Over the course of the past 6 months, we’ve seen a number of electric car companies fall by the wayside. Carlsbad, CA manufacturer Aptera, Inc and Salinas, CA startup Green Vehicles, Inc are among recent bankruptcies. The recent announcement by Ford that it is reducing the number of hybrids for its 2012 product...
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High Gas Prices Fuel Electric Vehicle Sales as Leaf Sales Eclipse Volt
Detroit (Alt Energy Stocks – 5/23/2011) – According to the Automotive News, General Motors (NYSE: GM) sold 493 Volts in April, representing a decline from the 608 sold in March. During that same period, Nissan (Pink Sheets: NSANF) increased deliveries of their all electric vehicle, the LEAF, from 298 in March to 573 in...
Scott O’Neal Resigns as COO But Will Continue to Serve as Consultant
FORT WORTH, TX–(Alt-EnergyStocks – 05/20/11) – EVCARCO, Inc. (OTCBB:EVCA) announced today that Scott O’Neal has resigned as COO and from the Board of Directors of the Company effective May 15, 2011. Mack Sanders, President and CEO of EVCARCO, remarked, "It is with considerable sadness that we must accept Scott’s resignation. He was one...
WAR!!! OPEC Declares Economic War on America
Since June 18th, we have been saying that the development of alternative energy sources and becoming not only energy independent but also becoming an oil exporting nation is a matter of national security. On that day, we predicted that oil would be at $20 a barrel by 2020. If there was ever any doubt...
The Case for Nuclear Power Made Stronger by Weakness Within the Power Grid
While Democratic Presidential candidate Barack Obama continues to loudly beat the alternative energy drum, which we appreciate and acknowledge, by staunchly opposing nuclear energy and resisting discussions regarding expanded offshore drilling, his judgment is, once again, is proving to be as flawed as it is shallow. Both nuclear and offshore drilling are essential components...
America Embraces Oil Independence While Congress Plays Political Games
Recent reports that Saudi Arabia is actively considering ways to diversify their economy to be less dependent on oil for revenues suggests that the leader of the OPEC cartel have realized that the civilized world has tired of being dependent on these oppressive, uncaring tyrants and basically valueless residents of the planet and have...
Georgian Conflict Highlights the Urgency for American Oil Independence
Russia’s attack on Georgia has highlighted, more than any other recent event, that oil independence is critical to America’s national security. If ever there was a reason for Americans to support alternative energy and to add or increase the number of alternative energy stocks in their portfolio, this would be it. While America has...
Lithium-ion Battery Breakthrough – Nissan Doubles Capacity While Reducing Size
Nissan Motor Company (Nasdaq: NSANY) recently previewed its latest all-electric plug-in car, an electrified version of the “Cube”, a popular model that Nissan sells in Japan, modified to carry three lithium ion batteries under the floor and an 80kW motor and inverter. The news of this event was carried widely by many news sources...
Geothermal Leases up 400% in BLM Auction – Start-up Corp Captures 35%
The Bureau of Land Management held its annual auction of geothermal land leases in Nevada yesterday auctioning off a total of 100,000 acres comprised of various sized parcels scattered throughout rural areas in eight counties. The 35 parcels went for a combined total of $28 million or an average of $380 an acre, surpassing...
Congress is Playing a Deadly Game of “Chicken” With America’s Future
While Democrats, led by Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid and with the tacit approval of Barack Obama, are blocking attempts to bring an energy bill to a vote that would allow US companies to drill on the outer continental shelf, where China and others are already beginning to tap the vast reserves available to...