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10 Green Cars To Watch For At the LA Auto Show

By Nov. 14, 2010, 9:00pm PT Comments Off

The city that’s so defined by its car culture, traffic and massive freeways, is hosting a major auto show this week: the LA Auto Show. Here’s 10 green cars to watch for outta the show this week. Read More »

A123 Tapped for Chinese Auto Giant’s 2012 Electric Car

By Nov. 10, 2010, 11:35am PT 1 Comment

One of China’s largest automakers has tapped A123 Systems to supply lithium-ion batteries for an electric car slated to roll out in 2012. The deal was a silver lining to the disappointing earnings it reported yesterday for the three months ending September 30. Read More »

Tesla CEO: Consumers Are Easy, Big Auto CEOs, Not so Much

By Nov. 10, 2010, 12:00am PT Comments Off

When it comes to predicting the future of electric car maker Tesla Motors’ business as a supplier of powertrain technology for major automakers, it’s like the old Magic 8-Ball said: Reply hazy, try again. Read More »

Electric Vehicles Are Connected Cars; Get Used to It

By Nov. 9, 2010, 8:58am PT 3 Comments

If you’ve been following the buzz about Big Brother and electric vehicles, here’s my take: EVs along with traditional cars are all becoming connected cars and we need to start getting used to the idea. Read More »

Why Tesla and Panasonic Teamed Up

By Nov. 5, 2010, 12:00am PT 5 Comments

Tesla and Panasonic cozied up this week, with the Japanese electronics giant investing $30 million in the upstart electric vehicle maker and agreeing to jointly develop battery modules. The move deepens one of a growing number of alliances being formed among car companies and battery makers. Read More »

What’s Got 10M Lines of Code & An IP Address: The Volt

By Nov. 1, 2010, 10:49am PT 3 Comments

GM’s upcoming electric car the Volt has a lot in common with your laptop — it’s got an IP address, 10 million lines of code, and 40 percent of the car is electronics. Read More »

Greentech VC: Yep, Waaay Down Q3

By Nov. 1, 2010, 9:03am PT Comments Off

More third quarter greentech venture financing numbers are out this morning, and yep, they’re still bad. According to Ernst & Young, greentech VC investments in the third quarter of 2010 were down 55 percent below Q3 2009. That’s one of the highest reported drops I’ve seen. Read More »

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Consumers Might Not Want Electric Cars All That Much
By Oct. 29, 2010, 12:09pm PT 4 Comments

New flash: Consumers aren’t so quick to embrace electric cars. After creating a flurry of news reports and test drive videos to get the word out, the carmakers, media and the government haven’t convinced the masses that alternative-fuel cars are the more environmental-friendly choice. Read More »

A Rare Look Inside Tesla’s New Factory (photos)
By Oct. 28, 2010, 7:22am PT 1 Comment

Tesla’s VP of manufacturing Gilbert Passin pretty much summed up Tesla’s newly acquired automotive manufacturing plant in Fremont, Calif. on a rare tour on Wednesday, when he said: “This factory is huge.” Check out my two dozen photos of the tour. Read More »

VIDEO: The New Volt Ad, “This Is America, Man”
By Oct. 27, 2010, 8:08am PT 2 Comments

While the Nissan LEAF folks turned to cute animals and bear hugs for its ads to sell Nissan’s all-electric LEAF, GM is going for the more, um, patriotic angle. Read More »

Tesla to Open Model S Factory
By Oct. 27, 2010, 12:00am PT 2 Comments

The PR machine for Tesla has been firing on all four cylinders ever since the company hit the public market in June, and Wednesday morning is going to be one of the biggest days post-IPO for the Silicon Valley-backed firm: the NUMMI plant factory opening. Read More »

The Fox-Cablevision Drama Is Getting Emmy-Worthy
By Oct. 26, 2010, 3:00pm PT 6 Comments

