REPORT: Bolivia will make its own lithium-ion batteries by 2018

Filed under: Emerging Technologies , EV/Plug-in , South/Latin America Asia and Michigan, watch out.

Mission (sorta) Accomplished: Shocking Barack Tour ends [w/VIDEO]

Filed under: EV/Plug-in , On Two Wheels , USA After retracing the Detroit-to-DC bailout-begging route taken earlier this year by auto execs, two intrepid souls dispatched by electric motorcycle maker Brammo have finally successfully accomplished their ” Shocking Barack ” mission. Sort of. While the dream of personally presenting the POTUS on the White House lawn with a slightly used Enertia powercycle bearing a lovingly-painted “Yes We Can” motto and an American flag may have fallen somewhat short, the pair has opted for a plan B C D E that can’t possibly fail.

Ford to partner with Azure Dynamics on Transit Connect BEV

Filed under: EV/Plug-in , Ford Ford Transit Connect BEV - click above for high-res image gallery Ford announced a change in direction today for its Transit Connect BEV program.

Chevy Volt leader Frank Weber leaving for Opel, reaffirms Volt remains on track

Filed under: GM , Opel Frank Weber and the Chevy Volt - Click above for high-res image gallery One of the main men working to get the Chevy Volt out the door on time, Frank Weber, has announced he will leave General Motors on December 1 for a senior leadership post at Opel. This is the first high-ranking member of the Volt team to leave and told Bloomberg that GM remains strongly committed to the program. He also gave this quote, which we can see getting repeated in the future: “The entire organization [GM] has inhaled what we [the Volt team] do here.” GM is trying to sell the European brand

GM CEO: electric cars require teamwork; hydrogen cars 10x more expensive than Volt

Filed under: EV/Plug-in , GM , Green Daily New GM CEO Fritz Henderson has some good words for his competitors. Surprised?

Aptera officially resubmits application for DOE loan

Filed under: EV/Plug-in , Legislation and Policy , Aptera , USA Aptera 2e final design rendering - Click above to enlarge Not that it comes as a shock or anything, but word comes from Aptera (by way of Green Car Advisor ) that it has officially resubmitted its application for DOE loans. The hopeful manufacturer of three-wheeled electric vehicles had previously submitted an application for funds from the DOE’s Advanced Technology Vehicle Manufacturing (ATVM) program, but the application was declined as the funds were only available for four-wheeled vehicles. Now that President Obama and Congress have revised the ATVM program to include three-wheeled cars that can carry at least two passengers and return at least 75 miles per gallon (or the electrical equivalent, naturally), Aptera now qualifies for funding.

Honda Insight wins Japan Automotive Hall of Fame Car of the Year

Filed under: Hybrid , Honda , Japan 2010 Honda Insight - Click above for high-res image gallery Here in the United States, there are more Car of the Year Awards than you can shake a stick at, and apparently that’s also the case in Japan.

Empire Strikes Back: White House calls out Edmunds on Clunkers story, Edmunds responds

The facts in the case of the White House versus Edmunds are essentially indisputable - but they are open for interpretation. The federal government’s $3 billion Cash for Clunkers program generated 690,000 sales by providing $3,500 and $4,500 vouchers to car buyers who turned in their eligible car or truck in exchange for a more fuel efficient ride

Eating his words: Michael Pollan retracts Hummer-vegan/Prius-meat-eater comment

Filed under: Hybrid , HUMMER , Toyota , Green Daily Want to give your public pronouncement a little zing? Try throwing in the words Hummer and Prius and imply that the SUV is better for the earth than the Prius. CNW sure knows the value of making the false claim

Ford dismisses battery swaps

Filed under: EV/Plug-in , Ford One of the favored concepts among many electric vehicle proponents (and, most prominently, Better Place ) is replaceable battery packs as a means of “rapid refueling.” However, aside from Nissan-Renault, no other major automaker has expressed any interest in the idea in the near term. Even Nissan is hedging its bets and the LEAF is not expected to include a swappable battery. Ford’s Nancy Gioia is among the naysayers on battery swapping.

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