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'Green' car makers look for boost in second Obama term

Source: MSNBC, Nov 9 2012, 6:28am CST

10 min. Paul A. Eisenstein , NBC News contributor President Barack Obama’s support for the 2009 auto industry bailout turned out to be critical to his successful re-election bid. And with Obama re-elected, at least o ...

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55 minutes ago

Plug-Based Cars Top 100,000, But Lags Expectations

Source: CNBC  |   May 21 2013, 8:24am CDT

A power cable from a vehicle charging station is seen plugged into the side of a Toyota Prius plug-in hybrid in San Francisco, California. While we're not exactly sure when or where it happened, some gre ...

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1 hour ago

Musk says Tesla probably will pay off U.S. loan Wednesday

Source: San Francisco Chronicle  |   May 21 2013, 8:00am CDT

Elon Musk, Tesla Motors Inc. (TSLA)'s chief executive officer and co-founder, said in a Twitter post the electric-car maker will "probably" repay its Energy Department loan as early as tomorrow. A separate announcement ...

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27 weeks ago


Quote:
"The barrier to entry would have been that much harder for consumers, making it just that much harder for (the industry) to succeed."


Source: MSNBC

 

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3 hours ago

President Obama to speak on Oklahoma disaster

Source: WIS  |   May 21 2013, 6:17am CDT

The car you drive may have one and you may not even know it. Event data recorders collect several pieces of information seconds before a crash such as: speed, brake pressure, and seat belt use. TroopersMore >> The car you drive may ...

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4 hours ago

PRUDEN: Mr. Obama and green persimmons

Source: Washington Times  |   May 21 2013, 5:15am CDT

The Republicans who can’t wait to talk impeachment should sit down, shut up, and be patient. President Obama may yet deserve impeachment, but we’re not there yet. Patience, as anyone old enough to remember Watergate know ...

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8 hours ago

The zero-emission vehicle myth

Source: Detroit News Online  |   May 21 2013, 12:27am CDT

A closer inspection of the numbers, however, reveals that the Palo Alto-based carmaker made its profit by selling $68 million in carbon credits to other automakers. Under a mandate that 15 percent of sales be zero-emission vehicles by 2025, Cali ...

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11 hours ago

Green Shadow Cabinet: Updates from the past week

Source: Independent Political Report  |   May 20 2013, 10:06pm CDT

On May 20 the Home Defenders League, a national network of homeowners fighting foreclosure, will descend on Washington and attempt to meet with Attorney General Eric Holder. They will be demanding real restitut ...

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15 hours ago

How to Give Ugly Landfills a Second Life

Source: The Atlantic  |   May 20 2013, 6:16pm CDT

The Daily Beast on the second life of landfills Miranda Green observes a new trend among communities hoping to conceal unsightly landfills and garbage dumps: covering the sites with solar panels. "Many states and c ...

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15 hours ago

Opinion Line Extra (May 21)

Source: Kansas.com  |   May 20 2013, 5:40pm CDT

The robins were assessing storm damage to their homes in my backyard trees shortly after the clouds had cleared. Perhaps young people will finally realize that they are being played for patsies by the Obama adm ...

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18 hours ago

Tesla May Be The Last One Standing

Source: Seeking Alpha  |   May 20 2013, 2:27pm CDT

The U.S Energy Department loan program has provided a boost in innovation to promote the development of cleaner cars. Its loan program is sizable at $25 billion and looks to make a significant impact in the next generation automotive industry. A p ...

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