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Clinton's President's Day Green Roundtable

Paige Donner | Posted 03.20.2009 | Politics

Green was definitely the color of the Clinton President's Day Round Table. This was a meeting unlike any other.

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Tesla's San Jose Plant Nixed In Huge Setback

NBC Bay Area | Posted 03.02.2009 | Green

Read More: Tesla Motors, Finance, Cars, Venture Capital, Green Economy, Green Cars, Green Technology, California, Green News

The San Jose Business Times reported Thursday afternoon that the car company could not get the $100 million in venture capital it needed to build the ...

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Why Tesla Motors Won't Likely Get Government Help

BusinessWeek | David Welch | Posted 02.21.2009 | Green

Read More: Automakers, Automaker Bailout, Tesla Roadster, Tesla Motors, Gm, Electric Cars, Cars, Green Cars, Green Technology, Green News

Policymakers will need to decide whether Tesla can survive in a cutthroat marketplace. Being small makes the company nimble but not necessarily scalab...

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Five Scariest Detroit Auto Show Moments -- 2009

Steve Parker | Posted 02.15.2009 | Business

Read More: Lithium-Ion Battery, Chevy Volt, Mayor Michael Bloomberg, Tesla Motors, Chengfeng, Chrysler, Mercedes-Benz ML320 Bluetec, Cars, Detroit Auto Show, Consumer Reports, Geely, Dodge Ram, Motor Trend, BYD Auto, Prius Plug-in Hybrid, Mini, Ford Flex, North American Car and Truck of the Year, Smart Electric, Chery, Bob Nardelli, Swatch Watch, Gm, Ford F-150, Penske Automotive Group, Cnbc, Chinese Cars, Ford, Detroit Three, Detroit Automakers, BMW Group, North American International Auto Show, Tokyo Motor Show, Roger Penske, Mini E, Warren Buffett, Daimler, Brilliance, Nactoy, Volkswagen Jetta Diesel, Hyundai Genesis, Business News

America is the world's biggest automotive market, yet offers very little in the way of independent analysis and car, truck or motorcycle testing.

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Ten most significant import cars, 2008 and beyond

Steve Parker | Posted 01.30.2009 | Business

Read More: Turbochargers, WRX STI, Nissan Maxima, Tesla Motors, Cindy McCain, Kia Rio, Mercedes-Benz, Cars, Toyota Highlander Hybrid, Civil Rights, Clean Diesel, Los Angeles Auto Show, Nissan Versa, Germany, Toyota Yaris, California Air Resources Board, Carroll Shelby, Kei-Cars, Carly Fiorina, Porsche Cayman, Carb, Swatch Watch, Toyota Camry Hybrid, Porsche Cayenne Diesel, Colin Powell, Careers, Cnbc, All-Wheel Drive, Computers, Detroit Three, Kia, Honda Fit, Chaebol, South Korea, Renault/Nissan, Horizontal Opposed Engine, Colin Chapman, China, steve.parker.com, Porsche Boxster, Blue Line Hybrid, Ev, Congo, Subaru Impreza, Front-Wheel Drive, Audi Clean Diesel, Rear-Wheel Drive, Caroline Kennedy, Switzerland, Charlie Crist, Lotus Evora, Hyundai, Electric Cars, Climate Change, Nissan Altima Hybrid, Mid-Engine, Porsche Panamera, F1, Hyundai Accent, Toyota Venza, Afghanistan, Carlos Ghosn, Smart ForTwo, Ferrari, Japanese Carmakers, Smart Car, Direct Fuel Injection, Roger Penske, Bmw, Christianity, Mazda 3, Volkswagen Jetta Diesel, Citigroup, Doch, Brembo, Business News

Happy New Year! We've had the pleasure of helping to create and now write and and moderate this automotive blog beginning in June, 2008, and so far i...

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On Bailouts and Sports Cars

Jason McCabe Calacanis | Posted 12.31.2008 | Business

Read More: Auto Bailout, Tesla Bailout, Tesla Motors, Tesla Model S, Cars, Tesla, Business News

I own the number 16 production car of the Tesla, and I've been driving it for two weeks now. Anyone who owns the car can tell you that a) it is not "woefully immature" and b) that it is not a "concept car."

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Not a Dime... Unless

Murray Fromson | Posted 12.10.2008 | Business

Read More: Chrysler, U.S. Economy, Humvees, Tesla Motors, General Motors, Tax, Economy, Ford, Cars, Department of Energy, Auto Industry, 2008 Election, Detroit, Business News

What a way to emerge from the excitement of last Tuesday's election than to read about the three major automakers plea for another handout.

