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Aptera officially resubmits application for DOE loan

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 ... Read more →

President signs bill expanding ATVM program to three wheelers Sam Abuelsamid

When congress established the Advanced Technology Vehicle Manufacturing (ATVM) program in the 2007 energy bill, it explicitly said that it applied to making cars that come under the federal motor ...

Aptera's chances of getting DOE loan money improving? Jeremy Korzeniewski

Aptera is planning to build the 2e, a fully electric, extremely efficient, highway-speed vehicle that can seat two occupants, and the company would like to get some funding from the Department of ...

Report: VP Joe Biden to announce stimulus battery grants in Detroit on Wednesday Sam Abuelsamid

Vice President Joe Biden will be delivering a speech on the economic recovery efforts that have been implemented thus far at the NextEnergy Center in Detroit on Wednesday. The Detroit News is ...

Mulally: Ford's path to profitability based on electrification Jeremy Korzeniewski

Ford CEO Alan Mulally says the automaker is on track to return to profitability by 2011, despite posting a record $14.7 billion loss in 2008 and a forecast to continue posting losses through the ...


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