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GM, Chrysler Each Set to Add 1,000 Engineering Jobs
GM and Chrysler - yes, the same two companies that shed tens of thousands of white-collar and production employees over the past few years as both firms stumbled into bankruptcy...
Volt Rated at 93 MPGe, Leaf at 99 MPGe
By Chris Haak This past week, the EPA released the long-awaited official mileage estimates for the two newest kids on the block, the Nissan Leaf and Chevrolet Volt. Because...
GE Plans to Buy 25,000 Electric Vehicles
By Chris Haak Giant industrial conglomerate General Electric has announced plans to purchase 25,000 electric vehicles by 2015 for its fleet. These purchases represent fully...
Who Killed the Electric Car? Economics.
Chris Haak In spite of the relentless hype that the electrification of the automobile has generated over the past few years, culminating in the nearly-simultaneous launches of...
EPA Approves E15 Ethanol-Gasoline Blend
By Chris Haak The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) yesterday announced that it has approved the use of E15 (a blend of 85 percent gasoline and 15 percent ethanol) for...
Chevy Volt Price Confirmed at $41,000
By Chris Haak We're not quite sure why this is even news today, since former GM vice chairman Bob Lutz told reporters two years ago, in 2008, that the Chevy Volt would sell for...
Toyota Plans Three New EVs/Hybrids for 2012
By Chris Haak Late last week, Toyota officials confirmed that the 2012 calendar year will bring a series of new environmentally-friendly vehicles. Some will be hybrids, some...
Tesla Pulls Off Successful IPO
By Chris Haak Electric-vehicle manufacturer Tesla pulled off a successful initial public offering yesterday, selling at least 13.3 million shares at $17 per share, which is...
Smart to Test Electric Cars in US
By Chris Haak Struggling minicar maker Smart has announced plans to launch a 250-car electric vehicle test fleet in select metro markets this October. Cities that will be...
Tesla Acquires NUMMI; Toyota Buys Tesla Stake
By Chris Haak Just weeks after Toyota shut down production, presumably for good, at its NUMMI facility in Fremont, California, there's a sign of life at the former GM-Toyota...