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Phoenix Motorcars still on track to release all-electric SUT in 2010?

We're still trying to figure out what is up with Phoenix Motorcars, but the company's website is hinting that things are going on behind the scenes. We don't remember text on the site before: Phoenix Motorcars will release a consumer version of its zero-emission, freeway-speed, green vehicle in 2010. If you would like to be added to our mailing list and be one of the first in your area to own a Phoenix, please complete the form below. The company did say they "have not abandoned the alternative fuels space," and this appears to be ... Read more →

Under the radar: What's up with Phoenix Motorcars and bankruptcy? Sebastian Blanco

Remember when Phoenix Motorcars was trying to get attention for their all-electric SUT with their friend Ed Begley, Jr.? Man that was a long time ago. We haven't heard an official statement from the ...

Phoenix Motorcars: "We have not abandoned the alternative fuels transportation space." Sebastian Blanco

Phoenix Motorcars has responded to our request for information about the bankruptcy filing news we heard about earlier this week.This email is written in response to questions we have received ...

Phoenix Motorcars files for Chapter 11 Jeremy Korzeniewski

Details are still very sketchy, but it appears that Phoenix Motorcars filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on Monday, April 27th. Not surprisingly, the global economic downturn is cited as one of the ...

SsangYong going for "radical restructuring" and "business as usual" Sebastian Blanco

Last April, the SsangYong's future looked bright, with new diesel hybrid technology and a 20-vehicle global line-up trumpeted loudly. Things went downhill after that, with the company going into ...

Sollers offers to buy Ssangyong, make models in Russia 10 months ago on Autoblog Green

When SsangYong went into receivership last week, the question we naturally had was "What happens to Phoenix Motorcars now?" We still don't know for sure, but we might not need that answer right away if reports in Automotive News Europe (subs req'd) are accurate. ANE says that the Russian ...

Ssangyong goes into receivership; Phoenix doomed? 10 months ago on Autoblog Green

Just after SAIC provided some cash to keep Ssangyong operating a while longer, the company's board decided to go ahead and file for court receivership in South Korea. Under the rules there, the court has thirty days to decide if the company has what it takes to survive as a going concern. If the ...

Ssangyong out of money; what does it mean for Phoenix? 11 months ago on Autoblog Green

Earlier this month, we found out that Phoenix Motorcars was still working on its all-electric SUT, but that its use of the Altairnano lithium titinate battery is currently in question. Even before that, Phoenix announced that it would be switching from its first motor supplier, UQM, to some ...

Phoenix Motorcars Maui deal could use up to 30 SUTs; Altairnano Lithium Titinate battery use not certain 11 months ago on Autoblog Green

Following yesterday's announcement that Phoenix Motorcars will work with the state of Hawaii to bring electric vehicles to Maui, we contacted Bryon Bliss, VP of sales and marketing for Phoenix, to get some more information. Bliss sent an email from Maui just after arriving and hosting another ...

Phoenix Motorcars is not dead, will bring electric vehicles to Maui (UPDATED) 11 months ago on Autoblog Green

Curious about what Phoenix Motorcars has been up to? Taking trips to Hawai'i, apparently. The California company behind the all-electric Phoenix SUT (above) and SUV has announced it will bring electric vehicles to Maui by next year. What's interesting is that the Hawai'i-Phoenix joint press release ...

Spy Shots: Phoenix Motorcars SUV 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Click above image to enlarge Blogger extraordinaire Mickey Kaus recently spied the above SUV innocuously parked in Santa Monica and sent us the photos, wondering if we had any clue what it is. As luck would have it, we do. The truck is a SsangYong Actyon SUV, but it's also more than that. You see ...

Altair names Terry Copeland as new president and CEO 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Altairnano's interim president Terry Copeland has moved up to president and CEO, the company announced today. Copeland has been the battery company's interim leader since March, just after previous CEO Alan Gotcher resigned. Copeland has been with Altair Nanotechnologies since November 2007 (when ...

American electric car companies prefer Project Fastr Blastr to Project Better Place 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Project Better Place has been making lots of headlines with their plan to create a battery swapping and charging infrastructure in different countries. At the recently held Alternative Fuels and Vehicles conference, a panel of representatives from some American electric car makers suggested they ...

AFVI 2008: Miles, GEM and Phoenix share EV product line-ups 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

click to enlarge This week, at the AFVI Expo, I moderated a panel on the roll-out of electric vehicle products from Miles EV, Phoenix Motorcars and GEM. The representatives were Bryon Bliss, vice president of sales and marketing for Phoenix, Jeff Boyd, COO of Miles, and Richard Kaspar, GEM's ...

Altairnano still in the game for Phoenix Motorcars 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

It appears that along with re-engineering the powertrain of their upcoming electric vehicles Phoenix Motor Cars has decided to hedge their battery bet. Phoenix was the first company to commit to using Altairnano's lithium titanate batteries in an automotive applications. However Canadian battery ...

Phoenix Motorcars to use Electrovaya batteries? 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

In an interesting twist to the saga that is the development of the Phoenix Motorcars electric SUT & SUV program comes news that they are now partnering with a Canadian battery maker. In a press release from that company, Electrovaya says that they are now negotiating an arrangement with Phoenix ...

Top 20 green cars we wish we could buy today, Number 12: Phoenix Motorcars SUT 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

After making a pretty big splash in 2006 around the same time that Tesla launched, Phoenix Motorcars has not made all that much noise about their four-door electric pickup, based on a SsangYong design. We enjoyed our drive in the electric SUT last year, and sincerely hope that the company is able ...

LA Times looks at the troubles of four EV start-ups in California 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

The Los Angeles Times has an article taking a look at the the four most prominent California-based electric vehicle start-ups and the difficulties they face. The article touches on Phoenix Motorcars, Zap, Fisker and, of course, Tesla. A lot of what the article covers has already been discussed ...

