With its recent Initial Public Offering (IPO), Tesla Motors has made a strong entry into the realm of publicly traded auto manufacturers. To ensure their long term viability, they recently announced a partnership with Toyota Motors to produce an electric version of the Japanese car maker’s Rav4. In fact, CNN reports that Toyota’s agreement with [...]
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Toyota and Tesla to Build Electric Rav4
July 20th, 2010 
Eric Wilson 
Posted in Eric Wilson, Japan, Transportation 
Tags: California, Cars, Electric Cars, Tesla 
No Comments »10,000 Chevy Volts Planned for 2011
July 2nd, 2010 Eric Wilson The Wall Street Journal reports that General Motors “will build 10,000 Chevrolet Volts in 2011 and another 30,000 in 2012.” Details had been few and far between regarding GM’s foray into electrically powered cars. According to the story, “The Volt will go on sale later this year in California, Washington, D.C., Austin, Texas, and around [...]
Posted in Eric Wilson, Transportation Tags: California, Cars, Chevy Volt, Electric Cars, Honda Clarity, New York City, Tesla No Comments »Tesla Motors Going Public
June 28th, 2010 Justin Manger The Initial Public Offering (IPO) for electric car start-up Tesla Motors is scheduled for tomorrow June 29th. The company will put 13.3 million shares of stock on sale to the public in order to raise some much needed cash. Tesla shares are expected to open between a range of $14 to $16, at which price the [...]
Posted in Business, Clean Technology, Justin Manger, Transportation Tags: Battery, California, Electric Cars, Tesla No Comments »Tesla Secures $465 Million Loan for Its Electric Model S Sedan
June 24th, 2009 Justin Manger The U.S. Department of Energy announced yesterday that Ford Motor Company, Nissan Motors, and Tesla Motors will be getting the first three of many loans to be used for advanced technology automobiles. According to the press release, the “$8 billion in conditional loan commitments for the development of innovative, advanced vehicle technologies that will create [...]
Posted in Business, Clean Technology, Energy Efficiency, Justin Manger, Transportation Tags: Cars, Electric Cars, Green Technology, Tesla No Comments »Mission One Motorcycles: A Fully Electric Ride
May 30th, 2009 Eric Wilson Industrial designer Yves Behar and engineer Forrest North came together to develop the Mission One, a fully electric motorcycle that travels twice as far on a single charge as current options on the market. While it is still in the development stages, the two gave a brief introduction (shown below) to their invention at a [...]
