Posts with the category of Obama Energy

Trainspotting

February 12, 2010 – 3:27 pm

One morning just over a year ago, I was surprised to see the above photo taken from President Obama’s Washington, DC-bound train appear in a Washington Post collection from the inauguration. It was still a novelty to see anything pro-EV in a major publication, but what struck me at the time was that I had [...]

By Chelsea Sexton | Tagged | Comments (0)

Chrysler Changes Its Mind About EVs

November 16, 2009 – 11:42 am

As the race to produce mass market EVs heats up, Chrysler has pulled out of the contest.
More details below:
Chrysler dismantles electric car plans under Fiat
by Kevin Krolicki, for Reuters.
“As late as August, Chrysler took $70 million in grants from the U.S. Department of Energy to develop a test fleet of 220 hybrid pickup trucks and [...]

By P.G. Morgan | Tagged | Comments (2)

Tesla, Ford and Nissan win big with DOE grants

June 23, 2009 – 12:13 pm

We’ve been waiting for several months to hear this good news. Three EV pioneers, Tesla, Nissan and Ford, are receiving loans from the Department of Energy’s Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing program. Totaling $8 billion, the funds will be used to manufacture efficient vehicles and electric drive components.
In Tesla’s case, they’ll receive a total of [...]

By Paul Scott | Also posted in EV Economics, Inside Track | Tagged , , | Comments (8)

Obama gives $2.4bn Jump Start To Battery Makers

March 20, 2009 – 2:41 am

President Obama is making good on his promise to spearhead the EV revolution. During a visit to Southern California Edison’s Pomona EV test facility, he launched a $2.4 billion competitive grant program for US battery makers.
It’s all part of the Obama administration’s plan get to 1 million plug in hybrids on the road by 2015.
Here’s [...]

By Lisa Rein | Also posted in EV Economics | Comments (3)