Tesla Motors Might be Able to Sell Direct in New Jersey After All
We’ve been covering the Tesla Motors direct-sales approach in depth, but a big blow came from New Jersey lawmakers in March.
Tesla Motors’ direct-sales models...
Tesla Free Technology Offer Taken Up
Characteristic for a firm in the Valley, Tesla open sourced its technology, allowing other car makers to use its patents free of charge. After...
Startup Elio Motors to Buy GM Plant for Building 60 mpg Car
Elio Motors in Shreveport, Louisiana wants to by a former General Motors plant in order to manufacture and sell their low-cost, high MPH car.
One...
General Motors Invests in Renewable Energy to Save Money and Reduce Emissions
General Motors has been at the forefront of reducing its impact on the environment, from recycling programs to renewable energy investment.
Manufacturing, such as that...
New Metal-Organic Substance Giving Better Hydrogen Tanks
UK researchers from the University of Nottingham and General Motors from Warren, Michigan, have invented a hydrogen tank material that could replace the current heavy and inefficient pressurized tubes used in today's hydrogen-powered cars.
Solar Stocks in the US Up on Bright Prospects
According to Deutsche Bank the falling cost of solar panels plus cheaper cost of finance is set to dramatically alter the US market. These...
GM First Car Manufacturer to Speak Out Against Tesla Motors’ Direct Sales Model
The only automaker to stand up to the automobile dealer associations (ADA), the Tesla Motors direct-sales strategy has been welcomed in some states, but obstructed in...
General Motors to Open Hydrogen Fueling Station Near LAX
Despite all the accusations that blame them not caring for, it seems like General Motors is getting more and more involved in the making of a fueling infrastructure for their fuel cell cars. GM has already invested heavily in two different ethanol companies (Coskata and Mascoma). Now they have partnered with Clean Energy Fuels Corp. to open a hydrogen fueling station near the Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). The stationshould be operational by 2008 fall.
General Motors’ Opel Diesel Hybrid Coming Soon to Europe
It may come as a surprise that Opel's current engine lineup is already ready to meet European automobile emissions standards for 2015, but for...
General Motors Greens Up By Installing 512 kW Solar Plant on Detroit Facility
Looks like GM is going to go greener starting with the end of this summer, as it has signed an agreement with DTE Energy that will put 512 kW of solar power onto six acres located at the south of the Detroit-Hamtramck facility. The power will feed some 54,750 energy-hungry Volt plug-in hybrids per year.
