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Wednesday, July 31, 2013

Revolving Door? Electric Vehicle Firm Hires DOE Official After Receiving Millions In Federal Funds

A former top Energy Department official has taken a position on the board of a company that received millions in taxpayer money from the department through a stimulus program that has come under criticism from Congress and independent watchdogs.

San Francisco-based ECOtality announced in a July 9 filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) that it has appointed Brandon Hurlbut, former chief of staff for recently departed Energy Secretary Steven Chu, to its board.

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1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Electric Vehicles are 10 times over too costly to buy and or maintain.