Teslarati

MAY 28, 2024

Rawlinson’s comments were shared in a recent episode of BBC’s Wake Up To Money. The Lucid CEO worked at Tesla from 2009 to 2012, and he played a part in the development of the Model S sedan. Thanks to @BBC for chatting with our own Peter Rawlinson about the inevitable transition to sustainable transportation.

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BBC Tesla 2009 Sustainable Transportation 89

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 29, 2009

Kim Carstensen of the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) protested that “ it’s just too early to lower the ambition ”, [ 5 ] while European news agency Euractiv ran the headline “Asian leaders kill hopes for Copenhagen deal” [ 6 ]. I don’t actually see how they can keep their cities going.

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Climate Climate Change 2009 Emissions 236

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

“Any new technology like the Chevy Volt takes time to become profitable,&# said Jay Friedland, the legislative director for Plug-In America , an electric-car advocacy group. First-generation technology is expensive, but you can’t have a second generation without a first generation.” April 17, 2009 11:38 am Link Goodbye GM.

Volt 42

Volt Green Electric Cars 2009 42

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

Sven Thesen, the communication and technology director for Better Place , a start-up that is gaining traction (see this recent New York Times article ) in its effort to create a network for electric cars in various countries, likened the concept of electric cars to cellphones. Much of the technology needed is still a distant dream ?

Grid 47

Grid Green Electric Cars Cars 47

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

Although Think has been plagued by bad financial news recently, the company’s North American C.E.O., April 10, 2009 10:09 am Link It amazes me that in the vast debate about electric cars world wide including here in Norway, no one ever mention the fact that the batteries in such cars need replacement in no more than five years.

Oregon 58

Oregon Green Electric Cars Lead Acid 58