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Startups, in particular, need tools that don’t get in the way of the big project the team may be focused on. They often have a need for a simple tool that will keep the team on track while still allowing for flexibility as the project evolves. Read more »

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LaCie’s cloud file storage service Wuala (which Om wrote about quite a while back when it was first launched) has announced the availability of a new feature, Wuala Sync, which allows users to automatically synchronize their files online and across multiple computers and operating systems. Read more »

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General Motors’ long-awaited S-1 filing spotlights work on the Chevy Volt, OnStar communication system and Google partnership as evidence of GM’s commitment to next-generation technologies. Here’s 12 things to know from the S-1 related to greener vehicles and Car 2.0:. Read more »

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General Motors filed today for an IPO in which the government will begin to shrink its stake in the company. GM’s filing spotlights its work on the Chevy Volt and Google deal as signs of commitment to launching competitive new technologies. Read more »

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Tesla’s IPO was all about expectations and innovations from a Silicon Valley startup that fancies itself a technology developer on the scale of Apple or Google. GM’s IPO will be about overcoming its recently-tumultous and century-old past, and about delivering as a manufacturing company. Read more »

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ALTe, a startup founded by former Tesla Motors executives and managers, takes the goal of converting vehicle fleets to run on electricity literally. The company aims to take used models and give them new guts to run as extended range electric vehicles. Read more »

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JPMorgan issued an eager beaver report on electric car startup Tesla this week, estimating that Tesla’s stock will hit $25 by the end of 2011, due to its low battery costs, early lead in the EV market and partnership deals with large automakers Toyota and Daimler. Read more »

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Need to covert a file from one format to another and don’t want to have to bother with downloading a dedicated conversion program? Check out online-ConVert.com, a free online file converter that can convert files into a huge number of popular formats. Read more »

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As Tesla CEO Elon Musk put it in the opening of his first earnings call as the head or a public company: “There’s not much news financially.” So yes, the company is still losing money and will lose money for quite some time. Read more »

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PayPal is giving away $160,000 USD in prizes to the most innovative apps to use the
PayPal X Platform, judging based on app innovation and business potential, with additional awards honoring innovation in use of the eBay Developer API, integration with Yahoo and cross-border
payment systems. Read more »

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In the balancing act between reducing the budget deficit and giving automakers enough long-term certainty to gamble on building and launching green vehicles in the UK, the government has stayed firm in trying to cultivate the next generation of cleaner cars. Read more »

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GM announced today that the plug-in Chevy Volt will have a base price of $41,000, before federal and state incentives, and an aggressive lease offer that’s competitive with Nissan’s upcoming electric LEAF. Here’s the scoop on what the ordering process will entail. Read more »

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At high noon on Tuesday, General Motors plans to detail just what it will take for consumers to land an extended-range electric Chevy Volt in their garage or driveway, releasing new info on pricing and the ordering process. Read more »

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Porsche has tapped a trio of Boxster sports cars to serve as the latest guinea pigs in the automaker’s experiments with electric drive. But if you’re eager to see Porsche joining Tesla Motors in the all-electric sports car market, don’t hold your breath. Read more »

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As if Tesla’s CEO and driving force Elon Musk needed any more press — this weekend’s Sunday New York Times featured a long profile of the company and Musk’s personal story. The article mostly covered well-trodden ground, but here’s a couple tidbits that stood out. Read more »

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In the second quarter of 2010, greentech startups scored record venture capital and increased spending despite a weak economy. Solar power retained its lead in greentech venture financing, while global investment for clean energy asset financing fell. China, meanwhile, underscored its rising might in the greentech industry, raising billions of dollars in green energy financing. Read more at GigaOM Pro »

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A couple things were holding up Ian Wright, founder of electric drive train startup Wrightspeed and part of the founding team of Tesla Motors, when he drove his prototype hybrid at the Laguna Seca racetrack: street tires, battery heat, and Tesla cars in his way. Read more »

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Compact Power, a Michigan subsidiary of South Korea’s LG Chem, is starting to look like the player to beat in the competition to supply lithium-ion cells and battery packs for electric vehicles, having bagged deals with General Motors, Eaton and Ford. Read more »

