The government tried to close his car dealership, he fought back, and now as a Congressman Rep. Kelly wants to kill the electric car. With HR 3768 introduced, on Dec 30, by Chevy Car Dealer and Rep. Mike Kelly (R-Pa.), a proposal to end the $7500 tax credit for electric…
Demanding that electric cars solve global warming and foreign oil dependence overnight makes it impossible for electric cars to look like a success. With the new year came the ending of a long list of tax credits, among which were the electric vehicle tax credits we discussed last week. Today…
The companies identified a manufacturing flaw, and are of course issuing a recall. Late last week A123 Systems disclosed they’d found some mechanical problems in the battery packs they supplied to Fisker for the Karma plug-in hybrid luxury sedan. (see A123 Systems finds problems in batteries for the Fisker Karma)…
The latest round of the U.S. Federal budget showdown was averted with the deal on the payroll tax cut, but there was collateral damage with dozens of tax credits that were not extended and are now expiring on Saturday, including three related to electric vehicles and several more related to…
Many look to electric cars not for ecological reasons, but because of greater efficiency, they’re cheaper to drive. Among the benefits of electric cars is cheaper fuel costs, that is the cost per mile for fuel to run the vehicle. A couple weeks ago Consumer Reports released a report comparing…
In the first time in over 110 years since electric taxi’s were last used in New York, Nissan and NYC are working together to develop the Taxi of the Future starting with a fleet of Nissan LEAF’s. Beginning in the Spring of 2012, New York City plans to deploy six…
Problem found in coolant system for battery packs A123 Systems is supplying for the Fisker Karma. Battery manufacturer A123 Systems disclosed today flaws in the battery packs they’ve supplied to Fisker for the Karma plug-in hybrid luxury sedan. A123’s engineers have identified the nature of the flaw in the coolant…
Conservative policy think-tank playing loose and fast with the numbers regarding government spending on the Chevy Volt. Yesterday the Mackinac Center for Public Policy posted a statement claiming that each Chevy Volt is subsidized to the tune of $250,000 or more. That’s caused a cluster of blog posts trumpeting this…
Confidence abounds that they can fix the problems, and getting back to production and sales. With the controversy brewing about battery pack safety in the Volt, the folks who are stirring the controversy might believe that GM would stop producing the Volt. Instead in a recent interview GM’s CEO Dan…
Volt: Lithium manganese spinel from LG Chem; Spark EV: lithium iron phosphate from A123 Systems. Both are supposed to be safe. In October, GM announced the Chevy Spark EV would be sold in select U.S. and global markets beginning in 2013. The Chevy Volt crash testing battery pack fires have…
Carbon fiber doesn’t have remain in the realm of the high end race vehicles, it could come to mass production cars. Carbon fiber doesn’t have remain in the realm of the high end race vehicles, that is if GM and Teijin’s plan works out. Carbon fiber materials are stronger than…
