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Odds for auto startups are incredibly high; can Tesla beat them?

Green Car Reports

By now, the model of a young, energetic entrepreneur with a bright idea who turns it into a world-changing business is well established. Much of the energy and growth in the U.S. economy comes not from large corporations but from small startup companies, as economic data shows.

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Electric-Car Fans Rally Around the Volt - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

People are scared that they’ll get stuck and have no way of charging the batteries, hey I have an idea why not build a wind turbine on the roof that way as you drive the turbine spins and charges the battery. Or if you don’t want to go into details, just compare the Volt to the Aptera :-) — James 15. — Tony 11.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

When Lutz first proposed creating an electric car in 2003, the idea "bombed" inside GM, he says. "I The turning point came when tiny Tesla Motors, a Silicon Valley start-up, announced in 2006 that it would produce a speedy electric sports car powered by those same laptop batteries. and General Motors Corp. We can do this.

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