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Latest News:
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2013-05-22 |
Electric carmaker Tesla pays off U.S. loan
By Ben Klayman DETROIT (Reuters) - Electric carmaker Tesla Motors Inc on Wednesday paid off its U.S. Department of Energy loan nine years earlier than required, using money raised last week in a stock and debt offering. The automaker said on Wednesday that it wired $451.8 million to repay the full loan with interest. ...
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2013-05-14 |
BMW CEO expects i3 electric car to contribute to group profit
MUNICH (Reuters) - German premium automaker BMW expects to reap a "positive" contribution to group profit from every i3 electric vehicle sold, Chief Executive Norbert Reithofer said on Tuesday. BMW will start selling its Megacity electric vehicle, dubbed the i3 later this year and the i8 sports car in early 2014, Reithofer said during the company's annual general meeting. The CEO declined to give a sales target or identify development costs of the i3, to be build at the car maker's Germany-based Leipzig factory. (Reporting by Andreas Cremer; Editing by Harro ten Wolde)
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2013-05-08 |
Tesla first-quarter profit tops forecast, lifts sales outlook
By Deepa Seetharaman DETROIT (Reuters) - Tesla Motors Inc reported its first-ever quarterly profit on Wednesday, trouncing Wall Street estimates, as the 10-year-old automaker delivered nearly 5,000 Model S electric cars during the first three months of the year. The company, led by billionaire Elon Musk, said it expects to deliver 21,000 Model S cars worldwide, up 5 percent from its earlier target of 20,000. Eventually, global demand for its Model S electric car may surpass 30,000 vehicles a year, it said. ...
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2013-05-01 |
Electric car maker CODA files for Chapter 11
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Electric car maker CODA Holdings Inc. filed for bankruptcy protection Wednesday after selling just 100 cars and said it plans to quit the auto business altogether.
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2013-04-26 |
Electric Vehicle Market Looks for a Recharge
Electric Vehicle Market Looks for a Recharge
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2013-04-25 |
Tesla CEO tweets strategic announcement coming Friday
DETROIT (Reuters) - Tesla Motors Inc Chief Executive Elon Musk said the electric carmaker on Friday will make a strategic announcement that according to a spokeswoman revolves around service. Shares of Tesla were up nearly 3 percent on Thursday. 'Announcement of new @TeslaMotors strategy tomorrow. Tesla owners will like this,' Musk said in a message on Twitter that was sent shortly before 12 p.m. EDT (1600 GMT). On April 2, Musk said Tesla would unveil details about revamped service and an expanded network of fast-charging stations this month in a move to boost sales. ...
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Electric Car Grid Successes:
| Press Releases |
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| United States |
Regional |
Aug 5, 2009 |
ECOtality's eTec Awarded $100 Million for Transportation Electrification |
| Orlando |
Local |
Feb 10, 2009 |
Eustis to 'fuel' electric vehicles |
| Philadelphia |
Regional |
Feb 6, 2009 |
Electric car returns energy to the grid |
| Denmark |
Country |
Jan 27, 2009 |
Better Place, DONG Energy Close 103M Euro Investment for Denmark Electric Car Network |
| Ontario |
Province |
Jan 15, 2009 |
Better Place Partners with Ontario to Bring Car 2.0 Electric Car Infrastructure to Canada |
| San Jose |
City |
Jan 6, 2009 |
First Coulomb ChargePoint stations now available in San Jose, CA |
| Hawaii |
State |
Dec 2, 2008 |
GOVERNOR LINGLE AND BETTER PLACE ANNOUNCE PARTNERSHIP |
| CA Bay Area |
Regional |
Nov 20, 2008 |
Better Place eyes $1 billion electric car network for Bay Area |
| Australia |
Country |
Oct 22 2008 |
Australia backs recharging network for electric cars |
| Denmark |
Country |
Mar 27, 2008 |
DONG Energy and California-based Project Better Place to introduce |
| Israel |
Country |
Jan 21, 2008 |
Renault-Nissan and Project Better Place Prepare for First Mass Marketed Electric Vehicles |
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Oil Subsidies and You
Years ago the International Center for Technology (icta.org) issued a comprehensive report entitled "The Real Cost of Gasoline". The goal of the researchers was to identify and quantify the various secondary or "hidden" costs of using gasoline as a fuel for transportation. They categorized these costs into four sections:
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