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Elon Musk Takes Solar City From Silicon Valley To.Buffalo ?!?!?

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When he''s not running electric-car startup Tesla Motors, its CEO Elon Musk has a couple of other jobs on the side. In fact, he''s not only CEO of one startup, but three--the other two being SpaceX (privately-funded rockets) and Solar City (solar-panel leasing).

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IHS: 9% of solar PV systems in North America will have attached storage in 2018

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IHS forecasts that 9% of solar photovoltaic (PV) systems in North America will include attached storage in 2018. IHS anticipates that SolarCity, a leading US solar installer, will also be increasingly active in the attached storage market this year.

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Is Tesla's Solar City Sibling The 'Energy Company Of The 21st Century'?

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Some solar-energy companies have had a hard time in recent years, but SolarCity may look a little more promising. That isn''t just because Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk is the company''s chairman, either--though it can''t hurt.

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Tesla debuts bigger PowerWall 2.0 battery, glass solar-roof tiles from SolarCity

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Late last week, Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk held a press conference whose underlying message was support for the proposed combination of Tesla with solar installer SolarCity.

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Reactions to Tesla Motors' master plan are mixed

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Last week, Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk issued an updated version of the "master plan" whose first edition he wrote way back in 2006. As with virtually all things Tesla, the plan has generated quite a.

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Tesla's First Solar-Powered Supercharger-Store-Service Center Is Almost Ready

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Electric-car maker Tesla Motors has rapidly been opening Supercharger DC fast-charging stations throughout the U.S. But despite its goal of providing solar-generated electricity at those sites, Superchargers thus far have drawn on electricity from the conventional power grid. DON''T MISS: Tesla To.'

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Wankel Engine, Solar Tonneau Cover, 2015 Honda Fit Hybrid Driven: Today's Car News

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Today on Green Car Reports: the rotary engine lives on in prototypes for a Mazda 2 range-extended electric car, Via Motors lets the sun shine on its new solar tonneau cover, and we drive the 2015 Honda Fit Hybrid. Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk expects NHTSA to clear the Model S after it completes its.'

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