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Plugged in to the next big thing (The Gazette)
5/27/2011
(Original article can be found in the Gazette here)
Andrew Saul has seen electric vehicle manufacturers come and go. But the CEO and founder of Genovation Cars believes his Rockville company will beat the odds.
"We have carved out a unique space for us," Saul, a former banker and son of real estate magnate and former banker B.F. Saul II, said in the company's offices in an industrial area off Gude Drive. "I think we have a good shot of making it."
With gasoline prices hovering near $4 a gallon…
SAE Show 2011— Genovation G2 Plug-In Hybrid (Motor Trend)
5/2/2011
This article was originally posted on Motor Trend's Wide Open Throttle blog. The full excerpt can be found here.
Who in their right mind would start a new car company in the U.S. in this day and age? Good question, though Fisker and Tesla have managed to scoop up quite a bit of government and corporate largess in the course of their launches. Rockland Maryland-based Genovation Cars Inc. bills itself as a tight team of dedicated professionals who have allied themselves with established corporations like R&D partner…
SAE 2011: Genovation’s G2 model is a plan for the future (AutoblogGreen)
4/15/2011
As published on AutoblogGreen. Original article posted here.
We first met the new G2 from Genovation back in January, when the company formally announced it had completed the first phase of its G2 Electric Car program. This week in Detroit at the SAE World Congress, we caught up with Genovation CEO Andrew Saul to see what's been happening since then and to find out what the plan is for the EV start-up company.
First, meet the G2: a two-door, four-seat vehicle that will come in two versions: an all-electric…
Genovation Cars to Unveil Design of G2 Electric Car at SAE World Congress
4/9/2011
Genovation Cars Inc., a Maryland designer and builder of environmentally friendly automobiles, announced that it will unveil the design of its G2 plug-in electric car at the SAE 2011 World Congress, April 12-14 at the Cobo Center, Detroit, Michigan.
Genovation Cars will partner with Tata Technologies as an exhibitor. Tata serves as the prime contractor on the design and development of the G2. Genovation will be exhibiting two quarter-scale models of the G2 and a video animation of the auto at the event.
"We are very pleased to be participating with our partner Tata…
Genovation Wraps Up Phase 1 of Development of the G2
1/28/2011
Genovation Inc., a Maryland designer and custom builder of environmentally friendly automobiles, announced the completion of Phase I of development of its G2 electric car model.
Phase I, managed and delivered by Tata Technologies, which serves as the prime contractor on the full vehicle project, included the completion of design details critical to a comprehensive business strategy, including cost analyses, performance simulations, crash simulations, computational fluid dynamics analyses and two quarter scale models.
Subcontractors on the G2 project include Metalsa, which recently acquired Dana Holding Corporation's structural product business, for the structural design…
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