Comments on: Kleiner Perkins, T. Boone Back Auto Startup V-Vehicle

By: The Hayride » Is It Time To Pull The Plug On V-Vehicle?

The Hayride » Is It Time To Pull The Plug On V-Vehicle? — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 18:08:02 +0000

[...] is a project with a bit of star power to it. Oil magnate T. Boone Pickens is an investor, and the Silicon Valley venture capital firm Kleiner [...]

By: V-Vehicle Misses Deadline, Loses Shot at $87M?

V-Vehicle Misses Deadline, Loses Shot at $87M? — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 19:01:41 +0000

[...] in 2006 by former Oracle exec Frank Varasano, V-Vehicle emerged from stealth in June of last year with grand, if rather unclear, promises to revolutionize the auto industry. Besides Kleiner and [...]

By: Cliff Zimmerman

Cliff Zimmerman — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 18:51:52 +0000

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By: Jumping the Gun: Big Hopes for V-Vehicle as Financing Deadline Looms

Jumping the Gun: Big Hopes for V-Vehicle as Financing Deadline Looms — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 23:07:27 +0000

[...] so far, it’s still far too early to tell whether the company will be able to deliver on its promises to build “a new American car company.” [...]

By: V-Vehicle Update: Testing a Prototype, Still Hoping for Federal Funds

V-Vehicle Update: Testing a Prototype, Still Hoping for Federal Funds — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 18:44:06 +0000

[...] the auto startup backed by the venture capitalists at Kleiner Perkins and energy baron T. Boone Pickens, has begun testing prototypes of the vehicle it aims to build in Louisiana’s Ouachita Parish. [...]

By: T. Boone’s V-Vehicle Expects Answer on DOE Loan Next Month

T. Boone’s V-Vehicle Expects Answer on DOE Loan Next Month — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 18:01:27 +0000

[...] down which auto startup V-Vehicle’s has traveled over the last few months. Since making the splashy announcement in June that it had raised more than $100 million from big-name investors T. Boone Pickens, John Doerr and [...]

By: Katie Fehrenbacher

Katie Fehrenbacher — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 18:07:13 +0000

Holly, I'm not sure what your argument or complaint is. The industry needs significant investment to both bring natural gas cars and natural gas fueling infrastructure to market. Biofuels used in internal combustion engines are less investment on infrastructure and vehicles and have the same emissions reductions as CNG. Electric vehicles will require a lot of investment for cars and infrastructure but have a lot better emissions reductions than biofuels and CNG. We have to be realistic about economics.

By: Holly

Holly — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 18:12:49 +0000

Major flawed assumption about nat gas not being efficient, and suggests a more efficient GASOLINE vehicle? Hell, I thougt the problem IS gasoline. So simply making a hybrid CNG car or a Plug-In hybrid CNG car will trump a gasoline version all the way to the American flag. That IS the point of CNG. Near-zero emissions, and much lower CO2 than gasline plus all the fuel dollars stay in the U.S. Come on Ms. Fehrenbacher, you should know better. Refueling at home with CNG and Electricity, nice.

By: Reactions to the Energy Bill: Obama, Cleantech Biz, Environmentalists

Reactions to the Energy Bill: Obama, Cleantech Biz, Environmentalists — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 16:51:24 +0000

[...] baron T. Boone Pickens, an advocate of natural gas and wind energy, and a recent investor in fuel-efficient car startup V-Vehicle, noted in a statement this weekend the “important role a Green Bank, Renewable Electricity [...]

By: T. Boone: Now More Interesting Again, Thanks to V-Vehicle

T. Boone: Now More Interesting Again, Thanks to V-Vehicle — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 04:01:35 +0000

[...] No Comments Posted June 23rd, 2009 at 9:00 pm in Automotive Last week right before the news broke that the venture capitalists from Kleiner Perkins and clean energy investor T. Boone Pickens had [...]

By: Pickens Plan Media Coverage 6.18.09 | Sustainability In Business

Pickens Plan Media Coverage 6.18.09 | Sustainability In Business — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 08:05:25 +0000

[...] Kleiner Perkins, T. Boone Back Auto Startup V-Vehicle – Earth2Tech – 6/17/09 [...]

By: Katie Fehrenbacher

Katie Fehrenbacher — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 23:11:52 +0000

It’s not going to be a natural gas car to start, and maybe not ever. They’re saying that’s one possibility down the road: http://www.thenewsstar.com/article/20090619/NEWS01/906190329

By: James

James — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 17:54:54 +0000

T. Boone Pickens (Natural Gas tycoon) funding new Natural Gas Car company. No surprises there :D

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Mystery car could sweep the efficient-vehicle market | TECHNICK — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 19:53:22 +0000

[...] factory is predicted to create 1,400 new jobs and infuse Louisiana with $248 million). As Earth2Tech suggests, the company could probably run on brilliant marketing alone, even if it’s just producing a [...]

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Mystery car could sweep the efficient-vehicle market | UpOff.com — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 19:41:36 +0000

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