The ongoing dispute between Fox and Cablevision is becoming the fall’s best drama, full of exciting twists and turns and exciting guest stars — in this case, the FCC, which hopes to end this conflict by getting both sides to submit information on their negotiations. … Read More »

Why Cali Rated GM’s Volt on Par With Plain Ol’ Gas Cars
By Oct. 26, 2010, 12:00am PT 2 Comments

GM’s plug-in hybrid Chevy Volt has cost more than $1 billion to develop and can run on electricity alone for 40 miles or more. Yet California regulators have rated its emissions on par with conventional gas cars like the Toyota Tundra. What gives? Read More »

Vid Biz: DVD Kiosk Boom, Streaming-Only Netflix, Ivi Struggle
By Oct. 25, 2010, 5:37pm PT 1 Comment

Today on the Net: U.S. consumers really like their Redbox rentals, but they’ll also soon be able to try out Netflix without any physical DVD rentals. Also, online TV troublemaker Ivi just submitted another legal filing. Read More »

Next Frontier: Carbon Emissions … From Space!
By Oct. 22, 2010, 3:47pm PT 28 Comments

Space tourism might sound like a vacation that’s well, out of this world, but making trips to the great beyond (in hopes, perhaps, of nabbing that Foursquare badge from astronaut Douglas Wheelock) will come at a heavy price for the climate. Read More »

Off to the Electric Car Races: Nissan Fires Up LEAF Production
By Oct. 22, 2010, 12:12pm PT Comments Off

Nissan formally began production of its electric LEAF in Japan, a milestone in the trek to see a global automaker cranking out tens of thousands of electric vehicles. Now a long list of companies are racing to get their own EV factories up and running. Read More »

GM Trust to Provide $11.7M for Fisker Factory Site Cleanup
By Oct. 21, 2010, 8:49am PT Comments Off

As part of a record-setting environmental settlement package, the bankruptcy estate of General Motors will set aside more than $11.7 million for the cleanup of an old factory site in Delaware where plug-in hybrid car startup Fisker Automotive plans to manufacture its Fisker Nina sedan. Read More »

Milestone: Tesla Completes $42M NUMMI Acquisition
By Oct. 20, 2010, 5:08pm PT Comments Off

It’s official: Tesla Motors has completed the purchase of a long-sought home for its Model S electric sedan, and received the title to the former NUMMI factory in Fremont, Calif. Read More »

V-Vehicle 2.0: New Name, New CEO
By Oct. 15, 2010, 12:00am PT 1 Comment

It’s a new day for V-Vehicle, an auto startup with ambitions to produce low-cost efficient cars. The company has just taken two steps common among startups whose investors are unhappy and pushing for a restart: a new name — Next Autoworks Co. — and a new … Read More »

Toyota to Pay Tesla $60M for Electric RAV4 Project
By Oct. 13, 2010, 5:15pm PT 1 Comment

Tesla Motors expects to reap about $60 million from Toyota for its work developing technology for an electric version of the Japanese automaker’s RAV4 SUV, according to a filing with financial regulators this afternoon. Read More »

Wireless Phone Charging — Worth $50
By Oct. 11, 2010, 8:53am PT 1 Comment

Wireless charging — the ability to toss your cell phone on your table and have it charge without a plug — has for years failed to reach its disruptive potential. But consumers are willing to pay a high price, around $50, for the perk, according to … Read More »

How Robot Cars Could Be More Sustainable Cars
By Oct. 10, 2010, 6:00pm PT 10 Comments

While the Google’s recently revealed robot car project is being looked at as an example of just how far outside of its core business Google has been reaching, the prospect of self-driving, computerized cars are compelling for their ability to make driving more sustainable. Here’s how: Read More »

Where Tesla & Better Place Don’t Agree
By Oct. 7, 2010, 12:00am PT 9 Comments

Tesla and Better Place might seem like swell partners, given the EV startup connection, but think again. A Tesla VP says the companies look at batteries fundamentally differently. Read More »

