Behold: From Humble Energy Efficient Electric Motor To Climate Hero
This new high tech energy efficient electric motor won’t get you places in an EV, but it will get buildings to clean up their climate act.
Tony Fadell
Tony Fadell To Leave Nest
The founder and CEO of Nest, Tony Fadell, who created the Nest Learning Thermostat, has announced he is parting ways with the company he built. In October 2011, the Nest Learning Thermostat was revealed to the world to much applause — applause which has only grown in its volume since … [continued]
Apple Car Was On Steve Jobs’ & Tony Fadell’s Minds Back In 2008
Originally published on EV Obsession. There’s been a lot of buzz as of late about a possible Apple electric car. Much of it has been concerning the potential that the offering will be a fully autonomous one (a likely possibility from the looks of it) . Going by a recent interview … [continued]
Google Acquires Nest For $3.2 Billion
It comes as no great surprise that Google announced Monday it had acquired Nest Labs, the maker of the innovative Nest Learning Thermostat, paying out $3.2 billion in cash to fold the company into its great big warm and loving arms. Google loves companies and products like Nest, and Nest looks … [continued]
Nest Thermostat Working Harder To Save You Money
Covering clean technology has always stemmed from my deep desire to see our world change. I started out covering the science of climate change and global warming, and then stepped across to cover clean technology. I feel it is an important topic that needs unbiased unsensationalised coverage, focusing on the … [continued]
Father of iPod Moving to the Clean Tech Sector Now
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]
