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Main > Car Makers News > Other > New Corvette electric, but too small to be street legal | detnews.com | The Detroit News I have to admit, I didn't know where New Hudson was when the press release arrived announcing a media event at Pratt & Miller Engineering, a firm known for fielding some of the fastest road-racing Corvettes ever. For kindred geographic ignoramuses, New Hudson bumps against Wixom. The event announced an important milestone, Pratt & Miller's first electric Corvette. Even more exciting is the firm's smaller, lighter-weight Corvette is actually a build-it-yourself design. It's certainly a cause for... Full article... Article added: 2008-12-17 13:21:28 Article Views Rating: 106 Main > Auto Shows > Other > Future Electric Cars Electric cars already have a proven track record for success, albeit a limited one. If you've seen the movie "Who Killed the Electric Car" you'll already know that General Motors introduced the EV1 as a lease vehicle only to recall it and crush it because of a dispute with the California Air Resources Board. The past electric... Full article... Article added: 2008-12-16 07:24:02 Article Views Rating: 445 Main > Auto Shows > Other > Tesla Builds a 4-Door Tesla is making some big moves, literally. The company is planning to relocate from its current headquarters in San Carlos, California, to a $250 million facility in San Jose, California, the construction of which will begin in the summer of 2009. The reason? The Model S, an all-new 4-door 5-passenger zero-emissions luxury sedan powered by a lithium-ion battery pack. Unlike the Tesla Roadster, which is built in partnership with Lotus in the U.K. and based on a stretched Elise platform, the Model S will... Full article... Article added: 2008-12-16 06:54:59 Article Views Rating: 253 Main > Car Makers News > Other > Dark cloud looms as Detroit awaits word on bailout | detnews.com | The Detroit News DETROIT -- Even amid the festive atmosphere of a downtown ice skating rink, it's impossible to escape the worries the Motor City faces as the U.S. auto industry waits to see whether it will get a lifeline from the federal government. "People are scared to death. You can't have a conversation without it coming up," said Jeff Doyle, who was watching his children skate at Campus Martius Park, just a few blocks from General Motors' headquarters and its giant blue GM logos that loom over the city... Full article... Article added: 2008-12-15 07:23:42 Article Views Rating: 111 Main > Car Makers News > Other > Tesla looking for $350 million in government loans to build electric-sedan As announced last month, Tesla Motors had submitted an application for about $400 million in financial aid for two projects including the upcoming Model S Sedan. Tesla’s CEO Elon Musk said today that it will have to further delay the introduction of its $57,499 Model S Sedan if the company doesn’t receive at least $350 million in government loans.Musk said that Tesla won’t be able to open the $250 million manufacturing facility in San Jose, California that will produce the new electric sedan. He... Full article... Article added: 2008-12-11 06:59:31 Article Views Rating: 80 Main > Car Makers News > Other > Tesla looking for $350 million in government loans to build electric-sedan As announced last month, Tesla Motors had submitted an application for about $400 million in financial aid for two projects including the upcoming Model S Sedan. Tesla’s CEO Elon Musk said today that it will have to further delay the introduction of its $57,499 Model S Sedan if the company doesn’t receive at least $350 million in government loans.Musk said that Tesla won’t be able to open the $250 million manufacturing facility in San Jose, California that will produce the new electric sedan. He... Full article... Article added: 2008-12-11 06:59:06 Article Views Rating: 80 Main > Car Makers News > Other > Electric car maker seeks U.S. aid | The Detroit News | detnews.com Tesla Motors Inc., the maker of a luxury electric sports car, will delay the introduction of its less-expensive sedan if the company doesn't receive a $350 million U.S. government loan, CEO Elon Musk said. The loan will help develop a four-door sedan to be priced at $57,499, Musk said Tuesday in an interview. The closely held company won't open a $250 million manufacturing facility in San Jose, Calif., without the aid, he said. "We can't move forward with that without a major amount of capital," Musk... Full article... Article added: 2008-12-10 06:17:39 Article Views Rating: 82 Main > Car Makers News > Other > White House gets bailout plan, but negotiations continue | The Detroit News | detnews.com WASHINGTON -- Congressional Democrats sent a $15 billion bailout bill to the White House to prevent General Motors Corp. and Chrysler LLC from collapsing, tying government loans to tough restructuring conditions and firm oversight by a "car czar." The White House and Congress were still wrangling late Monday over final details, including whether to bolster the restructuring requirements and a provision to bar automakers from suing states over vehicle emissions standards. But the legislation appeared on... Full article... Article added: 2008-12-09 06:02:12 Article Views Rating: 97 Main > Car Makers News > Other > Screw The Auto Bailout: Why Not Just Nationalize The Industry? At the moment, D.C. and Detroit are brooding on a Morton's Fork: Watch the American automakers auger in and take hundreds of thousands of jobs with them, or bail out these failed and incorrigible companies whose management so richly deserves whatever hell flying coach? awaits them. Tops on the critics' list of grievances is Detroit's failure to anticipate the inevitable. Why didn't these companies sufficiently invest in next-generation technology -- fuel-efficient small cars, high-mileage hybrids... Full article... Article added: 2008-12-04 15:50:49 Article Views Rating: 102 Main > Car Makers News > Mazda > The All New Mazda3 5 Door Hatch Debuts In Bologna All-New Mazda3 5-Door HatchbackThe sports compact that delivers exhilarating driving pleasureWhen the first-generation Mazda3 was released, it introduced a level of driving pleasure and sense of quality which exceeded its class. Five years later, total sales have surpassed 1.8 million units and the Mazda3 has won a total of 90 automobile awards around the globe. The new Mazda3 builds on the virtues of the first generation and reflects increasing worries about environmental issues, the rapid expansion of... Full article... Article added: 2008-12-04 15:19:10 Article Views Rating: 173 |
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