How Tesla Will Compete With (and Become) Big Auto
By Oct. 6, 2010, 5:47pm PT 11 Comments

Tesla Motors gave a rare tour of the company’s Palo Alto headquarters on Wednesday, where flush with its IPO proceeds, it’s swiftly hiring, and developing the next-generation tech for the Model S. Can it cross the chasm from startup into big auto maker? Read More »

Motorola Only the Latest of Apple’s Many Legal Woes
By Oct. 6, 2010, 3:10pm PT 11 Comments

Today, Motorola filed suit regarding three complaints against Apple over patent infringements. The complaints deal with antenna design and other associated smartphone technologies covered in 18 patents held by Motorola. But that’s only the tip of the iceberg when it comes to Apple’s legal problems. Read More »

Uh-Oh: Tesla Recalls 439 Roadsters for Fire Concern
By Oct. 4, 2010, 10:55am PT Comments Off

Electric vehicle startup Tesla Motors has issued its second recall. The company, which started trading on the NASDAQ in June, said on Friday that it’s recalled 439 of its electric sports cars, the Roadster, to fix a problem with a cable that could start a fire. Read More »

Mobilize 2010: Ford Embraces the Cell Phone
By Sep. 30, 2010, 11:49am PT 4 Comments

There’s no question that the broadband connected car will be a massive market opportunity. But there’s two diverging scenarios, one dominated by embedded computing in the vehicle, the other is led by cell phones. At Mobilize, Ford says it will embrace the cell phone. Read More »

Green Overdrive: Drop the Kids Off in An E-Mini Van!
By Sep. 30, 2010, 12:00am PT 5 Comments

Hey green soccer moms, a new electric mini van is coming your way. Taiwanese automaker Yulon, with the help of AC Propulsion, have converted the luxury mini van the Luxgen MPV into the first 7-seater electric mini van. Read More »

Electric Car 101: Liquid vs. Air Battery Cooling Systems
By Sep. 29, 2010, 12:00am PT 4 Comments

Everyone agrees that the batteries that will run the next-generation of our electric vehicles need to operate within a certain temperature range. But not everyone agrees on what to use to baby the battery. The debate over liquid vs air-cooled batteries rages on. Read More »

Vid-Biz: Comcast-NBC, Hulu, 3-D
By Sep. 27, 2010, 2:50pm PT 1 Comment

Today on the Net: an analyst estimates that NBC Universal is worth negative $600 million while USA Network is worth $11.7 billion, broadcasters like NBC are holding back the available ad inventory for sale on Hulu and Imax’s CEO says not every 3-D movie will work. Read More »

BrightSource Raises Another $26M, IPO for 2011?
By Sep. 27, 2010, 12:16pm PT Comments Off

Solar thermal player BrightSource has raised another $26 million of its previously raised round, and reportedly has moved closer to an IPO by hiring Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs. Will the solar thermal leader hit the public markets in 2011? Read More »

GM, ABB Seek Chevy Volt Battery Afterlife in Grid
By Sep. 21, 2010, 12:00pm PT Comments Off

The green car battery recycling bandwagon just got a bit more crowded. General Motors and Swiss grid giant ABB announced that the two companies will jointly research ways to reuse old batteries from GM’s Chevy Volt hybrid for storing power on the grid. Read More »

Coda Unveils Electric Car Pricing at $45K, Above Volt & LEAF
By Sep. 21, 2010, 10:01am PT 1 Comment

Electric vehicle maker startup Coda has finally released the pricing of its inaugural vehicle, and at almost $45,000 it’ll cost you almost $4,000 more than GM’s Volt, and over $12,000 more than the Nissan’s all-electric LEAF. Read More »

From the Harsh Pen of Obama’s Car Czar: “Overhaul”
By Sep. 20, 2010, 12:00am PT 4 Comments

