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Why Auto Makers Are Rushing Toward EVs

The Wall Street Journal reported today that the Obama administration is proposing to spur production of electric cars with an offer that would enable auto makers to count each electric car as two vehicles when calculating corporate average fuel economy.                     “One reason car... More

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GM CEO: Consumers Have 'Range Anxiety'

GM CEO Fritz Henderson said recently that “range anxiety” will be a hindrance to the adoption of electric cars, according to the website, gm-volt.com .             “Everybody is trying to solve the problem of range because we have range anxiety,” Henderson said. “The consumer doesn’t want to be... More

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Nissan Plans To Drive Down Electric Car Costs

Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn told The Wall Street Journal that his company plans to make electric cars price-competitive without government subsidies. The newspaper said that Ghosn described a three-year time frame for the cost-cutting effort, and said that government incentives for electric cars would be needed during those three years.... More

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Fisker Buys Plant To Build Plug-In Hybrids

Fisker Automotive, Inc. said today it is buying General Motors’ old Wilmington Assembly plant in Delaware to build an “affordable” plug-in hybrid. The company signed a letter of intent to buy the plant for $18 million. Funding to refurbish and retool the facility is coming from a $528 million U.S. Department of Energy loan, announced in September.... More

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What Would It Take To Make You Buy An EV?

These days, it might look like consumers are stampeding their dealerships in search of electric cars, but a new study indicates otherwise. The study, “Unplugging The Hype Around Electric Vehicles,” contends that battery-powered electric cars and plug-in hybrids will struggle in the next decade unless oil prices triple . The study reached its conclusions by examining... More
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