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Tax credit for GM's electric cars starts to phase out

Mar 28, 2019
On April 1, the credit will drop by 50 percent.
Visitors admire the Chevy Volt at the annual auto engineering exhibition in Yokohama, suburban Tokyo on May 19, 2011.
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Chevy Volt picks up award, but not enough buyers

Mar 6, 2012
The Chevy Volt, known in Europe as the Ampera, has been named European Car of the Year. But in the United States, sales are sluggish.

GE's getting electric

Nov 11, 2010
General Electric has just revved up interest in the emerging market for electric cars. The company announced today it will buy 25,000 electric...

Obama and Wall Street -- where did our love go?

Jul 28, 2010
The president's in Manhattan tonight to raise money ... Why Wall Street executives may be no-shows....