DC 2010: DOE Secretary Chu announces closing of Nissan's $1.4 billion loan...
Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Nissan, Legislation and Policy, Washington DC Auto ShowSecretary Chu announced the closing of Nissan's $1.4 billion Advanced Technology Vehicle Loan Program loan (originally,...
View ArticleDC 2010: NAS' li-ion battery cost predictions are too high, battery makers say
Filed under: EV/Plug-in, EDTA Conference, Washington DC Auto Show During one of the sessions at the Electric Drive Transportation Association meeting here alongside the Washington Auto Show, our friend...
View ArticleDC 2010: Ford's Nancy Gioia talks electrification progress, status of Leno's...
Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Hybrid, Ford, AutoblogGreen Exclusive, Washington DC Auto Show We heard from Ford CEO Alan Mulally yesterday about his company's overall work with the U.S. government on energy...
View ArticleDC 2010: EVA/DC displays tasty home-brewed electric car collection *UPDATE
Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Green Culture, EDTA Conference, Washington DC Auto Show EVA/DC booth at EDTA 2010 - Click above for a high-res image gallery What you're looking at in the picture above is not...
View ArticleDC 2010: EDTA president Brian Wynne: "This is not your father's automotive...
Filed under: Emerging Technologies, EV/Plug-in, AutoblogGreen Exclusive, Legislation and Policy, EDTA Conference, Washington DC Auto Show Brian Wynne, president of the Electric Drive Transportation...
View Article2011 Green Car Vision Award finalists include five pure electric cars
Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Ford, Honda, Mitsubishi, Toyota, Volvo, Washington DC Auto Show The 2010 Green Car Vision Award winner, the Nissan Leaf - Click above for high-res image gallery The Washington...
View Article2011 DC Auto Show Preview: Will the good times continue at the Green Car Summit?
Filed under: GM, Washington DC Auto ShowThe 2011 Washington Auto Show starts this week and we're getting out recorders ready for the annual highlight: the Green Car Summit. In the past, the summits...
View ArticleDC 2011: Rep. Levin announces bill to raise plug-in vehicle tax credit cap to...
Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Legislation and Policy, Washington DC Auto ShowThis'd be a sweet deal for automakers. At a kick-off event for the DC Auto Show today, Representative Sander Levin (D-Royal Oak,...
View ArticleGeneral Motors withdraws $14.4B loan request from DOE
Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Hybrid, Chevrolet, GM, Legislation and Policy, Washington DC Auto Show Earlier today, General Motors announced that it is withdrawing its request for $14.4 billion in direct...
View ArticleDC 2011: Ford Focus Electric wins Green Car Vision Award
Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Ford, Washington DC Auto Show Well, we knew it was going to be an electric car that would drive away with the Green Car Journal's Green Car Vision Award for 2011, we just...
View ArticleDC 2011: Green Car Summit tones it down, looks ahead
Filed under: Ethanol, EV/Plug-in, AutoblogGreen Exclusive, Legislation and Policy, Washington DC Auto Show The 2011 Green Car Summit didn't have quite the fireworks that the event has had in the past,...
View ArticleDC 2011: Bosch says diesels really show you the money
Filed under: Diesel, MPG, Washington DC Auto Show Cuba Gooding Jr. would be proud. Carnegie Mellon University released a new study today that shows that people who drive modern diesel vehicles can get...
View ArticleDC 2011: GM on DOE loan withdrawal: "It says a lot about the financial health...
Filed under: GM, Legislation and Policy, Washington DC Auto Show Today, General Motors basically told the U.S. government: we're doing fine. It did this by withdrawing its $14.4 billion loan request...
View ArticleDC 2011: Baltimore Grand Prix wants to be "most sustainable" race in U.S.
Filed under: Ethanol, Washington DC Auto Show, Racing The American Le Mans Series calls itself "the global leader in green racing," and it's got over five years of working with the DOE, EPA and SAE to...
View ArticleDC 2011: Novozymes wonders how far you can drive on a ton of corn biomass
Filed under: Emerging Technologies, Ethanol, Washington DC Auto Show Here's a question. Take that one-ton bale of biomass (specifically, corn cobs and stalks) in the picture above, turn it into...
View ArticleTesla Model S, BMW i3 among 2012 Green Car Vision finalists
Filed under: Emerging Technologies, EV/Plug-in, Hybrid, Hydrogen, BMW, Cadillac, Ford, Mercedes Benz, Tesla Motors, Washington DC Auto Show Tesla's Model S, the BMW i3, the Cadillac ELR, the...
View ArticleAutoline goes live from the Washington Auto Show
Filed under: Legislation and Policy, Washington DC Auto Show, Daimler, Coda Automotive If you can't be at the Washington Auto Show today but want to know what's going on, join John McElroy and the crew...
View ArticleFord C-Max Energi wins 2012 Green Car Vision Award
Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Hybrid, Ford, Washington DC Auto Show For the second year in a row, Ford drove off with the Green Car Journal Green Car Vision award at the Washington Auto Show, this time with...
View ArticleVW announces two-year partnership with Bikes Belong
Filed under: Green Culture, Volkswagen, On Two Wheels, Washington DC Auto Show 2011 was a good year for VW - the best since 2002 - said Jonathan Browning, president and CEO, Volkswagen Group of...
View ArticleDOE's David Sandalow defends Obama's auto record
Filed under: MPG, AutoblogGreen Exclusive, Legislation and Policy, USA, Washington DC Auto ShowOne of the differences between the Washington Auto Show and car shows in other cities is the almost...
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