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Congress approves three-wheelers for DOE funds

Following months of debate, Congress has approved a bill that will pave the way for three-wheeled vehicle manufacturers like Aptera to qualify for funding from the Department of Energy. Next step: President Obama's desk, and the Commander-in-Chief is reportedly expected to sign the bill into law in short order. Rep. Brian Bilbray, a Republican from California who co-sponsored the bill, says: This is a huge win for scientific innovation and the environment. We need more innovation and less regulation when it comes to promoting new ways to ... Read more →

Ford, Nissan, Tesla all big winners in DoE advanced technology loans Sam Abuelsamid

The U.S. Department of Energy has finally announced the first recipient of low interest loans under its Advanced Technology Vehicle Manufacturing Incentive Program. The first recipient is Ford, ...

REPORT: Nissan considering building EVs and batteries in the U.S. Sam Abuelsamid

Earlier this year, Nissan applied for low interest loans under the Department of Energy Advanced Technology Vehicle Manufacturing Incentive Program. In order to qualify for those loans, Nissan ...

U.S. Department of Energy funding for Chevy Volt on hold Jonathon Ramsey

Aside from the bridge loans supplied to GM by the federal government, GM had applied for $10.3 billion from the Energy Department. Of that amount, $2.6 billion was meant to be devoted to building the ...

GM asking Department of Energy for $2.6 billion to build hybrids? Jeremy Korzeniewski

General Motors released an updated business plan to Congress on Wednesday, and one of the main points of interest surrounds the automaker's request of an additional $2.6 billion for the ...

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Tesla to unveil Model S on March 26, hopes for DOE money by summer 10 months ago on Autoblog

In a newsletter distributed today by Tesla Motors, CEO Elon Musk provides an update on the business including an announcement that a driveable prototype of the Model S would be unveiled on March 26. The Model S reveal will take place at the Southern California headquarters of Musk's other company, ...

Nissan seeks U.S. loans to develop electric vehicles 10 months ago on Autoblog

Nissan is the first Japanese automaker to confirm that it has asked for funds from the U.S. Department of Energy. The amount of the request is not yet known, but it would be used to upgrade Nissan's assembly plant in Smyrna, TN and would ostensibly be used to develop electric cars and the batteries ...

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Mike Levine from PickupTrucks.com joins Chris, Sam, and Dan this week and gets a chance to talk about cars, too!

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