Sometimes, projects or companies are not profitable for a long time, but if you truly believe in them, you may be willing to stick it out long enough to see things finally succeed. Projects and companies that require large investments for payback that will accumulate years down the road … [continued]
Clean technology and renewable energy were some of the key winners of the recent US election in which president Barack Obama defeated Republican challenger Mitt Romney to claim the White House for four more years. Count Tesla Motors Chief Elon Musk as one of clean tech’s movers and shakers … [continued]
Here’s some more clean transportation news from around the interwebs from the past week or so: Electric Vehicles Toyota’s Scion iQ EV Joins Car-Sharing Craze: “A new electric vehicle from Toyota, the he 2013 Scion iQ EV, is going to be used for urban and campus car-sharing programs. This is a battery-electric … [continued]
In development is a new performance-oriented version of the Tesla Model S, with the main difference being the suspension system. […]
Following up on our solar power link bonanza and wind power + other cleantech link bonanza, here’s a clean transport link bonanza to catch the other major clean car and bike stories we didn’t cover this past week: Clean (or Cleaner) Cars Stanford’s 2012-2013 Solar Car Project Is Getting … [continued]
He’s brought us PayPal, and the Tesla Model S electric car. He wants to take astronauts to the International Space Station, and humanity to Mars. And, now, Elon Musk wants to get people “from downtown LA to downtown San Francisco in under 30 minutes.” The trip currently takes an … [continued]
Ah, one of those feelgood, feelgood stories. Apparently, back on May 1 or so of 2009, Tesla CEO Elon Musk and auto journalist Dan Neil made a bet about whether or not “the Model S could be built, within the technical specifications Mr. Musk laid out, before the end of … [continued]
George Soros, through his recently launched Silver Lake Kraftwerk fund, and other leading private sector investors are stepping up their investments in developing solar and other renewable energy resources and technology.
If Chris Paine’s earlier movie, “Who Killed the Electric Car” was about people being deprived of their vehicles and used as pawns in a struggle between Government regulations and established business, then his latest film, “Revenge of the Electric Car” is about the Kings.
Tony Fadell, who was formerly senior vice president of Apple’s iPod division, is the latest Silicon Valley IT expert to make a shift to clean tech. A leading executive behind the iPod and iPhone, Fadell stepped down from his senior vice president role in November 2008 but stayed on with … [continued]