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Tesla Motors Getting Some Cash

SI Insider | Vasanth Sridharan | Posted 12.01.2008 | Green

Read More: Alternative Energy, Tesla Motors, Elon Musk, Electric Car, Tesla, Green News

Valley darling Tesla Motors, which makes the Roadster, a $109,000 electric sports car, needs a little more cash. The CEO Elon Musk confirmed with Reut...

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Which Is Worse For Green Energy? Cheap Oil Or Financial Crisis

The Wall Street Journal | Keith Johnson | Posted 11.16.2008 | Green

Read More: Energy, T. Boone Pickens, Tesla Motors, Crude Oil Prices, Alternative Energy, Cheap Oil, Oil Prices, Oil, Environment, Financial Crisis, Clean Energy, Opec, Financial Meltdown, Green News

Oil prices plummeted again Thursday, falling under $70 a barrel for the first time in more than a year. That kicked OPEC into action--the oil cartel...

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Lay-offs at Tesla; Repo's to hit record; GM hawks "finance options" and 25% of new-car market may be lost

Steve Parker | Posted 11.15.2008 | Business

Read More: Automotive News, Gmac, Tesla Model S, Tesla Roadster, Tesla Motors, JD Power, Gm, Cars, Repossession, Business News

Two more pieces of bad news today facing carmakers, dealers and us ... car-buyers and owners: Repossessions are set to break records, while industry a...

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Layoffs Expected At Tesla Motors As CEO Replaced By Elon Musk

Treehugger | Michael Graham Richard | Posted 11.15.2008 | Green

Read More: Tesla Roadster, Tesla Motors, Electric Cars, Autocar, Environment, Cars, Credit Crunch, Elon Musk, Green News

It's not a 100% official yet, but a few sources are reporting that something big is happening at Tesla Motors, makers of the electric Roadster who ha...

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Chrysler Revs Up to Join Green Car Race

Josie Garthwaite | Posted 10.31.2008 | Green

Read More: Cars, Chevy Volt, Tesla Motors, General Motors, Chrysler, Electric Cars, Green News, Dodge EV, Detroit, Auto Industry, Green News

Chrysler revealed prototypes for three electric cars Tuesday--an SUV, minivan, and coupe--and announced plans to roll one of the models out to showrooms by 2010.

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Detroit's inferiority complex needs change before public will buy

Steve Parker | Posted 10.27.2008 | Business

An observation, or two: Last week, General Motors rolled-out the latest version of their plug-in gas/electric hybrid Chevrolet Volt for the corporati...

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Tesla Model S To Be Produced In San Jose

TreeHugger.com | Michael Graham Richard | Posted 10.18.2008 | Green

Read More: Tesla, Cars, Tesla Model S, Tesla Motors, Green Cars, Tesla Model S Production, California, Green News

We knew that the manufacturing plant of Tesla's second electric car, the Model S, would be in California, but we didn't know where. Today we learn tha...

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$50 Billion for the Detroit Three: Yea or Nay?

Steve Parker | Posted 09.27.2008 | Business

Read More: White House, American Motors, Jaguar, Tesla Motors, Tata Motors, Chrysler, Buick, Andrew Card, Dodge Viper, Cars, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Humvees, General Motors, Nascar, Nissan, Carl Levin, Hummer, Saabs, Kurt Busch, Range Rover, Bob Nardelli, Toyota, Gm, Carlos Ghosn, Santa Monica Airport, Detroit Three, Ford, Chevrolet, AM General, Volvo, Barack Obama, Cerberus, Pontiac, Cadillac, h3, H1, H2, Avanti, Cancun, Mishawaka, Studebaker, Gmc, Shreveport, Business News

Should Chrysler, or two of the car-makers or even all three go bust, then, this time, the American people will pay the price, both literally and figuratively.

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I Killed The Electric Car

Steve Rosenbaum | Posted 09.10.2008 | Green

Read More: Electric Car, Chevy Volt, Ev1, Tesla Motors, Alternative Fuels, Electric Cars, Energy, Green News

So, who really killed the electric car? Sadly, I think I did. Here's why: Rick Wagoner was interviewed the other day and said - "The future of GM and...

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Start-Ups Race To Produce Green Cars

Wall Street Journal | Edward Taylor | Posted 05.14.2008 | Business

Read More: Tesla Motors, Eco Friendly Cars, Auto Industry Green, Green Business, Green Cars, Green Auto, Business News

Spurred by the belief that the market for fuel-efficient vehicles is about to take off, a slew of tiny car companies is springing up in Europe and the...

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Electric Car Makers Facing Numerous Production Hurdles

Los Angeles Times | Ken Bensinger | Posted 04.13.2008 | Business

Read More: Tesla Motors, Electric Car Makers, Electric Cars, Business News

On an overcast Friday in February, about 100 people gathered behind Tesla Motors Inc. headquarters, awaiting the future of transportation. A truck pul...

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