Amid the growing interest in green technology and battery-powered vehicles, U.S. electric car maker Tesla Motors plans to go public soon. An IPO filing from the six year old start-up is expected any day, according to two sources familiar with the matter. Tesla spokesman Ricardo Reyes declined to comment on what he deemed “rumor or [...]
Filed under: News, Uncategorized on November 26th, 2009 @ 10:00 am
Tagged with: automakers, CARS, electricity, energy, Green, IPO, manufacturers, Technology, vehicle
IBM announced yesterday that it planned to lend much of its “hardware and systems design expertise” towards research seeking to improve the efficiency of battery technology within the realm of the electric car market. The goal, according to an article in the New York Times, will be to achieve a “tenfold improvement in battery storage, with hopes [...]
Filed under: News, Technology on September 16th, 2009 @ 11:00 am
Tagged with: battery efficiency, CARS, consumer, efficiency, electric vehicle, IBM, innovation, Lithium-Air, Lithium-Ion, Lithium-Sulfur, markets, New York Times, research, sustainability, Technology, Tesla Roadster, vehicle
On news that the US automobile market will see nine new compact cars over the next 18 months, BusinessWeek asks the question, are we ready? Given the success of the “Cash for Clunkers” program that has seemingly bolstered consumer demand for more fuel efficient vehicles, the answer would appear to be a resounding yes, but [...]
Filed under: News on August 28th, 2009 @ 11:21 am
Tagged with: automakers, automobile, CARS, consumer, efficiency, efficient, industry, marketing, trends, US, vehicle
Big Money has an interesting thought piece around the subtle societal shifts that will develop around electric car charging stations. As hybrids and eventually full electric vehicles increasingly become the norm within our (mostly) car-reliant culture, infrastructure will have to be developed to support this change. Eventually, we will reach a tipping point where traditional [...]
Filed under: Community, Environment, News on August 20th, 2009 @ 10:50 am
Tagged with: Business, CARS, efficiency, electric car-charging, electric vehicle, funding, government, infrastructure, innovation, innovative, opportunities, opportunity, vehicle
The only major American automaker to escape the government bailout from earlier this year, Ford Motor Company announced today that it will be upping its production numbers through the end of the year. Citing increased dales from the “Cash for Clunkers” rebate program (that was recently extended with an additional $2 billion in government funding), [...]
Filed under: Business, News on August 13th, 2009 @ 4:35 pm
Tagged with: automakers, Business, cash for clunkers, economy, Ford, funding, government, inflation, jobs, markets, production, sustainability, Toyota, vehicle
After its brief but highly publicized 40-day bankruptcy, General Motors has announced its new line of vehicles for 2010, with much of the emphasis centered around a new plug-in electric vehicle aptly titled the “Volt”. After shutting down the Pontiac and Hummer brands and closing a substantial number of dealerships to cut overhead, G.M. has [...]
Filed under: Business, Environment, News on August 11th, 2009 @ 1:15 pm
Tagged with: 230 miles per gallon, automotive industry, efficiency, electric vehicle, Ford, fuel-efficiency, G.M., General Motors, marketing, markets, Technology, Toyota, vehicle, Volt
As it emerges from bankruptcy protection, General Motors is hoping it can capitalize on an untapped market for car sales, eBay, becoming the first automaker to utilize the popular online auction site for new vehicle sales. While the move is without precedent, eBay already does a brisk business in used vehicles through its eBay Motors [...]
Filed under: Business, News on August 10th, 2009 @ 2:34 pm
Tagged with: brands, Business, CARS, eBay, General Motors, innovation, innovative, launch, leaders, marketing, markets, online, opportunities, opportunity, optimism, research, success, vehicle
As of yesterday, it looked as if the ambitious, green-leaning rebate program for new car shoppers would be halted on reports that the $1 billion allocated had been used up three months before it was scheduled to expire. Dealers reported huge backlogs of consumers who had registered for the rebate, which allows for $3,500 for [...]
Filed under: News on July 31st, 2009 @ 12:38 pm
Tagged with: automobile, automotive industry, CARS, Department of Transportation, efficiency, efficient, fuel-efficiency, funding, stimulus bill, vehicle
‘Younger than Moses: Idle Worship’ is an art exhibit featuring 22 artists in New York.
As part of the European Project FP7 research called “Integrated System for Transport Infastructures Surveillance and Monitoring by Electromagnetic Sensing,” a team of researchers had been gathered from the countries of Israel, Italy, France, Sweden, Norway, Switzerland and Romania.