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First fleet of 100 Mercedes-Benz Vito E-Cell electric vans covers 650,000 km in customer use; more model variants planned

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Mercedes-Benz delivered the first vehicles for field testing to testing partners in Berlin at the beginning of September 2010, and in Stuttgart in January 2011. The two promotional initiatives are part of the German federal government’s second economic stimulus package. Manufacturing and model variants.

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Plug-in cars: Moving Forward

Plugs and Cars

Veteran automakers, oil companies, and federal and state governments have been both the prime movers and obstacles to plug-in cars in the past and they remain so today. Energy” companies are poised to receive the lion’s share of $50 million dollars to install a few more H2 filling stations. GM waxed hot and cold on the EV1.

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Grant Thornton LLP Warns of Potential Collapse of Automotive Supply Chain

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According to Marcero, who is part of the firm’s Corporate Advisory and Restructuring Services team based in Southfield, Mich., Suppliers struggled to make money when industry volumes were almost double what they are today, and the consolidation that has occurred has been happening mostly among smaller companies at the lower tiers.

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Freightliner Custom Chassis Corporations All-Electric Walk-In Van Chassis Debuts at NTEA Work Truck Show; Enova Drive System, Tesla Battery Pack

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Freightliner Custom Chassis Corporation (FCCC) presented the preproduction plug-in all-electric walk-in van (WIV) chassis at the 2010 National Truck Equipment Association (NTEA) Work Truck Show. FCCC initiated our all-electric project well before stimulus money and federal grants were available for alternative-power transportation projects.

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Freightliner Custom Chassis and Morgan Olson Introduce Next Generation Vehicle for FCCC All-Electric Walk-In Van

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Freightliner Custom Chassis Corporation (FCCC) and Morgan Olson LLC launched the next generation vehicle with new exterior and interior body styling for the all-electric walk-in van (WIV). FCCC is the first company within the industry to utilize Tesla batteries for commercial applications. Click to enlarge.

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Hasner’s Florida State Electric Car Tax Break Gets Boost

Revenge of the Electric Car

The federal Energy Department has $25 billion to loan to companies to produce a new breed of electric cars. So far, none of the money has been doled out, but 75 companies, including three Detroit auto manufacturers, have submitted applications, according to the New York Times.

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Hasner’s Florida State Electric Car Tax Break Gets Boost

Revenge of the Electric Car

The federal Energy Department has $25 billion to loan to companies to produce a new breed of electric cars. So far, none of the money has been doled out, but 75 companies, including three Detroit auto manufacturers, have submitted applications, according to the New York Times.

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