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 …
Until Toyota stepped in last week, Daimler was the only major auto manufacturer to take a stake in electric-car startup Tesla Motors — a company that has now become synonymous with next-generation transportation. Now Daimler wants to work the same …
CODA Automotive, builder of electric cars and batteries, is diversifying its manufacturing operations, which had previously been based mostly in China. The company, headquartered in Santa Monica, Calif., says it will be opening a lithium-ion battery factory in Ohio that …
We’re here at Tesla’s new headquarters in Palo Alto, Calif. live-blogging the announcement of a strategic partnership between Tesla Motors and Toyota. Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk, Toyota President and CEO Akio Toyoda and California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger are on …
Governor Arnold Scharzenegger leaked earlier today that Tesla Motors will be partnering with Toyota to build a new electric vehicle. Now, chief executive Elon Musk confirms that this is true — but that Tesla will also be acquiring the recently-closed …
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 …
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 …
Last year, when the U.S. Department of Energy was doling out its first batch of massive low-interest loan guarantees to car companies under the banner of the Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing (ATVM) Program, it very blatantly left out General Motors …
The movement toward a cleaner, more efficient Smart Grid is suddenly becoming vital to a range of existing companies. Appliance makers, software empires and automotive giants alike are all rushing to get a piece of what is quickly becoming a …
Having already banked $100 million Fisker Automotive has raised its sights on a new round of venture capital funding, now seeking $175 million, according to a filing with the SEC (and first noticed by Earth2Tech).
The company is perhaps best …
BYD Auto, one of China’s most ambitious electric-vehicle makers, just stretched its reach a bit further. Backed with $250 million from none other than Warren Buffett, the company was already prepping its all-electric E6 sedan for the U.S. market by …
Nissan continues to beat the electric car drum. Last week, it started taking reservations for its all-electric Leaf, and beat its own expectations with more than 6,600 immediate orders. Now today, it announced that it is teaming up with General …
Ford, which has been relatively hush-hush about its green car projects compared to General Motors and Nissan, is integrating eco-conscious features into its yet-unlaunched MyFord Touch in-vehicle software system. The new Eco-Route tool, in particular, is designed to teach drivers …
With Nissan and General Motors already hyping their plug-in vehicles due out later this year, Ford seems to have fallen behind. Its all-electric Ford Focus hasn’t commanded as much attention. But today it looks like it’s pursuing a different strategy, …
CODA Automotive, one of the lesser gabbed-about electric car companies, just got a big break. Along with its joint venture partner, battery maker Lishen Power Battery, the company has just taken in $100 million in direct capital, with the promise …
With both the Nissan Leaf and General Motors’ Chevy Volt slated to launch before the end of the year, 2010 is quickly becoming a barometer for how the market will receive plug-in vehicles — and which brand will take the …
