Do you think that only environmentalists or eco-conscious legislators want to promote smart transportation choices? Think again. A growing number of business leaders are seeing the connection between employees’ driving habits and the well being of their companies and communities.
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The Department of Energy hired an outside restructuring adviser last year to monitor Fisker Automotive's financing efforts, according to a Bloomberg report.
New data from University of Michigan's Transportation Research Institute (UMTRI) indicates that the average new vehicle purchased in the United States has become nearly 20 percent more efficient since fall of 2007.
This week, would-be hybrid vehicle manufacturer, Bright Automotive, closed its doors citing inability to secure a $314 million federal loan.
"We have been forced to say 'uncle.' As a result, we are winding down our operations," the company's Chief Executive Officer Reuben Munger and Chief Operating Officer Mike Donoughe wrote U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu in a letter Tuesday.
The "unnatural relationship" between the Obama administration and US carmakers in the wake of the 2009 auto bailouts may have led to a delay in disclosing a potential safety defect in Chevrolet Volts, Republican lawmakers claim in a House Oversight and Government Reform Committee report.
The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee will hold a formal hearing to discuss and to investigate the potential fire risks associated with the extensively damaged Chevrolet Volts. Darrell Issa, R-CA, chairman of the committee, told members of the House that the hearing—titled "Volt Vehicle Fire: What did NHTSA know and when did they know it?”—will be held on January 25.
At the North American International Auto Show in Detroit this week, carmakers unveiled an array of new green concepts and future production models.
California may seek to set regulations mandating that one-seventh of all new light duty vehicles sold there carry at least plug-in hybrid electric drive capabilities.
According to a new study from the Consumer Reports National Research Center a whopping 93 percent of car owners would like to see higher fuel economy standards.