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The electric RAV4 — a model that Toyota Motor discontinued in 2003 after selling only about 300 units — could get a new lease on life, courtesy of the automaker’s alliance with electric car maker Tesla Motors. Read more »

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How long should you expect a plug-in car battery — the most expensive part of the vehicle — to last before dwindling storage capacity or other problems leave you longing for a replacement? This question opens a hornet’s nest of vehicle emission regulations. Read more »

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The Obama administration has kicked off its electric car and battery offensive with a report laying out the facts and figures for its investments in advanced vehicles and batteries so far under the Recovery Act. Here’s the digit-by-digit highlights. Read more »

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“I think Apple changed the world in numerous ways. I think Tesla’s going to do the same,” says George Blankenship, who helped shape Apple’s retail strategy and has just joined Tesla in a similar role. Blankenship filled us in on what’s next. Read more »

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KLD Energy Technologies, an Austin, Tex.-based startup developing motor systems for electric vehicles, has just raised about $4.9 million of a planned $6 million equity financing round , according to a new filing with the SEC. Read more »

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Tesla Motors, the electric car maker that has taken pains to distance itself from auto companies and cultivate an image as a tech innovator, has now hired Apple’s former real estate chief to head up development of Tesla’s retail strategy and network. Read more »

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When it comes to solutions for greener transportation, one size does not fit all. Here’s the latest rundown on which plug-in models are scheduled to roll out when and where, how much range they’ll deliver and the expected pricing. Read more »

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While Tesla hasn’t made a profit and doesn’t plan to for at least two years from now, the world needs a lot more Tesla’s to emerge in order to get it on track to remaking our energy infrastructure away from fossil fuels. Read more »

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Electric car maker Tesla officially delivered the biggest venture backed IPO of the quarter. What made the public debut different from some of the other venture-backed IPOs that happened this quarter? Well, among a variety of things, Tesla scored a $465 million loan from the government. Read more »

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Is this the beginning of a trajectory for Tesla’s stock that will echo battery maker A123 Systems’ slide from levels above $20 after going public in September, to around $9 today? Read more »

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Greentech startups raising money in the second quarter of this year can thank a few things for the solid quarter of venture financing: corporations, the generally weak IPO market (Tesla was the exception), and the solar industry. Read more »

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It’s just the first week for Tesla on the Nasdaq, and as we predicted yesterday it’s already starting with the fluffy press releases that could help keep its stock up. This morning, Tesla sent out new photos of the “Roadster 2.5.” Read more »

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To keep its stock up, Tesla is going to have to deliver a lot of press releases over the next two years to distract Wall Street from pondering over the fact that there will be very little revenues. Here’s 10 strategies to watch outta Tesla: Read more »

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As Tesla’s stock keeps on rising, Ray Lane, the Kleiner Perkins venture capitalist and former Oracle executive who has backed plug-in hybrid startup Fisker Automotive, says he sees an IPO for Fisker down the road. Read more »

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A bankruptcy judge on Tuesday gave the green light to Fisker’s $20 million deal to buy a plant in Wilmington, Del. where GM once built Saturn, Pontiac and Opel GT models, and where Fisker aims to build its second-gen cars. Read more »

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How much is an electric car maker worth? Some of the world’s largest automakers have invested significant sums into plug-in vehicle development efforts, but Tesla’s IPO gives us the first real glimpse of how the market values an electric vehicle business. Read more »

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Tesla Motors’ shares ended their first day of trading up 40.5 percent over their $17 offering price, at $23.89. The electric car maker saw most of its gains late in the day, when the stock surged as high as $25. Read more »

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Today marks history for the fledgling electric car industry with the public market debut of high-profile startup Tesla Motors. The IPO for Tesla, which is backed by intrepid entrepreneur and PayPal founder Elon Musk, is the first for a U.S. car company since Ford Motor in […] Read more »

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UPDATED Tesla has priced its IPO at $17 per share, above the previously expected range of $14-$16, to raise $226 million. Tesla’s IPO on the Nasdaq under the symbol TSLA today could deliver the largest public debut for a U.S. car company since Ford Motor. Read more »

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UPDATED Here’s the rundown on who owns what portion of Tesla Motors, who will and won’t be selling shares at the IPO, and what their stakes will be worth (on paper, at least) at Tesla’s debut price of $17 per share. Read more »

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