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Toyota and GM Score More Hybrid Awards

By Philippe Crowe Yesterday automotive data and analysis firm, Vincentric released the results of its 8th annual Vincentric Best Value in America awards which included several hybrids in tally. Vincentric measures cost-of-ownership using eight different cost factors: depreciation, fees & taxes, financing, fuel, insurance, maintenance, opportunity cost, and repairs. Using a statistical model, the company identified [...] [...]

$1.16 Million Grant For Motiv Power Systems

By Philippe Crowe The prospect of riding an all-electric shuttle to the airport just got one step closer. The California Energy Commission (CEC) granted Motiv Power Systems $1.16 million for an assembly line pilot run of four electric truck chassis in partnership with Detroit Chassis. read more [...]

German Collaboration Aims To Develop EV Infrastructure

By Philippe Crowe Based on the premise that electric cars will only proliferate if supported by easily accessible and integrated charging infrastructure, BMW Group, Bosch, Daimler, EnBW, RWE, and Siemens have just launched an initially regional joint venture toward this goal in Germany. Named hubject GmbH, the new company is based in Berlin, and will create integrated [...] [...]

ECOmove Wins Award and QBEAK Soon To Launch

By Philippe Crowe Primed and ready to launch this year, Danish ECOmove’s QBEAK EV, just got an additional shot in the arm by being named the best EV early-stage investment opportunity. This distinction for the Danish company came via Frost & Sullivan’s annual Best Practice Award which recognizes companies in regional and global markets for outstanding achievement [...] [...]

Energy policy: Free markets and Republican right insanity

Natural gas trucks could be an OPEC oil killer In a world economy, is OPEC part of the free market system? I’m not the biggest fan of the NAT GAS Act. Unlike many conservative Republicans whom believe that the NAT GAS act is anti-free market capitalism, however, I believe the NAT GAS Act is simply typical, band-aid [...] [...]