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The election battle in the U.S. is heating up and the issue of increasing gas prices is at the agenda of both the Democrats and the Republicans.
- Obama Administration Pondering On How To Unload Its 32 Percent Stake In Gm
During the 2009 bailout of General Motors and Chrysler under the Troubled Asset Relief Program, the U.S. Treasury Department injected US$79.7 billion in the two automakers, US$51 billion of which went to GM. The bailout has been a hotly debated issue,...
- Obama’s Ev Strategy And Energy Department Spending Questioned By House Panel
The Obama administration has put a lot of weight behind electric and alternative-fuel cars, offering tax incentives in order to increase their sales and reduce fuel consumption and CO2 emissions. According to a DetNews report, the chairman of the House...
- Obama Proposes Higher Incentives For Alternative Fuel Car And Truck Buyers
The current U.S. administration is committed to reducing car and truck fuel consumption and emissions. It has already managed to make major manufacturers agree on its 54.5 mpg Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) 2025 target. Yet President Barack Obama...
- Obama Campaign Airs 'made In America' Ad Touting Auto Bailout
If you have been following the news in the U.S. these past few weeks, you will have no doubt noticed that all Republican presidential candidates have attacked the Obama administration for the way it handled the auto industry bailout. Now it's time...
- Santorum Attacks Bush, Obama And Romney Over Gm And Chrysler Bailout
Another day, another presidential candidate of the Republican Party remembers the 2009 U.S. automotive industry bailout and declares his disdain by saying that both the country and the carmakers would be better off without it. So what else is new? Well,...
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Obama Strikes Back Over Rising Fuel Prices, Accuses Republicans of "Liking Gas Guzzlers"
The election battle in the U.S. is heating up and the issue of increasing gas prices is at the agenda of both the Democrats and the Republicans.
One of the three candidates for the Republican Party presidential nomination, House Speaker Newt Gingrich, has called President Obama “President Algae†for his commitment to alternative sources of energy.
Obama, who has made efforts to reduce America’s dependence on oil by offering incentives for vehicles powered by alternative sources, responded to his opponents during his speech at students in Maryland, according to a DetNews report.
Read more »- Obama Administration Pondering On How To Unload Its 32 Percent Stake In Gm
During the 2009 bailout of General Motors and Chrysler under the Troubled Asset Relief Program, the U.S. Treasury Department injected US$79.7 billion in the two automakers, US$51 billion of which went to GM. The bailout has been a hotly debated issue,...
- Obama’s Ev Strategy And Energy Department Spending Questioned By House Panel
The Obama administration has put a lot of weight behind electric and alternative-fuel cars, offering tax incentives in order to increase their sales and reduce fuel consumption and CO2 emissions. According to a DetNews report, the chairman of the House...
- Obama Proposes Higher Incentives For Alternative Fuel Car And Truck Buyers
The current U.S. administration is committed to reducing car and truck fuel consumption and emissions. It has already managed to make major manufacturers agree on its 54.5 mpg Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) 2025 target. Yet President Barack Obama...
- Obama Campaign Airs 'made In America' Ad Touting Auto Bailout
If you have been following the news in the U.S. these past few weeks, you will have no doubt noticed that all Republican presidential candidates have attacked the Obama administration for the way it handled the auto industry bailout. Now it's time...
- Santorum Attacks Bush, Obama And Romney Over Gm And Chrysler Bailout
Another day, another presidential candidate of the Republican Party remembers the 2009 U.S. automotive industry bailout and declares his disdain by saying that both the country and the carmakers would be better off without it. So what else is new? Well,...