In the wake of high gas prices, which would soon rise again, hybrid and electric vehicles began to hit the market. In 2010, the Department of Energy granted Tesla $465 million to develop electric cars at a California facility. That same year, Chevy released a plug-in hybrid, and Nissan ...
Comrade Iowahawk: In case you decide to have an Obama-approved category, I submit for your consideration my 62-horsepower 1984 Toyota Tercel. I bought this vehicle new, and as of today has 412,356 miles on the original engine. Averaging 36.4 mpg over the past few years, this vehicle has...
Nearly 20 years later the trial remains controversial, with many believing that it wasn't actual evidence, but the Rosenberg's affiliation with socialist and communist groups that led to their convictions. They were executed by electric chair two years later. 1952: 'IKE WINS IN LANDSLIDE' Dwight...
Iowans working in the clean vehicle sector, including electric vehicles (EVs), hybrid EVs, plug-in hybrids, and hydrogen and fuel cell vehicles, still registered a 9-percent year-over-year spike, adding 331 new jobs for 4,135 workers. Within the clean vehicle sector, EV jobs had the steep...