Altairnano expands Indiana facility 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

After losing a CEO and then more money than expected in FY07, there's finally a bit of potential good news from Altairnano. The battery company that should be powering the Phoenix SUVs by now has announced (release after the break) an expansion to Altairnano's facility in Anderson, Indiana from ...

Altair Nanotechnologies lost more money than expected in FY07 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Several factors hurt Altair Nanotechnologies' fiscal results in FY07: warranty replacement costs and higher research and development expenses have made the company report a wider loss despite higher revenues. $6.78m worth of warranty expenses and inventory impairment were related to the ...

Phoenix Motorcars website gets a makeover, savings calculator 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Phoenix Motorcars, the company behind the much-anticipated electric SUT with the SsangYong body and Altairnano battery has given their website a fresh look in anticipation of increased traffic. Set to finally begin building their vehicles for fleet customers and take a few retail orders, the ...

Alan Gotcher resigns, Altairnano seeks new CEO 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

According to a press release on Altairnano's web site, Dr. Alan Gotcher has agreed to resign "as an officer of the company." Dr. Gotcher was appointed CEO back in August 2004 and President in March 2005. No reason was given in the release but the language makes it sound like it wasn't his decision. ...

Phoenix Motorcars ready to start taking a few retail orders, still hiring too 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

One company we haven't been hearing too much from of late is Phoenix Motorcars. They made a pretty big splash in 2006 around the same time that Tesla launched and they've turned up at all the usual conferences and events with prototypes of their electric pickup truck. They grabbed a lot of ...

Phoenix Motorcars gets a refill for the petty cash box 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

There's some interesting financial activity going these days in the electric vehicle realm and it wouldn't be surprising to see some consolidation happen soon. In the past year Phoenix Motorcars and Zap have trailed only the Tesla Roadster and Chevy Volt in attention for battery-propelled vehicles. ...

Phoenix MotorCars building a plant in Puebla, Mxico 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

An online Mexican newspaper has announced that Phoenix MotorCars is building a manufacturing plant in the state of Puebla in México. The plant, which is made jointly with Pristine International, will create 1,500 jobs in the area. The plant will be built in a new industrial development area ...

Phoenix SUT to get smaller battery pack, new motors, no supplier named 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

We heard yesterday that Phoenix MotorCars had canceled their order for motors from UQM Technologies. Now Phoenix has issued their own press release revealing that they are adopting new motor technology. The new motors are apparently lighter and more compact than the UQM units although Phoenix is ...

Phoenix Motorcars cancels UQM Technologies motor order! 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

A friend who spends more time than I do perusing the financial statements of various companies alerted me to the latest release from UQM Technologies. UQM you might recall makes electric motors that have appeared in a variety of prototype and production intent electric vehicles. Perhaps most ...

C-NET tries to count all the electric car start-ups 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

C-NET's Michael Kanellos did a little thinking out loud this week when he tried to list all of the electric car start-up companies (not major automakers working on EVs). He counted 16 small companies. The names on this list will be familiar to just about anyone who reads AutoblogGreen, but I ...

Alt Car Expo 2007: Meet the Boshart Tersus (AKA the mini-Phoenix SUT) 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

The Boshart Tersus may look like the Phoenix SUT, but it certainly doesn't quack like a Phoenix SUT. Both of these unusual electric trucks are built from the same Ssanyong body, but are totally different under the hood. Well, not completely. Boshart Engineering actually did some engineering work ...

Overview: teams competing in the Automotive X-Prize 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Click on the Loremo for a high-res gallery After the success of the original Ansari X-Prize, the X-Prize Foundation started creating new X-prizes in areas like medicine and cars. The Automotive X-Prize was announced in 2006 and in April of this year, the organizers released the first draft of the ...

Phoenix Motorcars trying to raise some venture capital cash 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Last week Phoenix Motorcars revealed that they are delaying production of their sport utility truck until at least the early part of 2008. One of the reasons mentioned for the delay was due to finalizing their financing package. Apparently they have been trying to raise some venture capital ...

Phoenix Motorcars SUT/SUV production delayed until at least 2008 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Aside from Tesla, the electric vehicle startup company that has gotten the most attention over the past year is probably Phoenix Motorcars. Phoenix's big claim to fame is the first use of the Altairnano lithium titanate battery pack which is claimed to have over 25,000 charge cycles support for ...

Clintons to drive electric SUV 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Not satisfied with a photo op with the President Bush in front of the White House, Phoenix Motorcars has lined up a test drive with the Clintons for today, August 17. There are no guarantees but we will probably see him beside the car. I don't know why but I can't wait for that photo op. Bill has ...

Automotive X-Prize announces first 31 teams accepted to competition 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

digg_url = 'http://digg.com/environment/First_31_teams_announced_in_100_mpg_equivalent_Auto_X_Prize_competition'; The Automotive X-Prize has announced the first thirty-one teams to be accepted into their upcoming mileage competition and several of our favorite subject companies are on the list. ...

ABG on the radio (look, it's a shameless plug) 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

About a month ago, I was a guest on the New York-based radio show The Lazy Environmentalist. While this show is broadcast on the Sirius satellite radio network (that means you've gotta pay for it), Josh Dorfman, the host, and his staff were kind enough to send me MP3 copies of the show, maybe ...

Altairnano shows off SUV from Phoenix at shareholder meeting 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Last week at their annual shareholders meeting battery developer Altairnano Technologies showed off the SUV version of the Phoenix Motor Cars truck. The fully enclosed version of the vehicle was available for meeting attendees to drive and most came away fairly impressed. In the Reno ...

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