energy policy

Tesla Motors may repay U.S. loan by Wednesday, Musk says

10:41 pm U.S. ET | May 20, 2013
Tesla Motors may repay its federal Department of Energy loan as early as Wednesday, CEO Elon Musk said in a message on Twitter on Monday.... Read More »

 

Detroit 3 research group targets next-gen hybrid, EV batteries

3:46 pm U.S. ET | May 15, 2013
With the U.S. Department of Energy's help, a research group managed by the Detroit 3 is launching a drive to speed development of next-generation battery technologies for hybrids and electric vehicles, the department said today.... Read More »

 

Consumer choice key to energy independence, expert says

7:05 pm U.S. ET | March 28, 2013
A former Central Intelligence Agency director, speaking in Detroit on Thursday, challenged two prevailing political arguments on energy policy and independence while emphasizing the importance of consumer choice at the fuel pump.... Read More »

 

JESSE SNYDER

Straight talk on energy independence from a former CIA chief

6:55 pm U.S. ET | March 28, 2013
Outside perspective is always useful, especially in Detroit. It's a one-industry town, and we talk to each other a lot. Ourselves, and Washington regulators and policians.... Read More »

 

Obama taps insider as EPA chief; MIT professor to lead Energy Dept.

10:21 am U.S. ET | March 4, 2013
President Barack Obama today announced his nominees to lead a new federal push to tackle climate change, choosing an air quality expert to run the Environmental Protection Agency and a nuclear physicist to head the Department of Energy. Obama selected EPA veteran Gina McCarthy, 57, to replace Lisa Jackson as EPA administrator and MIT scientist Ernest Moniz, 68, to take over for Steven Chu as Energy secretary.... Read More »

 

Auto bailout, energy hot topics in presidential debate

11:32 pm U.S. ET | Oct. 16, 2012
President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney for several months have been separately discussing the benefits and liabilities of the auto bailout, but on Tuesday night they got to argue about it face-to-face.... Read More »

 

Energy Department grants to promote green vehicles made despite conflicts, report says

1:04 pm U.S. ET | July 26, 2012
A U.S. Energy Department program designed to promote use of alternative fuels for vehicles gave out about $5 million in grants to individuals with conflicts of interest, the agency's inspector general said.... Read More »