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Mike Jackson, CEO of AutoNation Inc. (NYSE: AN) was on a CNBC video this morning on the heels of news that the November sales figures were up 21% from a year earlier. The overall tone was positive...
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Two of the world’s largest car makers have announced a development project that could lead to a gasoline/electric hybrid drive train for light trucks and SUVs by the end of the decade. Ford Motor...
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Last week’s announcement on new corporate average fuel economy rules, known as CAFE, got a lot of coverage for its headline number of average fleet mileage of 54.5 miles/gallon by 2025. The auto...
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There’s another case where supply of an alternative energy technology is very likely to overwhelm demand. There is plenty of evidence that such a situation is taking hold in the solar PV...
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Norway’s entry in the electric vehicle (EV) sweepstakes, Think (or sometimes, Th!nk) has filed for bankruptcy because the company has been unable to find long-term financing. The company, once...
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Alternative energy news today ponders electric vehicles and the batteries that power them, takes a look at solar installation in India and the risks still involved with solar plants generally, and...
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History could be about to repeat itself. In 2008, gasoline prices moved above $3/gallon and sales of gas-guzzling SUVs, pickups, and some cars plummeted. With gasoline prices moving inexorably toward...
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Global sales of all types of electric-powered vehicles is expected to be under 1 million units of the estimated total of 44.7 million units that will be sold in 2010. By 2020, nearly 71 million new...
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Nissan’s flagship brand is Infiniti which competes with BMW, Mercedes, the Lexus brand of Toyota (NYSE: TM), and the Acura brand of Honda (NYSE: HMC). The Cadillac brand of GM needs to be added to...
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Reuters: American International Group (NYSE: AIG) is at work on a plan to repay its government aid. Reuters: The yen hit a new 15-year high. Reuters: Microsoft’s (NASDAQ: MSFT) new Halo...
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The plug-in hybrid, a car that uses the same socket as a vacuum cleaner, or at least one close it, has gotten the full force of backing from the Obama Administration. The President believe that...
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General Electric Co. (NYSE: GE) is touting its new initiative for smarter power usage, which is from the power grid to plug-in electric vehicles, and a home energy command center. More importantly,...
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Toyota Motor (NYSE: TM), a company in the midst of saving its own image and financial health, will extend a lifeline to a small and struggling car company–Tesla NASDAQ: TSLA), which recently went...
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