Auto makers return to Washington to ask for financial bailout
GM Chairman and CEO Richard Wagoner arrives in a hydrogen fuel cell vehicle to testify before the House Financial Services Committee about the state of the US automobile manufacturing industry on Capitol Hill in Washington on December 5, 2008. Chrysler, GM and Ford are asking Congress for billions of dollars to help the industry weather the current economic crises. (UPI Photo/Roger L. Wollenberg)
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SEOUL, Oct. 28 (UPI) -- South Korean automaker Hyundai Motor Co. said Tuesday it plans a commercial version of its hydrogen fuel-cell car by 2012.
DETROIT, July 22 (UPI) -- U.S. power companies are teaming up with General Motors Corp. to find a way to put electric cars on U.S. roads, sources said.
AIX-EN-PROVENCE, France, July 5 (UPI) -- Renault, in response to soaring gas prices, plans to mass-produce electric cars, the French automaker's chief executive said Saturday.
OAK RIDGE, Tenn., March 19 (UPI) -- U.S. government scientists have found the increasing use of plug-in hybrid electric cars and trucks might substantially affect power distribution.
TORONTO, March 16 (UPI) -- A Toronto manufacturer alleges the government is using regulations to block sales of its electric cars in Canada.
LOS ANGELES, Oct. 23 (UPI) -- Hollywood actor Tom Hanks has posted a personal video on his MySpace profile to show his support for all-electric cars and to connect with his fans.
FRANKFURT, Germany, Sept. 11 (UPI) -- General Motors Corp. hopes to launch a family of electric vehicles sharing mainstream GM parts, its vice chairman said in Germany Tuesday.
BLUE ASH, Ohio, May 23 (UPI) -- A suburban Cincinnati company plans to convert gasoline-burning cars to electric power and sell them for under $50,000, the company's president said.
UPTON, N.Y., Jan. 16 (UPI) -- U.S. government scientists say they have stabilized platinum electrocatalysts for use in fuel cells.
DETROIT, Dec. 26 (UPI) -- Ford Motor Co.'s new chief executive met with Toyota Motor Co.'s chairman in Tokyo to discuss hybrid cars and other issues, it was reported Tuesday.
