U.S. Department of Energy to develop affordable...
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Feds Deny Funding to Carbon Motors for E7 Police Cruisers
William Santana Li, chairman of Indiana based Carbon Motors Corp; the company that’s been pushing forward plans to develop a next generation police cruiser, was understandably not impressed at the...
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Fisker DOE Loan Questioned by GOP Senators
Government loans to Fisker are under fire by a pair or Republican senators who disagree with tax dollars going to a company that is owned, in part, by a foreign country. Chuck Grassley and John Thune,...
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AM General Gains Control of VPG Autos
AM General has agreed to purchase VPG Autos the maker of the MV-1. The what? By who? Allow us to explain. The MV-1 is the world’s only vehicle designed from the ground up with wheelchair accessibility...
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Used Car MPG Window Stickers Available From EPA
The U.S. Department of Energy and the EPA have released a new online tool to print your own window sticker showing off your vehicle’s fuel economy figures. Obviously a benefit to used car sales,...
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Government Looking to Fund Aluminum Production
Demand for aluminum in automotive production is at an all-time high, and the U.S. government is looking to assist. The U.S Department of Energy has proposed lending Alcoa Inc. money in order to expand...
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Department of Energy Commits $20M to Hydrogen Infrastructure
The U.S. Department of Energy is hoping $20 million will help kick start the country’s hydrogen infrastructure. The DOE has committed $20 million in grants, helping invigorate 10 different development...
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