Planned surge for electric vehicles
China Daily
With the emphasis on purely electric and plug-in hybrid automobiles, China plans to aggressively boost production and sales of new-energy vehicles to ease oil consumption and pollution by 2020, according to a blueprint released last week by the State ...

U.S. Is Building Criminal Cases in Rate-Fixing
NY Times
As regulators ramp up their global investigation into the manipulation of interest rates,

Was the petrol price rigged too?
The Telegraph
Concerns are growing about the reliability of oil prices, after a report for the G20 found the market is wide open to “manipulation or distortion”.

Better Place launches commercial electric cars
Jerusalem Post
etter Place Israel announced the commercial launch of its Renault Fluence electric vehicles on Sunday, almost six months after the first EVs hit the road on the company’s fourth anniversary in January.

Electric-vehicle batteries' cost may drop 70 pct by 2025-study
Reuters
July 11 (Reuters) - The cost of lithium-ion batteries used in electrified vehicles could tumble by more than 70 percent by2025 as rising oil prices and stringent fuel economy standards push automakers.

How Delaware Thrives as a Corporate Tax Haven
NY Times
NOTHING about 1209 North Orange Street hints at the secrets inside. It’s a humdrum office building, a low-slung affair with a faded awning and a view of a parking garage. Hardly worth a second glance. If a first one. Its occupants, on paper, include giants like American Airlines, Apple, Bank of America, Berkshire Hathaway, Cargill, Coca-Cola, Ford, General Electric, Google, JPMorgan Chase, and Wal-Mart. These companies do business across the nation and around the world. Here at 1209 North Orange, they simply have a dropbox.

Report looks at Maine electric vehicle buys
San Francisco Chronicle
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — An environmental group says that with the right government policies in place, plug-in vehicles could reduce oil dependence in Maine by more than 542000 gallons per year. Environment Maine says manufacturers are prompted to ...

Electric Cars Look Stupid
Green Chip Stocks
What's more stupid? An oddly-shaped electric car or funding terrorists with oil money?

GE Capital to Provide Financing for Electric Motorcycle Maker Brammo Inc - MarketWatch (press release) - "This program with GE Capital will support the rapid growth of our distribution network, allowing leading motorcycle dealerships to capitalize on the growing demand for electric motorcycles." CDF already provides in

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