WARREN,
MI-General Motors Corp.
has opened what it is calling its new Global Battery Systems Lab to
help it
develop a new generation of electric-powered vehicles. MORE
SAN JOSE,
CA-Consumer
electronics manufacturers are switching from PCs and cell phones to solar
panels, as they work to adapt to a changing marketplace. MORE
WASHINGTON-Fewer U.S. workers filed new claims for jobless benefits for a third straight week last week and productivity rose at a stronger-than-expected pace in the first quarter, supporting budding hope that the recession was losing force. MORE
WAUSEON, OH-Horse Power Sales.net Inc. and HP2G LLC officially opened the first facility to assemble their revolutionary V-8 engine, which gets 110 miles per gallon. The facility will also serve as the companies’ research and development operations center. The engine runs on E85, an alcohol-based fuel. The first production vehicle to use the engine will be the Revenge Verde Super Car, a luxury performance super car from Revenge Designs Inc. MORE
OKAYAMA,
Japan-Mitsubishi Motors has
begun mass production of its new iMiEV, an electric car with a driving range of
100 miles and a top speed of 90 mph. MORE
INDIANAPOLIS-A lawsuit from the state of Indiana
is challenging the constitutionality of using federal Troubled Asset Relief
Program funds for automakers. MORE