General Motors has announced that it will invest $325 million to support new electric vehicle component production at its plant in Warren, Michigan. Currently, the...
Articles from 11.2.2011
Morocco to host first solar farm in €400bn renewables network
Morocco has been chosen as the first location for a German-led, €400bn project to build a vast network of solar and windfarms across North Africa and the Middle East to...
Ford taking orders for Focus Electric priced near $40K
Ford started taking orders Wednesday for the 2012 Focus Electric, a battery-electric sedan with a retail price just under $40,000 before a $7,500 federal tax credit and...
Multimillion-dollar ad buy hits Obama over Solyndra controversy
The group Americans for Prosperity is bankrolling swing-state TV ads that knock President Obama over the $535 million loan guarantee to the failed solar company Solyndra,...
Perry pushes energy subsidy end as he makes his case in Iowa
Texas Governor Rick Perry, seeking to recharge his struggling White House campaign, called for an end to all federal energy subsidies as he appeared at a forum in Iowa to...
State Department defends Keystone XL pipeline contractor, says no conflict-of-interest
The State Department defended its decision to award a sensitive environmental impact study on the Keystone XL pipeline to a company that had previous ties to TransCanada,...
Volt outsells LEAF in October
In the ongoing battle for plug-in vehicle supremacy, the Nissan LEAF has lost its crown to the Chevrolet Volt. US sales of the LEAF slipped in October, allowing the Volt...
Brazil crude exports to triple to 1.5-1.6 million bpd by 2020-Petrobras
SINGAPORE, Nov 1 (Reuters) - Brazil's crude exports willtriple to 1.5-1.6 million barrels per day (bpd) by 2020, from520,000 bpd now, Petrobras chief executive...
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