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earth2tech.com - 10/8/2009
T. Boone’s V-Vehicle Expects Answer on DOE Loan Next Month
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Out of stealth mode and into the shadows — that’s the road down which auto startup V-Vehicle’s has traveled over the last few months. Since making the splashy announcement in June that it had raised more than $100 million from big-name investors T. Boone Pickens, John Doerr ...
Electric-Car Makers Tesla and Fisker: The U.S. Bets Big
time.com - 10/7/2009
Electric-Car Makers Tesla and Fisker: The U.S. Bets Big
— time.com — Visitors watch a Tesla Roadster, a sports car powered with electricity, on the first press day of... the Frankfurt Auto Show in Frankfurt. (more) Electric-Car Makers Tesla and Fisker: The U.S. Bets Big

Comments vote down The Oil Drum found this 10/7/2009found this
Fox News criticizes - and misleads viewers on - Tesla, Fisker DOE loans
green.autoblog.com - 10/2/2009
Fox News criticizes - and misleads viewers on - Tesla, Fisker DOE loans
— green.autoblog.com — Fox News on Fisker, Teska DOE loans - Click above to watch the videos after the jump... Pop quiz: what country is Tesla Motors based in? England? Wrong. What about Fisker Automotive? Finland? Wrong again, but if you gave those two answers, you might be qualified to be on Fox News and ... (more) Fox News criticizes - and misleads viewers on - Tesla, ...

Comments vote down AutoblogGreen AutoblogGreen posted 10/2/2009posted this
Fisker, the vast rightwing conspiracy, and the $528 Mil DOE loan
examiner.com - 10/9/2009
Fisker, the vast rightwing conspiracy, and the $528 Mil DOE loan
— examiner.com — Fox News aired a completely misleading piece about Fisker that aired a litany of untrue claims. The... article goes over them and explains the truth. (more) Fisker, the vast rightwing conspiracy, and the $528 Mil ...

Comments vote down reikiman reikiman posted 10/9/2009posted this

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Autoblog Green:  REPORT: V-Vehicles waiting for DOE response, looking for future workers

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REPORT: V-Vehicles waiting for DOE response, looking for future workers
Autoblog Green — ... from T. Boone Pickens (among others), is moving forward with its plan to build a "fuel-efficient car for the U.S. market." The company has put in a request to the DOE for $250 million in low-interest Advanced Technology Vehicle Manufacturing program loans in order to re-open a facility in Monroe, Louisiana that was once a GM plant. The VVC plant would employ 1,400 people with an average salary of $40,000 once full production ramps up, something that will take many years. Earth2Tech reports that the state of Louisiana and local governments have offered VVC over $80 ...

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