EVMeme.com http://evmeme.com Laughing at the current meme in all things EV. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 02:16:48 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Think Goes Bust, More Government Money Wasted http://evmeme.com/2012/02/think-goes-bust-more-government-money-wasted/ http://evmeme.com/2012/02/think-goes-bust-more-government-money-wasted/#comments Thu, 09 Feb 2012 02:11:01 +0000 Aaron Turpen http://evmeme.com/?p=2370
  • Being Government Motors Means No Tax Bill
  • How “Success” Gets Defined When You’re Government Motors
    • Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.]]>

    Indiana bet big on becoming the mecca of electric vehicle production in the U.S.  The state and several counties and cities within it spent millions in incentives to get electric car makers, manufacturers, etc. into the state.  One of those was Think, a Norwegian company with a long, rocky history of financial woes, that hoped to make a North American assembly plant and headquarters in Elkhart.

    Of course, bureaucrats and politicians being who they are, nobody bothered running a credit history on Think or they might have noticed that the City electric car the company produced has had only marginal acceptance in Europe, where it’s been sold for years, and the company itself has been through more than one bankruptcy before.

    The once-bustling Think plant in Elkhart was supposed to be home to 400 employees and a hub where crippled suppliers to the now-dead RV industry in the state would be able to turn new profits.  Instead, the plant now employs two people, both basically janitors and caretakers.

    Another company, Ener1, was to supply Think with the batteries for its City cars.  That company, also in Indiana and also heavily subsidized by government, dumped $73 million into Think and has now written that off and declared bankruptcy for itself as well.  Vice President Joe Biden, who was there at the company’s opening in 2009, failed to show up for bankruptcy to get any press during that event.  Go figure.

    Think’s Norwegian parent company was sold at auction to a Russian investor who has yet to say anything about the future of the carmaker.

    Last, but definitely not least, of course, was the City car itself.  Politicians, in their zeal to throw around taxpayer money and appear in headlines to be “creating green jobs,” didn’t look at the car.  At least, not closely.

    It’s a boring-looking piece of plastic that has a $42,000 price tag and only goes 65mph for about a hundred miles or so.

    For that, you can have about the same range, seat more people, and still have money left over with a Nissan Leaf.

    Enhanced by Zemanta

    Related posts:

    1. Being Government Motors Means No Tax Bill
    2. How “Success” Gets Defined When You’re Government Motors

    Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.

    ]]>     http://evmeme.com/2012/02/think-goes-bust-more-government-money-wasted/feed/ 0     Fisker Automotive lays off workers after the Dept of Energy freezes loans http://evmeme.com/2012/02/fisker-automotive-lays-off-workers-after-the-dept-of-energy-freezes-loans/ http://evmeme.com/2012/02/fisker-automotive-lays-off-workers-after-the-dept-of-energy-freezes-loans/#comments Wed, 08 Feb 2012 22:37:33 +0000 Meme http://evmeme.com/2012/02/fisker-automotive-lays-off-workers-after-the-dept-of-energy-freezes-loans/
  • Fisker Karma on display at world famous Harrod’s in London
  • A123 and Fisker Report Battery Pack Cooling System Problem and Fix
  • EOS Energy Storage proposes zinc-air battery tech for greater EV acceptance
    • Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.]]>     Fisker Automotive runs into cash crunch, after missing milestones in the Dept of Energy loans program, due to repeated delays on the Fisker Karma plug-in hybrid luxury sedan.
    Pinboard (MacAaron:tnev)

    Related posts:

    1. Fisker Karma on display at world famous Harrod’s in London
    2. A123 and Fisker Report Battery Pack Cooling System Problem and Fix
    3. EOS Energy Storage proposes zinc-air battery tech for greater EV acceptance

    Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.

    ]]>     http://evmeme.com/2012/02/fisker-automotive-lays-off-workers-after-the-dept-of-energy-freezes-loans/feed/ 0     Lithium ETF shows prices expected to rise in 2012 http://evmeme.com/2012/02/lithium-etf-shows-prices-expected-to-rise-in-2012/ http://evmeme.com/2012/02/lithium-etf-shows-prices-expected-to-rise-in-2012/#comments Tue, 07 Feb 2012 22:38:17 +0000 Meme http://evmeme.com/?p=2367
  • BMW reveals details of the 2012 ActiveHybrid 5
  • Some of the best Hybrids of 2012: cars you will like
  • Ford’s forthcoming C-Max Energi wins 2012 Green Car Vision Award
    • Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.]]>     If the recent article at Motley Fool is accurate, then look for lithium prices to rise; but you don’t have take their word for it. Simply look at the trend of the exchange traded fund for lithium stocks, which show the train has already left the station.
    Pinboard (MacAaron:tnev)

    Related posts:

    1. BMW reveals details of the 2012 ActiveHybrid 5
    2. Some of the best Hybrids of 2012: cars you will like
    3. Ford’s forthcoming C-Max Energi wins 2012 Green Car Vision Award

    Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.

