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By Nathanael Baker on June 28, 2010
Tags: automobile, electric vehicle, EV, initial public offering, investment, investors, IPO, new transportation, publicly traded, Tesla Motors
In an exciting and much anticipated moment, Tesla Motors will launch its initial public offering (IPO) this week. Whether or not Tesla is a good investment is still up in the air.
By Nathanael Baker on February 9, 2010
Tags: automobile, brake failure, cars, hybrid, NYSE:TM, Prius, recall, Toyota, Toyota Motor Corporation
By Nathanael Baker on November 26, 2009
Tags: air car, automobile, Compressed-Air Car, electric car, electric vehicle, emerging automobile technology, EV, greenhouse gas emissions, new automobile technology, performance, research, study, University of California at Berkeley, Zero Pollution Motors
Air cars--vehicles running on compressed air--are considered to be one of the cleanest emerging vehicle technologies available. However, a new a study shows that air cars may not be as efficient and clean as their name indicates.
By Alison Pruitt on September 28, 2009
Tags: Bridgestone, General Motors, Honda, Michelin, Volvo, ZAP Electric Vehicles, China, United States, USD, automobile, BMW, Bridgestone, e-Traction, Ford, fuel economy, fuel efficiency, Honda, Michelin, OTC:ZAAP, tire technology, Volvo, wheel, wheel magnets, wheel motors, ZAP Electric Vehicles, Arjan Heinen, electricity, energy, Ford, Kentucky
To develop a more energy efficient car, start from the bottom up--with the wheels.
By Nathanael Baker on September 25, 2009
Tags: Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing, Ford, Renewable Technologies, Spain, USD, American Solar Energy Society, automobile, biofuels, dates, Department of Energy, ecosystems, ElectroTherm, Envion, FloDesign, Ford, geothermal power, Global Climate Week, Green Machine, Iraq, MOVELE Project, National Solar Tour, natural carbon capture, solar energy, solar power, telephone booths, Tidal Demonstration Project, United Nations, wind power, wind turbine, Ban Ki-moon, biofuels, biotechnology, biotechnology, energy, Iraqi government, mobile phones, Nova Scotia, oil, United Nations
This week was Global Climate Week, and EnergyBoom fully participated.
By Alison Pruitt on September 24, 2009
Tags: Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing, Ford Motor Company, Nissan Motors, Tesla Motors, United States, USD, Advanced Technology Manufacturing Program, automobile, DOE, financing, Ford Motor Company, fuel efficiency, funding, government loan, Nissan, NYSE:F, OTC:NSANY, steven chu, Tesla Motors, U.S. Department of Energy, United States, biofuels, Department of Energy, electricity, energy, finance, Illinois, Kentucky, Michigan, Missouri, Ohio, oil, Steven Chu, U.S. Department of Energy
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has loaned $5.9 billion to Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F) to transform factories in Illinois, Kentucky, Michigan, Missouri, and Ohio to produce more fuel efficient vehicles.
By Nathanael Baker on September 16, 2009
Tags: automobile, car manufacturing, Department of Transportation, Environmental Protection Agency, EPA, fuel efficiency, fuel efficiency standards, Lisa Jackson, President Obama, United States
President Obama and his administration have unveiled plans to require auto makers to manufacture and produce cleaner and more fuel-efficient cars.
By Robert Gluck on September 15, 2009
Tags: General Motors, automobile, C.C. Chan, hybrid, International Institution of Electronics and Electrical Engineers Vehicle Power and Propulsion Conference, Jennifer Granholm, Keetering University, Larry Burns, lithium-ion battery, Michigan, PHEV, plug-in hybrid elctric vehicle, Asian, Brenda Lemke, C.C. Chan, Doug Melton, electronics, energy, Jennifer Granholm, Jim Gover, Larry Burns, Mark Thompson, Melton, Michael Harris, Michigan, Professors Ravi Warrier, University of Hong Kong
The 5th International Institution of Electronics and Electrical Engineers Vehicle Power and Propulsion Conference held September 7-11 in Dearborn, Michigan, may propel Kettering University into the national spotlight.
By Mitchell Anderson on September 14, 2009
Tags: Pike, United States, automobile, cars, consumer research, electric charging stations, pike research, plug-in hybrid electric vehicle, research, United States, Clint Wheelock
What kind of car do Americans want to drive? For years it was assumed that big trucks and SUVs were what consumers were demanding. Not so according to a new market survey just released by Pike Research.
By Nathanael Baker on September 8, 2009
Tags: automobile, carbon dioxide emissions, fisker automotive, fisker karma, fuel economy, hybrid, PHEV, plug-in hybrid vehicle, SAE, Society of Automotive Engineers
According to the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE), Fisker Automotive's plug-in hybrid vehicle, the Karma, will be one of the cleanest and most fuel-efficient cars in the world when it goes on sale in 2010.
