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tag: advanced transportation

Coulomb launches ambitious plan to electrify cars: 4,600 new charging stations

Coulomb launches ambitious plan to electrify cars: 4,600 new charging stations

June 2, 2010 4:51 PM Camille Ricketts

Coulomb Technologies unveiled ambitious plans today to install 4,600 new charging stations for plug-in vehicles in homes and commercial spaces across the U.S. — a project nearly half-funded by federal stimulus money.

The news comes at a tenuous time for …

Fisker raises $35M more to unlock federal funds, launch hybrid Karma

Fisker raises $35M more to unlock federal funds, launch hybrid Karma

June 1, 2010 12:48 PM Camille Ricketts

Fisker Automotive just got a $35 million boost toward matching its $529 million low-interest loan from the U.S. Department of Energy. So far this year, the Irvine, Calif., company has raised $189 million in equity financing to share the costs …

Khosla company EcoMotors snags $18M to develop "breakthrough" car engine

Khosla company EcoMotors snags $18M to develop "breakthrough" car engine

May 18, 2010 12:44 PM Camille Ricketts

Even as many electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles near their launch dates — foreshadowing the demise of the internal combustion engine — a small Michigan company called EcoMotors is betting that fossil fuel engines are here to stay for a …

GM teams with Google to make the Chevy Volt an Android car

GM teams with Google to make the Chevy Volt an Android car

May 18, 2010 11:45 AM Camille Ricketts

General Motors, fresh off announcing its first profitable quarter in almost three years and with potential government funding, is keeping the good news rolling. The company is revealing today that it will integrate Google’s Android operating system into existing OnStar …

Can the Chevy Volt bring GM back from the dead?

Can the Chevy Volt bring GM back from the dead?

May 17, 2010 5:10 PM Camille Ricketts

General Motors posted its first quarterly profit in almost three years today — a victorious declaration of its financial rehabilitation. It only took a major bailout, the slashing of several vehicle brands, and massive layoffs to turn things around, but …

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