Revenge of the Electric Car

MAY 11, 2009

When Google asked for submissions of a 90 second video on the benefits of plug in cars to show at a 2008 Washington DC Brookings-Google Electric Car conference, Alexandra Paul and Stefano Paris decided to rise to the challenge! Stefano’s archive of the 2008 Brookings-Google Plug-In Conference Webcast.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

FEBRUARY 12, 2010

A little googling revealed that the local Chrysler plant had recently closed, and these folks were hoping to see it re-opened and used to build a new generation of electric cars. I haven’t heard about them since (though the former Saturn plant in the area is slated for Fisker ) but the image stuck with me.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

NOVEMBER 3, 2008

.&# The list of invitees was pretty impressive with representation from, “auto manufacturers like Nissan and GM, utilities such as PG&E and Duke Energy, IBM, P&G, Wal-Mart and Google, among many others&#. Amory Lovins. When Amory Lovins gets involved, things happen fast. Important Developments.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

NOVEMBER 25, 2009

Tesla’s investors include Google co-founders Sergey Brin and Larry Page. The electric-car start-up was offered $465 million in low-cost loans by the U.S. Department of Energy to help build the new Model S. Tesla said it will build the new car in California.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

NOVEMBER 20, 2009

Companies including Google and IdeaLab have made significant investments in the southern California auto manufacturer, and numerous potential private and public backers are in the process of doing their due diligence.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

FEBRUARY 18, 2010

Google, which is talking to automakers about using its PowerMeter energy management software, has already become something of an electric transportation hub. At Google’s Mountain View headquarters, a handful of employees drive to work in Tesla Roadsters, and more drive a fleet of modified Priuses that Google owns.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

FEBRUARY 23, 2010

Google Inc. Answer: Al Gore is an investor in Fisker through venture-capital firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers. Warren Buffett is an investor in China’s BYD, which is making a compact fully electric vehicle to be sold in China later this year. co-founders Sergey Brin and Larry Page have invested in Tesla.

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