    ]]>     http://evmeme.com/2012/02/lithium-etf-shows-prices-expected-to-rise-in-2012/feed/ 0     EOS Energy Storage proposes zinc-air battery tech for greater EV acceptance http://evmeme.com/2012/02/eos-energy-storage-proposes-zinc-air-battery-tech-for-greater-ev-acceptance/ http://evmeme.com/2012/02/eos-energy-storage-proposes-zinc-air-battery-tech-for-greater-ev-acceptance/#comments Mon, 06 Feb 2012 22:38:16 +0000 Meme http://evmeme.com/?p=2365
  • Hyundai’s Lifetime Hybrid Battery Replacement Guarantee not as good as it sounds
  • Hyundai One-Ups Itself With New Hybrid Battery Warranty
  • A123 and Fisker Report Battery Pack Cooling System Problem and Fix
    • Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.]]>     Pinboard (MacAaron:tnev)

    Related posts:

    1. Hyundai’s Lifetime Hybrid Battery Replacement Guarantee not as good as it sounds
    2. Hyundai One-Ups Itself With New Hybrid Battery Warranty
    3. A123 and Fisker Report Battery Pack Cooling System Problem and Fix

    Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.

    ]]>     http://evmeme.com/2012/02/eos-energy-storage-proposes-zinc-air-battery-tech-for-greater-ev-acceptance/feed/ 0     Maybe future electric cars will be charged wirelessly while driving http://evmeme.com/2012/02/maybe-future-electric-cars-will-be-charged-wirelessly-while-driving/ http://evmeme.com/2012/02/maybe-future-electric-cars-will-be-charged-wirelessly-while-driving/#comments Sun, 05 Feb 2012 22:40:43 +0000 Meme http://evmeme.com/?p=2363
  • How Did Electric Cars Do Last Year?
  • When looking for the car of the future, you look for Mithos
  • Guess Who Wants To Buy Hybrid Cars
    • Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.]]>     Pinboard (MacAaron:tnev)

    Related posts:

    1. How Did Electric Cars Do Last Year?
    2. When looking for the car of the future, you look for Mithos
    3. Guess Who Wants To Buy Hybrid Cars

    Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.

    ]]>     http://evmeme.com/2012/02/maybe-future-electric-cars-will-be-charged-wirelessly-while-driving/feed/ 0     The Ultimate Electric Motorcycle, the Brutus 2.0 http://evmeme.com/2012/02/the-ultimate-electric-motorcycle-the-brutus-2-0/ http://evmeme.com/2012/02/the-ultimate-electric-motorcycle-the-brutus-2-0/#comments Sat, 04 Feb 2012 22:40:32 +0000 Meme http://evmeme.com/?p=2361
  • Electric Motorcycles, The Hidden EV Race
  • The Car That Will Change Your Mind, The Electric Mitsubishi i
  • How Did Electric Cars Do Last Year?
    • Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.]]>     The electric motorcycle Brutus 2.0 doesn’t lightly use the word Brutus for marketing purposes. It is a brute when it comes to raw electric motorcycle performance.
    Pinboard (MacAaron:tnev)

    Related posts:

    1. Electric Motorcycles, The Hidden EV Race
    2. The Car That Will Change Your Mind, The Electric Mitsubishi i
    3. How Did Electric Cars Do Last Year?

    Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.

    ]]>     http://evmeme.com/2012/02/the-ultimate-electric-motorcycle-the-brutus-2-0/feed/ 0     When looking for the car of the future, you look for Mithos http://evmeme.com/2012/02/when-looking-for-the-car-of-the-future-you-look-for-mithos/ http://evmeme.com/2012/02/when-looking-for-the-car-of-the-future-you-look-for-mithos/#comments Fri, 03 Feb 2012 22:40:42 +0000 Meme http://evmeme.com/?p=2359
  • Chevy Miray Concept expresses future at NAIAS 2012
  • Electric Motorcycles, The Hidden EV Race
  • BMW reveals details of the 2012 ActiveHybrid 5
    • Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.]]>     Throughout human history, our mythology has often defined our future; even predicted it. The Mithos could be the car design that does this for the future evolution of automotive.
    Pinboard (MacAaron:tnev)

    Related posts:

    1. Chevy Miray Concept expresses future at NAIAS 2012
    2. Electric Motorcycles, The Hidden EV Race
    3. BMW reveals details of the 2012 ActiveHybrid 5

    Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.

