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Lime Rock hosts race for electric cars
Two flat tires didn't deflate the enthusiasm of the Housatonic Valley Regional High School team that competed in the Electrathon at Lime Rock Park. In the school's first entry into the electric car competition, drivers Wayne Purdy and Brian Saccardi managed to get their entry around the track nine times. ...
Big Mercedes-Benz GL-Class SUV is in demand
The high mark for sales of big sport utility vehicles came years ago, but don't tell that to Mercedes-Benz customers. Through the first four months of 2013, they have boosted sales of the Mercedes full-size GL-Class SUV 27.5 percent above last year's level, to nearly 11,000. And low supplies are ...
Neb. students compete with electric car designs
High school teams from Elkhorn and Wayne have won scholarships with their electric car designs. Those two schools prevailed in the finals of the annual Power Drive competition. Elkhorn won the standard class because their vehicle won the most points for endurance, design and documentation. Elkhorn's vehicle completed 42 laps ...
Tesla Model S gets Consumer Reports' top score
The Tesla Motors Inc. Model S electric car has tied an older Lexus for the highest score ever recorded in Consumer Reports magazine's automotive testing. The Model S, which starts at $62,400 after a federal tax credit, scored 99 points on a scale of 100 in the magazine's battery of ...
Solar plane lands in Ariz., 1st leg of major trip
Alone in the single-seat cockpit and high above the American Southwest, pilot Bertrand Piccard could hear only his plane's gear box and the quiet whine of four electric motors. No noisy jet engines. He's flying Solar Impulse, considered the world's most advanced sun-powered plane. Piccard piloted the craft for 20 ...
New technology propels 'old energy' boom
Technology created an energy revolution over the past decade — just not the one we expected. By now, cars were supposed to be running on fuel made from plant waste or algae — or powered by hydrogen or cheap batteries that burned nothing at all. Electricity would be generated with ...
Drilling is new focus for clean energy investors
A decade ago, large investors in so-called clean technology had a straightforward goal: finance companies that would help eliminate the world's dependence on oil, natural gas and coal. But as profits from wind, solar, biofuels and other alternatives consistently fell short of expectations — and as the fossil fuel business ...
Oil drilling technology leaps, clean energy lags
Technology created an energy revolution over the past decade — just not the one we expected. By now, cars were supposed to be running on fuel made from plant waste or algae — or powered by hydrogen or cheap batteries that burned nothing at all. Electricity would be generated with ...
Clean technology investors shift focus to drilling
A decade ago, large investors in so-called clean technology had a straightforward goal: finance companies that would help eliminate the world's dependence on oil, natural gas and coal. But as profits from wind, solar, biofuels and other alternatives consistently fell short of expectations — and as the fossil fuel business ...
Electric car maker CODA files for bankruptcy
Electric car maker CODA Holdings Inc. filed for bankruptcy protection Wednesday after selling just 100 cars and said it plans to quit the auto business altogether. The Los Angeles-based parent of CODA Automotive filed for bankruptcy protection in federal court in Delaware. A consortium of debtors plans to acquire CODA ...
Electric car maker CODA files for Chapter 11
Electric car maker CODA Holdings Inc. filed for bankruptcy protection Wednesday after selling just 100 cars and said it plans to quit the auto business altogether. The Los Angeles-based parent of CODA Automotive filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in federal court in Delaware. A consortium of debtors plans to ...
Electric vehicles on display during UT conference
Electric vehicles will be on display this week at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, while a conference is being held there for industry professional and government agencies planning for the growing electric vehicle market. The display will be on the plaza in front of the Howard H. Baker Jr. Center ...
Hassan visiting NH hybrid race car competition
Gov. Maggie Hassan is attending a hybrid race car competition at the New Hampshire Motor Speedway. The Formula Hybrid Competition is founded and run by the Thayer School of Engineering at Dartmouth College. Hassan is stopping by the track on Tuesday morning. This year, 20 teams are registered for the ...
Obama administration missed clues on Fisker
The Energy Department did not realize for four months that troubled automaker Fisker Automotive Inc. had missed a crucial production target that was required as part of a half-billion dollar government loan, documents released Wednesday show. The mistake allowed Fisker to obtain an additional $32 million in government funding before ...
GM says Chevy Spark EV can go 82 miles per charge
General Motors said Wednesday that the battery-powered version of its Chevrolet Spark mini-car can travel up to 82 miles on a single charge, putting it among the leaders in mass-market electric vehicles sold in the U.S. The Spark EV also gets the equivalent of 119 miles per gallon in testing ...
Volt is unique, high-tech drive
The 2013 Chevrolet Volt has a lot going for it. It can travel up to 50 miles on all-electric power and has a backup gasoline engine for longer trips, is a recommended buy of Consumer Reports magazine and adds new features, including a new Hold mode that lets drivers set ...
Obama administration had advance warning on Fisker
Newly released documents show that the Obama administration was warned as early as 2010 that electric car maker Fisker Automotive Inc. was not meeting milestones set up for a half-billion dollar government loan, nearly a year before U.S. officials froze the loan after questions were raised about the company's statements. ...
Pa. turnpike plans electric vehicle charging
State officials say drivers of electric vehicles will soon be able to recharge at four places along the Pennsylvania Turnpike — and eventually at many more. The Turnpike Commission on Tuesday said it expects to open electric vehicle charging stations this summer at four service plazas. They will be at ...
Fines to protect electric vehicle parking spots
Drivers who improperly park in spaces reserved for electric vehicles now face a $124 penalty. Gov. Jay Inslee approved a bill Tuesday aimed at preventing gas-consuming cars who take up electric-vehicle spaces. Drivers of electric vehicles may also face a fine if they park in the dedicated spots and don't ...
Energy Dept. seizes $21M from electric car maker
The Obama administration has seized $21 million from troubled automaker Fisker Automotive Inc. just weeks after the company laid off three-fourths of its workers amid continuing financial and production problems. Fisker had received $192 million in federal loans before a series of problems led U.S. officials to freeze the loan ...
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