10 posts and columns on electric car

Social Media Warfare by Nissan as Also-Ran Looks to Win

in News on August 24, 2011 at 5:00 am PT

Nissan Motor Co. has long been the also-ran of the J3 here in the U.S., an image that it is trying furiously to dislodge. Indeed, they have said a driving motivation behind the introduction of the Nissan Leaf electric car was to take the lead in something.

Mission Motors Closes a Round of Funding (And Swears It Won’t Blow It All on Awesome Electric Motorcycles)

in News on August 19, 2011 at 9:31 am PT

Mission Motors just landed more than $9 million in Series B funding to not build electric motorcycles. Instead, it is trying to attract other companies that might drool over record-setting mini-electric drive systems.
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Viral Video: A Dilemma Solved (And Also for Perez Hilton?)

in News on October 18, 2010 at 12:20 am PT

Here’s the new trailer for the upcoming movie “The Dilemma,” minus a joke that used the word “gay” in a negative manner. With the recent spate of bullyings of gay teens that have ended in tragedy, such a move is probably wise and not too surprising. More surprising was another, in which gossip blogger Perez Hilton vowed to stop being so mean on his popular (and very mean) Web site.

Tesla Stock: Well, the Brakes Work

in News on July 6, 2010 at 2:02 pm PT

After a few ebullient days in the left lane, Tesla Motors’ stock has careened to the right, dropping well below its offering price after an impressive IPO.

Tesla Shares on Another Joy Ride

in News on June 30, 2010 at 9:04 am PT

Tesla’s newly listed shares roared out of the garage again today, climbing higher still in their second day of trading. After spiking 40.5 percent Tuesday, even as the broader markets tanked, shares of the electric-car company are on another tear this morning, up 22.23 percent at $29.20. Quite a run for a stock initially priced at $17.

D8 Video: Ford CEO Alan Mulally Tells Jason Calacanis Why We’re Not Going to Drive Electric Cars Anytime Soon

in D8 on June 4, 2010 at 10:39 am PT

Mahalo CEO Jason Calacanis loves his Tesla. So why can’t the rest of us drive an electric car, too? Ford CEO Alan Mulally fielded the question in the final panel of the D8 conference today.

Nokia Slashes Prices

in News on February 1, 2010 at 11:00 am PT

Tesla Motors Plans IPO

in News on January 29, 2010 at 2:44 pm PT

Add Tesla Motors to the list of companies planning to avail themselves of what may, or may not, be a fledgling IPO recovery this year. The electric car maker said Friday that it’s planning an initial public offering to raise up to $100 million.

Tesla Foiled

in News on October 17, 2008 at 4:42 am PT

While $25 billion in low-cost federal loans keeps General Motors, Ford and Chrysler churning out SUVs through the econalypse, the wheels are coming off cleantech car company Tesla Motors. Without access to the same sorts of loans given its Detroit colleagues, the country’s leading electric car maker is delaying production of its Model S sedan, sacking an unspecified number of employees and shuttering two offices.

Google: Beyond Thunderdome

in News on October 3, 2008 at 12:00 am PT

You can make money without doing evil. You can also make it without using so much fossil fuel. That’s the word from Google, which today unveiled a $4.4 trillion plan it says will reduce the nation’s dependence on coal and oil. Google’s “Clean Energy 2030” plan proposes to wean the U.S. off of coal and oil for electricity generation by 2030 by relying on power from wind, nuclear and geothermal sources instead.