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Fisker Automotive, the vehicle manufacturer which took the clean transportation world by storm in 2009 when it announced the debut of its Karma model plug in hybrid vehicle, has announced its intention to renegotiate the terms of its $528.7 million conditional loan from the U.S. Department of Energy, or DOE.

Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F) has announced it is partnering with SunPower Corp.(NasdaqNM: SPWRA)  in the launching of its new ‘Drive Green for Life’ program that will make electric vehicles (EVs) even more environmentally friendly.   

As Ford Motor Company (NYSE: F) ramps up its production of next generation automobiles it also plans to ramp up its workforce.  The auto manufacturer has announced it will hire more than 7,000 new employees within the next two years.

Ford Motor Company (NYSE: F) has formally announced the details behind its Ford Focus Electric at the 2011 International Consumer Electronics Show (ICES) in Las Vegas.

Two fuel cell companies were among the six top performers in the EnergyBoom Clean 100 Index (E•B Clean 100) over the five trading days leading up to the Christmas break. 

Shares of FuelCell Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ: FCEL) were up 28.7 percent (down 44.5 percent year to date) and shares of Ballard Power Systems Inc. (NASDAQ: BLDP) were up 14.5 percent (down 16 percent YTD).

Mercedes-Benz (ETR: DAI) recently announced that they will deploy 70 fuel cell vehicles onto California roads by 2012. The B-class Mercedes-Benz vehicles are designed to have a 270-mile driving range on one tank of hydrogen and take less than five minutes to refuel.

Ford Motor Company's surging profits in the third fiscal quarter of 2010 could mark a return to glory for the American automaker, which has been mired in debt.

According to data collected by Pike Research, the US$2.4 billion stimulus package for next-generation automobiles, as laid out in the 2009 American Recovery Act, is moving at a snails pace in its objective to create jobs and jettison the electric vehicle industry. 

Ford Motor Company (NYSE: F) has kicked off a 14-city electric vehicle tour in an effort to prepare the Pacific Northwest for electric vehicles.