Originally published on Solar Love. The Silicon Valley Toxics Coalition (SVTC) moments ago released its annual Solar Scorecard. I had the opportunity to talk with Sheila Davis, Executive Director of the Silicon Valley Toxics Coalition, last week in advance of the official release. Below are some key notes from the official release … [continued]
Here’s some more cleantech pickins for your morning news breakfast. Enjoy! Solar Helps Special Needs Family Get Medical Care Environmentally beneficial action is cool. Social service is cool. Environmentally beneficial action + social service? Hot! Apparently, Motech Americas, Habitat for Humanity, and Sungevity know that. Motech Americas recently donated solar panels … [continued]
Originally posted on EV Obsession. Following up on yesterday’s post recapping 4 top statements from Tesla’s Friday conference call, the analyst who asked the question about the supplier bottleneck also asked what Elon’s thoughts were on the BMW i3. Elon gave a quick chuckle, presumably because the question wasn’t about Tesla … [continued]
Originally published on EV Obsession. Below are four of Elon Musk’s top statements from Tesla’s 2013 Quarter 2 Financial Results Q&A, imho. I’ve also included recordings for some of them. I’m actually planning to publish two more top statements in the coming days, but in individual posts, so stay tuned… … [continued]
Originally published on EV Obsession. The production version of the BMW i8 is set to be unveiled at the 2013 IAA Frankfurt Motor Show. Early reports indicate that BMW is expecting its largest markets to be the United States, the United Kingdom, and Germany. Interestingly, China, which is widely recognized as … [continued]
Seems it was a slow weekend. Here’s a cleantech breakfast platter of some top cleantech stories published over the weekend, as well as a few not-so-cleantech stories. Enjoy! (Links to our own archives are on each of the subheadings): Solar Cleaning Solar Panels Often Not Worth the Cost If you … [continued]
I’m changing up the cleantech breakfast platter a bit (we’ll see how long this lasts — you all know how my appetite changes). I’m going back to including a little excerpt from each story under the title. Hope that’s useful. I’m also focusing more on what I’d consider the “best … [continued]
Tesla Motors’ stock (TSLA) continues to climb — after the company reported a surprise second-quarter profit on Wednesday, the stock surged an impressive 13% during premarket trading the following morning. What that means is that the stock rose from about $35 dollars a share at the beginning of the year … [continued]
An electric vehicle charging station that offers Level 2 electric vehicle charging, called the JuiceBox, is now available starting at $99 (Base Edition, which customers have to assemble) via Kickstarter. Prices vary based on whether or not it is a kit or preassembled. This charging station is shaped like an … [continued]
Originally posted on RenewEconomy. By Sophie Vorrath Elon Musk has pulled another rabbit out of a hat, surprising the market yet again on Wednesday with better-than-expected earnings from his electric car maker, Tesla Motors, which pushed up the company’s stock by as much as 14 per cent in after-hours trade. … [continued]
