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Global Green Cars unveils plans for three new models: two all-electrics and a PHEV

We've heard a few snippets about Global Green Cars, a new electric and plug-in hybrid automaker down in Kentucky, earlier this year. Back in April, the company was giving out test rides in a converted Geo Metro right after announcing plans to build EVs in the Bluegrass State. The company has now put images of three new vehicles on its website that it plans to produce, should additional funding come through. First up is the G-1 (pictured), which currently only exists in pictures (as far as we can tell) and will start at $18,000. Top speed is ... Read more →

Global Green Cars showcasing electric car, giving test drives Domenick Yoney

If you happen to be hanging out near Corbin, Kentucky tomorrow, you might consider making the trip to the Corbin Motor Speedway to check out the "high performance production electric car" being ...

Zap Motor Manufacturing of Kentucky tries to keep local plant dream alive Sebastian Blanco

The Zap/Kentucky plant story has a new twist. After hearing that Integrity Manufacturing had closed up shop, we now find out that Zap's all-electric Alias might be coming from the Kentucky plant ...

Kentucky Ford plant could build Kuga crossover Sam Abuelsamid

Late in 2008, Ford revealed that it would be re-tooling several North American plants to build smaller vehicles that will be brought over from Europe over the next several years. One of those is ...

Corvette plant's old paint recycled for power Sebastian Blanco

Q. What do the Tennessee Valley Authority, General Motors and Waste Management have in common? A. A Corvette plant in Kentucky. Thanks to the "From Vettes to Watts" program, dried paint solids from ...

Zap! runs out of juice in Kentucky 11 months ago on Autoblog Green

Zap's plans to build a factory in Kentucky have once again run into the harsh light of reality as the cost escalated and money has become scarce. The plant, originally projected to cost $84 million now has a price tag of up to $200 million. The state of Kentucky originally put up $48 million in tax ...

Kentucky politicians gone wild wooing ZAP! factory 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

There has been quite a political theater circus happening in Kentucky this past week. Democrats and Republicans have been tripping all over themselves to hold press conferences with the owner of a potential ZAP! factory as well as clear the legal roadblocks that currently bar certain three-wheeled ...

How bad do you need it? Gas for sex deal goes awry in Kentucky 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Photo by ClevelandSGS. Licensed under Creative Commons license 2.0. Angela Eversole thought she had it all figured out: she needed gas, and was alledgedly willing to give up a little sex to get it. Unfortunately for her, the deal she was setting up for "a $100 gasoline card and other gifts" was ...


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