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The Boring Company’s skeptics need to calm down about the LVCC Loop

Teslarati

But just like SpaceX critics who insisted that orbital rockets would never land on a drone ship in the middle of the ocean, or Tesla skeptics who insisted that the Model 3 was a lemon that no one would buy, The Boring Company’s critics may very well be missing a crucial point. . ” . .” Credit: The Boring Company ).

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Opinon: Lithium Market Set To Explode; All Eyes Are On Nevada

Green Car Congress

Tesla—which will require large quantities of lithium at cheaper prices—has already signed agreements to purchase lithium from Canadian Bacanora Minerals Ltd and British Rare Earth Minerals Plc. in Mexico but has indicated that it is looking closer to home, and particularly in Nevada, which is ground zero for Tesla’s battery units.

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Volvo S40 takes Green Car of the Year title

Green Cars News

According to the magazine’s editor Steve Fowler, the S40 is a “great example of a car maker cleverly refining existing technologies to make a seriously green car&#. Vauxhall’s Ampera, which goes on sale in 2012, picked up the technical award; while Tesla scooped the Editor’s Award for the pioneering Roadster.

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Powered By IEEE Program Saves Startups Money

Cars That Think

Running a startup isn't cheap. BoxBlox's customers include Boeing , Google , and Tesla as well as NASA and NOAA. Elijah says access to journals and magazines in the IEEE Xplore Digital Library is helping him keep up to date on advances in his field. Many founders bootstrap their company to survive.

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Chrysler's first electric car to be two-seat sports car - Apr. 15, 2009

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

The Circuit is similar to the Tesla Roadster, a $109,000 sports car produced by a small California company. Pricing for the Circuit has not been announced but will likely undercut the Tesla. More Miami on the cheap House prices in Miami soared, then crashed. Answer a few questions and get graded on your money skills.

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Dodge Circuit EV First Drive: electric car makes grand promises on Earth Day

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Chrysler isnt the first to realize that building an EV off of a Lotus platform makes for an incredibly fast and fun experience (see also: Tesla Roadster ) We escaped from the dark confines of Cobo Hall onto a decently sunny day and cruised along the river and past the Ren Cen, gunning the Circuit whenever possible. Its a Lotus.

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Electric Cars and a Smarter Grid - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

The Next ‘Better Place’ Is Australia New Subsidies for Electric Cars in Britain Tesla Motors to Build Battery Packs for Other Car Makers Previous post Group Says European Cap-and-Trade System Reduced Emissions Next post Cutting Costs With Solar Walls From 1 to 25 of 29 Comments 1 2 Next » 1. Staff Tom Zeller Jr.

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