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

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 reporting that Biden will be using the occasion to announce the first round of battery research grants from a $2 billion program that was part of the stimulus package passed earlier this year. The grants are separate from the Advanced Technology Vehicle Manufacturing Incentive Program. The ATVM program is the low interest loan program administered ... Read more →

DOE announces $41.9 million investment into fuel cell technology Jeremy Korzeniewski

- The Feds aren't done with hydrogen just yet. In an effort to "[lay] the foundation for a green energy economy," the Department of Energy has just announced a $41.9 million dollar investment ...

Feds to buy over 17,000 of D-3's fuel-efficient vehicles Jeremy Korzeniewski

As part of the Obama administration's $787 billion stimulus package, the federal government plans to spend $300 million to replace its current fleet of vehicles with more fuel efficient models. ...

Should the U.S. institute a vehicle scrapping plan? Jeremy Korzeniewski

Last month, Germany reported a shocking 21 percent improvement in auto sales, and the greatest driver in the uptick was a used vehicle scrapping plan that pays drivers 2,500 euros ($3,150) to remove ...

$2 billion? Nah, more like $12.5 billion for plug-in cars in the stimulus bill Sebastian Blanco

When the big stimulus bill was passed this week, the number that rose to the forefront was a $2 billion investment for plug in vehicles. But, if you add in all the additional plug-in help for things ...

Stimulus bill pumps up plug-ins, public transit, trains, smart grid 9 months ago on Autoblog Green

I heard a phrase on the radio yesterday that described the unappetizing way the stimulus bill was crafted in Congress this past week: emergency sausage. However it was crafted, the deed is now done. The overall impact of the bill is being covered by everyone everywhere, so we'll focus on the ...

Senate passes stimulus bill with $2 billion for plug-ins and batteries 9 months ago on Autoblog Green

American politicians are trying to figure out how best to save the wreck that is the U.S. economy, mostly by moving a stimulus bill through Congress. Today, the Senate passed their version of the bill and there is (unsurprisingly) a lot in there for green car advocates. The $838 billion package ...

Senator Evan Bayh proposes $1.6B investment in battery manufacturing, smart grid and EVs 11 months ago on Autoblog Green

In the wake of the bridge loan to the General Motors and Chrysler last Friday from the TARP fund, US Senator Evan Bayh (D-IN) made a federal aid proposal of his own. Bayh is proposing that as part of a stimulus package early in 2009, Congress should include $1.63 billion in grants to help fund the ...


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