Creative Greenius

MAY 14, 2009

I just read the article in the June/July issue of Homepower magazine written by two firemen who have solar panels on their roofs. FROM HOMEPOWER MAGAZINE written by Fire engineer Matthew Paiss: Access, pathways, and smoke-ventilation space: Providing a 3-foot setback from the edges of the roofline. Yeah, they can afford it.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

Daimler, which is working on an electric version of its Smart Fortwo, has just introduced the gas version in China, joining a league of lower-priced lookalikes. But there’s a bit of a Catch-22: Prices remain high for mass adoption in China. and EU buyers. Think it’s a bad trade? The floor is yours.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Now Lutz envisions selling hundreds of thousands of Volts a year, probably priced below $30,000. 9/4/07 Nick Reilly, the President of General Motors Asia Pacific, said that GM is looking at leasing batteries for the Volt to customers, rather than asking them to pay a prohibitive price for the new technology. People wont buy a full car.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

is hoping to launch the Volt in late 2010 with a price tag of about $40,000. Sure, if you need to make lots of long trips in a car, and can only afford to have one car, then probably a Tesla’s not for you. I understand that with new technology the price is often hi but come on. Where is affordable.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

GE: The global stimulus bellwether FORTUNE 500 Current Issue Subscribe to Fortune (Fortune Magazine) -- Warren Buffett is famous for his rules of investing: When a management with a reputation for brilliance tackles a business with a reputation for bad economics, it is usually the reputation of the business that remains intact.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

But it is a price that must be paid, and GM should be commended for remaining committed to the Volt. They leased a few (at a loss) to those that could afford it. Not really sure where all the money is going, but it seems like the Volt is already over-priced and under performing. Wired Home Subscribe Sections Cars 2.0

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