Monthly Archives: November 2009

Tesla Prepping IPO

November 25, 2009 – 9:44 am

Rumors are circling that Tesla is preparing an IPO, although no one at Tesla is yet talking.
More details at:
Electric-car maker Tesla preparing IPO
“Tesla would mark the first public offering from a U.S. automaker since Henry Ford’s Ford Motor debuted its shares in 1956. The IPO represents a landmark in the resurgence of electric-car technology that [...]

By P.G. Morgan | Posted in EV Economics, Production News | Comments (2)

Aptera delays 2e until 2010

November 20, 2009 – 11:55 am

Big changes at Aptera … more details ( plus official press release ) after the jump:
Officially Official: Aptera production pushed back to 2010
By Domenick Yoney for Autobloggreen.
According to the company, fund raising efforts didn’t keep pace with vehicle development and so they’re taking measures to slow the burn, as it were. One of those unfortunate [...]

By P.G. Morgan | Posted in Production News | Tagged , | Comments (1)

Cash for Volts?

November 19, 2009 – 1:06 pm

A coalition of car makers, battery suppliers and electricity providers has come together to ask for federal help for EVs.
More details at:
Group Seeks US Tax Credits To Spur Electric Car Use
by Judith Burns for Dow Jones.
“A coalition of auto makers, battery manufacturers, utility operators and shipping companies wants the U.S. to offer tax credits for [...]

By P.G. Morgan | Posted in EV Economics | Tagged , | Comments (1)

Chrysler Changes Its Mind About EVs

November 16, 2009 – 11:42 am

As the race to produce mass market EVs heats up, Chrysler has pulled out of the contest.
More details below:
Chrysler dismantles electric car plans under Fiat
by Kevin Krolicki, for Reuters.
“As late as August, Chrysler took $70 million in grants from the U.S. Department of Energy to develop a test fleet of 220 hybrid pickup trucks and [...]

By P.G. Morgan | Posted in Obama Energy | Tagged | Comments (2)

PBS looks into the Electric Future

November 4, 2009 – 1:51 pm

Ahead of the Copenhagen summit, PBS look into the electric future in Denmark — and checks
in with Project Better Place.
Watch the show here.

By Lisa Rein | Posted in In the Media, International Projects | Tagged , | Comments (0)