According to the newsletter AutoBeat Asia, China will also be home to a production facility for the Chevy Volt’s to be sold in the Chinese market.  The newsletter goes on to state that all Volts built in China will be sold within the country with no plans for exports of Chinese made Volts. Beginning in [...]

Recently, Department of Energy Secretary Steven Chu has been delivering a wave of commencement speeches at various universities. During a speech at CalTech last week, he is quoted as saying we needed to prepare for the “inevitable transition to electricity as the energy for our personal transportation.” Inevitable.That one word probably sums up Secretary Chu’s [...]

Nissan is enduring hard times right now and is seeking $1.1 billion in low interest loans from the U.S. Government to help fund their hybrid and electric vehicle programs. The government has set aside $25 billion in funding to help support advanced technologies in the automotive field.  These technologies apply to electric vehicle, alternative fuel [...]

There are three constants in life: death, taxes, and Nissan’s periodic announcement of another zero-emission partnership. This time, the Renault-Nissan Alliance is working with Progress Energy and the non-profit group, Advance Energy, both based in Raleigh, North Carolina. The three entities will promote the development of an EV charging network to prepare the region for [...]

Imagine walking into every Chevy or Ford or Toyota dealership in the country and seeing wall-to-wall electric vehicles, Volts and Fusions and Priuses, but nary a traditional gas-powered Impala or Focus or Camry in sight. Imagine that happening in only six years. Sound impossible? Not really, at least not in Norway, where the Socialist Left [...]