Here's a nice warm thought in case you're an American who filed your taxes recently: soon-t0-be-failed luxury hybrid manufacturer Fisker Automotive was allowed to receive loan money from the U.S. Department of Energy even after they violated the terms on multiple occasions, according to a new report.
Has The Department Of Energy Been Playing Electric Car Company…
Small, California-based start-up automaker XP has filed a lawsuit against the Department of Energy that accuses the Department of outright favoritism to major established car manufacturers for federal grants and loans. The grants and loans are part of a program to encourage the development of electric vehicles, and…
Fisker Granted $528 Million Loan By Feds To Develop “Low-Cost” Plug-In …
The DoE just gave Fisker a $528 million loan, part of which will bring the Fisker Karma
Tesla Gets Full $465 Million In Federal Loans
The Department of Energy just announced electric automaker Tesla will get the full $465 million in Federal loans it asked for
Government May Delay $25 Billion For Automakers Until Mid-2010
Apparently the Department of Energy is really slow when it comes to writing checks, as the Detroit News
Researchers Continue Attempts To Turn Car Exhaust Into Power
The Department of Energy is funding research at GM and BMW, along with several partner universities, into a little-known technology called the thermoelectric generator. Internal combustion engines use a grand total of maybe 25-30% of the energy contained in gasoline for actual propulsion. Everything else is wasted…
Plug It In, Plug It In: Plug-in Hybrids No Problem for Power Grid,…
According to the US Department of Ex—Oil Company Executives Energy in a new report yet to be published, the tangle of Christmas-tree lights known as the power grid can handle an upsurge in plug-in hybrids lickety split. The report, via The Car Connection, points out that by employing off-peak energy production via…
