Comments on: Former VC to Lead DOE Loan Guarantee & Green Car Loan Programs

By: Q&A: DOE Loan Chief on Lessons for Greentech Startups, VCs

Q&A: DOE Loan Chief on Lessons for Greentech Startups, VCs — Tue, 25 May 2010 07:01:18 +0000

[...] to be a busy one for Jonathan Silver, the former venture capitalist whom the Obama administration tapped to lead the Department of Energy’s highly competitive loan guarantee and green car loan programs. [...]

By: Electric Vehicle Maker Fisker Closes $529M DOE Loan

Electric Vehicle Maker Fisker Closes $529M DOE Loan — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 19:51:20 +0000

[...] maker Tenneco under the $25 billion program. No awards have been announced in the months since the program got a new director, a former venture capitalist brought on partly to help streamline the operations. Tesla, Ford, [...]

By: Thursday in DC: DOE Chief to Deliver Green Car Loan Announcement

Thursday in DC: DOE Chief to Deliver Green Car Loan Announcement — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 23:33:44 +0000

[...] Nissan, Ford, Fisker and parts maker Tenneco. No awards have been announced in the months since the program got a new director, a former venture capitalist brought on partly to help streamline the operations. So far, only [...]

By: Earth2Tech’s Top 15 Connected Car Influencers

Earth2Tech’s Top 15 Connected Car Influencers — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 08:03:47 +0000

[...] administration named Silver, a former venture capitalist with Washington, D.C.-based Core Capital Partners, to head up the Department of Energy’s highly [...]

By: Jonathan Silver

Jonathan Silver — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 09:14:29 +0000

Jonathan Silver says that the electric revolution is gathering pace in the UK. Jonathan Silver has set up the first electric scooter retail store in London (near Richmond Bridge). He has travelled extensively in 2009 setting up working partnerships to bring electric transport to the UK & Continental Europe, and will do even more in 2010. Jonathan Silver is the founder and CEO of Electric Transport Limited.

By: As Green Car Loan Funds Dwindle, What’s Plan B for Startups?

As Green Car Loan Funds Dwindle, What’s Plan B for Startups? — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 18:25:04 +0000

[...] DOE brought former venture capitalist Jonathan Silver on board as executive director of the ATVM program (and also the green car loan guarantee program), with the idea that he would “strengthen and [...]

By: Venture Capitalist to Steer DOE's Energy Loan Program | BNET Energy Blog | BNET

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 22:30:14 +0000

[...] a development worth noting because — as Earth2tech also mentions– it’s in line with President Obama’s apparent love of all things VC. Just two [...]