    ]]>     http://evmeme.com/2012/02/when-looking-for-the-car-of-the-future-you-look-for-mithos/feed/ 0     Balqon Enters EU Yard Tractor Market With MOL http://evmeme.com/2012/02/balqon-enters-eu-yard-tractor-market-with-mol/ http://evmeme.com/2012/02/balqon-enters-eu-yard-tractor-market-with-mol/#comments Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:36:56 +0000 Meme http://evmeme.com/2012/02/balqon-enters-eu-yard-tractor-market-with-mol/
  • UQM Supplying Motors for 100 Hybrid Trucks by EVI
    • Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.]]>     Balqon continues its international efforts to sell heavy-duty electric trucks and yard hostlers.  The California company has now teamed up with MOL Transport Solutions, a leading manufacturer of trucks, trailers, and waste management systems in Europe, to build an electric yard hostler based on MOL’s chassis and Balqon’s XR E20. The new yard goat uses [...]
    Related posts:
    1. Balqon Showcases New Range-Enhanced Electric Hostler
    2. Balqon Ships First M100 Mule Electric Truck

    Green Big Truck » Electric Vehicles

    Related posts:

    1. UQM Supplying Motors for 100 Hybrid Trucks by EVI

    Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.

    ]]>     http://evmeme.com/2012/02/balqon-enters-eu-yard-tractor-market-with-mol/feed/ 0     Bob Lutz defends the Volt, calls on Republicans to be truthful http://evmeme.com/2012/02/bob-lutz-defends-the-volt-calls-on-republicans-to-be-truthful/ http://evmeme.com/2012/02/bob-lutz-defends-the-volt-calls-on-republicans-to-be-truthful/#comments Thu, 02 Feb 2012 22:42:12 +0000 Meme http://evmeme.com/?p=2355
  • Should GM kill the Chevy Volt, stand pat, or create the Volt2?
  • NHTSA closes investigation of Chevy Volt as having no defect trend
  • Lowered demand in Chevy Volt due to price, not fires, interest in Nissan Leaf stable
    • Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.]]>     Pinboard (MacAaron:tnev)

    Related posts:

    1. Should GM kill the Chevy Volt, stand pat, or create the Volt2?
    2. NHTSA closes investigation of Chevy Volt as having no defect trend
    3. Lowered demand in Chevy Volt due to price, not fires, interest in Nissan Leaf stable

    Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.

    ]]>     http://evmeme.com/2012/02/bob-lutz-defends-the-volt-calls-on-republicans-to-be-truthful/feed/ 0     Hyundai’s Lifetime Hybrid Battery Replacement Guarantee not as good as it sounds http://evmeme.com/2012/02/hyundais-lifetime-hybrid-battery-replacement-guarantee-not-as-good-as-it-sounds/ http://evmeme.com/2012/02/hyundais-lifetime-hybrid-battery-replacement-guarantee-not-as-good-as-it-sounds/#comments Wed, 01 Feb 2012 22:44:27 +0000 Meme http://evmeme.com/?p=2354
  • Hyundai One-Ups Itself With New Hybrid Battery Warranty
  • Infiniti M Hybrid claims crown as fastest accelerating hybrid
  • Mercedes Finally Introduces a B-Class Plug-In Hybrid
    • Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.]]>     Hyundai today released additional details regarding its Lifetime Hybrid Battery Replacement Guarantee. Hyundai’s one stipulation which it choose to omit, was quite an important one.

    Pinboard (MacAaron:tnev)

    Related posts:

    1. Hyundai One-Ups Itself With New Hybrid Battery Warranty
    2. Infiniti M Hybrid claims crown as fastest accelerating hybrid
    3. Mercedes Finally Introduces a B-Class Plug-In Hybrid

    Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.

    ]]>     http://evmeme.com/2012/02/hyundais-lifetime-hybrid-battery-replacement-guarantee-not-as-good-as-it-sounds/feed/ 0