Steven Rattner, the Obama administration’s so-called Car Czar, has a new book out and he weighs in on the sloppiness of the stimulus funds, the “fad” of green jobs and how the Volt will do nothing for GM’s bottom line. Tell us how you really feel. … Read More »

Can Solar Help Usher In Storage for the Grid?
By Sep. 18, 2010, 9:00am PT 1 Comment

Can the grid handle the growing flow of wind and solar that will come online in the next few years? According to California’s grid operator the answer is yes, but with a particular attention to energy storage policy. Read More »

5 Reasons Why Car Makers & Utilities Need To Be Friends
By Sep. 15, 2010, 12:00am PT 2 Comments

For electric vehicles to become truly mainstream, utilities and auto makers need to partner on a variety of details. Here’s 5 reasons why car companies and utilities should be besties. Read More »

GM Leans on OnStar, Looks to Social Networks
By Sep. 14, 2010, 10:13pm PT Comments Off

General Motors’ OnStar subsidiary is going in for a giant swing at boosting the automaker’s image as an innovator. GM announced that it is “relaunching” the OnStar brand is now putting the system center stage in a massive new marketing push. Read More »

Microsoft Switched to HTML5 for ESPN3′s Xbox Live App
By Sep. 14, 2010, 2:00pm PT 7 Comments

Microsoft has backed off demands for content owners to use its proprietary streaming format for live video, enabling publishers like ESPN to stream video in HTML5 instead. That could lower the cost of video delivery and open the door for more content on the game console. Read More »

Google Acquires Israeli Startup Quiksee for $10M
By Sep. 14, 2010, 11:00am PT Comments Off

Google has acquired the Israeli video tour start-up Quiksee, according to the Israeli newspaper Haaretz. Rumors of the sale first started this weekend, but were confirmed today by a post on the Quiksee site, making this Google’s 28th acquisition since last August. Read More »

AAA for the Electric Vehicle Crowd
By Sep. 13, 2010, 8:15am PT Comments Off

Here come the range-anxiety-based businesses. This morning Swiss company Nation-E says it has created the world’s first mobile charging system, which can be called on to quickly charge up a stranded electric car on the side of the road. Read More »

Sakti3 Scores $4.2M From GM Ventures, Itochu
By Sep. 10, 2010, 9:37am PT Comments Off

Lithium-ion battery developer Sakti3 and General Motors announced the latest step in their ongoing dance today, and it’s a big one for the 3-year-old startup: GM plans to invest $3.2 million in Sakti3 through its new venture capital arm, GM Ventures. Read More »

Green Overdrive Video: On the Road With Tesla Roadster 2.5!
By Sep. 9, 2010, 7:48am PT Comments Off

Check out our latest Green Overdrive video where we drive around LA in a Tesla Roadster 2.5, which goes 0 to 60 in a slammin’ 3.7 seconds. We’ve even got a bonus tip: how to get in and out of a Roadster in a short skirt. Read More »

Electric Car 101: Lease or Buy?
By Sep. 8, 2010, 9:45am PT Comments Off

If you’re sold on a plug-in car, one of the next questions to answer is whether to lease or buy your chosen model. Here are five things to consider as you hunt for a plug-in car deal that fits your budget, driving habits and preferences. Read More »

Is Flash on Android “Shockingly Bad” or “Shockingly Great?”
By Sep. 2, 2010, 12:00pm PT 65 Comments

After posting Kevin Tofel’s demo of the struggles he had with Flash-based video on his Nexus One mobile handset, we’ve received a ton of comments, including response videos from readers who showed their own experiences with Flash on Android mobile handsets. Here are just a few. Read More »

GM Tries to Trade Mark “Range Anxiety,” Tesla Shrugs
By Sep. 1, 2010, 2:39pm PT 2 Comments

GM has filed a trade mark for “range anxiety” for the purpose of “promoting public awareness of electric vehicle capabilities,” or basically marketing. Will that be good for the budding plug-in vehicle market? Read More »

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