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V-Vehicle To Build High-Efficiency Cars In Louisiana

By TheCarConnection Team's avatar TheCarConnection TeamNelson Ireson, June 17th, 2009

V-Vehicle To Build High-Efficiency Cars In Louisiana

After weeks of mystery and speculation, today V-Vehicle Company (VVC), a San Diego firm backed by oil man turned environmentalist T. Boone Pickens finally revealed that it's the manufacturer setting up shop in Monroe, Louisiana to build a range of high-efficiency combustion-engine cars.

Earlier reports and rumors had a range of electric or hybrid cars being built at the former plant of industry supplier Guide. Instead, 1,400 jobs will be created to build regular gasoline-powered cars that focus on high mileage, reports local Monroe newspaper The News Star.

It's a bizarre announcement in the midst of the current economic and automotive...

After weeks of mystery and speculation, today V-Vehicle Company (VVC), a San Diego firm backed by oil man turned environmentalist T. Boone Pickens finally revealed that it's the manufacturer setting up shop in Monroe, Louisiana to build a range of high-efficiency combustion-engine cars. Earlier reports and rumors had a range of electric or hybrid cars being built at the former plant of industry supplier Guide. Instead, 1,400 jobs will be created to build regular gasoline-powered cars that focus on high mileage, reports local Monroe newspaper The News Star. It's a bizarre announcement in the midst of the current economic and automotive... Read More

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