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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 →

REPORT: Energy Secretary Chu - "I would put every cent into electric cars" Sebastian Blanco

U.S. Secretary of Energy Steven Chu has a penchant for making some straightforward statements about energy policy. He's said that electric vehicles are inevitable, for example, and that all American ...

Nissan to begin retail sales of Leaf EV next year in five major U.S. markets Jeremy Korzeniewski

Nissan is wasting little time planning for the release of its Leaf electric car. Perhaps the details of the car's U.S. launch were so slim at launch is because Nissan was waiting for the official ...

Energy Secretary Chu: All American cars should be E85 capable Sebastian Blanco

In early May, the U.S. Department of Energy announced a $786.5 million "third-generation" biofuel program. Yesterday, ex-biofuel researcher Stephen Chu, the Energy Secretary, said that all cars made ...

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 ...

Ask and you shall receive (a little): DOE giving automakers $30mil for PHEV development 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click above for more shots of the Ford Escape PHEV In what seems like a convenient answer to Mark Fields' request just yesterday for government assistance for the development of plug-in hybrids, the Department of Energy has just announced that it will be granting up to $30 million for just this ...

Toyota, Honda dominate U.S. fuel economy ratings 3 years ago on Autoblog

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Energy released Tuesday the 2007 edition of the government's Fuel Economy Guide, and Toyota and Honda models dominate the top of the rankings, with seven of the top ten fuel economy ratings, led by Toyota's Prius. Ford Motor was the only ...

Gas prices hit lowest mark since April 3 years ago on Autoblog

The U.S. Department of Energy announced today that gasoline prices have hit their lowest average since April of this year. Although this is expected at the end of every summer driving season, forecasters are predicting that by November of this year, fuel will be closer to $2.00 per gallon, versus ...






Autoblog Podcast #158: 'Twas a couple nights before Christmas...

Chris, Editor Paukert, and Dan send the Podcast off for the Christmas holiday in proper fashion

 
 

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