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Obama Pushing Federal Agencies To Buy More Plug-In Cars

March 24, 2015March 24, 2015 Christopher DeMorro 2 Comments ATVM loan, electric vehicles, EVs, federal agencies, Obama, PHEVs, plug-in hybrids, President Obama

Since the beginning of Obama’s first term as President, the former Illinois senator has been pushing for more alternative fuel

Bosch predicts transmissions in electric cars

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Bosch: Electric Cars Will Soon Have Transmissions

July 20, 2014July 20, 2014 Jo Borrás 24 Comments bosch, efficiency, electric cars, Energy Storage, EV, ev sales, EVs, gears, PHEVs, supplier, transmission, transmissions

German electronics giant Bosch believes a big leap forward in EV efficiency is going to come from the addition of multi-speed transmissions. Are they right?

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U.S Attains 100,000 Plug-In Vehicle Milestone!

May 23, 2013 Nicholas Brown 0 Comments 100000 electric car milestone, 100000 EVs, Electric Vehicle Industry, EV milestone, Obama, PHEVs, Plug In America, President Obama, U.S., U.S.A., United States, US electric vehicle industry, US reaches 100

The number of plug-in vehicles in the United States has finally exceeded 100,000 units, according to Plug In America. Next step; one million plug-in cars!

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DOE Offers $50M For Electric Vehicle Development

March 22, 2013 Nicholas Brown 2 Comments DOE, Electric Vehicle R&D, EV Everywhere, EV R&D funding, HEVs, PHEVs, Plug-in car R&D, U.S Energy Department

The United States Department of Energy is offering $50 million for the development of plug-in vehicles as to support its EV Anywhere Grand Challenge. The program is intended to improve plug-in vehicle efficiency and performance.

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Henrik Fisker Buys A Fisker

March 22, 2013 Nicholas Brown 0 Comments Chevy Volt, Fisker, Fisker Automotive, Fisker CEO, Fisker co-founder resigns, Fisker Karma, Fisker Karma PHEV, Fisker Resignation, henrik fisker, PHEVs, Tony Posawatz

The co-founder of Fisker Automotive recently resigned from his position in the board of directors, due to “several major disagreements” on “business strategy”, seeming to center on Chinese investors and the use of U.S. government funds. But despite leaving the company he built from nothing, Henrik Fisker still believes enough in the Karma to buy one for himself.