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Tesla Out, Fisker In

Elon Musk Interview
Very interesting interview with Elon Musk at the Web 2.0 S...

Remember, Drive Carefully
There aren't many Tesla Roadster electric cars on the road right now, so it's a bit heartbreaking to see photos of this lifeless Roadster carcass (via Wrecked Exotic Cars).

It is apparently the 3rd Tesla to crash: The first time "was when a technician was testing the vehicle and ran into the back of a truck. The 2nd crash occurred in San Francisco after the driver failed to slow down at a red light and rear ended another vehicle." Read on for more photos and the story of this 3rd Tesla crash....

Photo by Brian Solis, (www.briansolis.com and bub.blicio.us)

According to a tipster, who told another Tipster, who heard it from their cousin, who overheard it from their dentist, who has a patient who talked to the ghost of Elvis... Okay, truth be told, we heard it from Left Lane News who has their own source at Tesla, who dropped the bomb several hours ago that the Tesla Corporation currently has about $9 million left in their bank account....

Photo by Lisa Williams

General Electric (GE) has announced their intentions to boost their initial $30 million investment for the manufacture of the lithium-ion battery, up to $55 million with a sixth contribution. This news makes them the single most largest corporate or personal investor involved in the production of the A123 hybrid battery system, with over 9 percent ownership in the project as of now....

If the podracing in StarWars I was tempered by the grace of the Greenbird’s land yacht design then you might have something that Mercede-Benz designers are saying in 2025 would be called Formula Zero. (Except, of course that we already have Formula Zero racing.)

Is This the Tesla Model S?

Tesla Model S Electric Sedan Teaser Picture
These are not the best times for Tesla Motors. As we recently reported, Elon Musk is back at the Helm, the Model S has been delayed and some of the firm's workers will be laid off. Because of the credit crunch, capital is harder to come by, and car companies are very capital-intensive...

So to have some positive news, Tesla decided to give us a peek at their Model S prototype.

Photo by Frozen Canuck

Movement inside the bubble of plug-in vehicle technology known as “vehicle to grid” has been noted in Colorado since this past March, 2008. Xcel Energy in Boulder County has finally initiated their $150,000 funded Phase One of their plan to put the theory of vehicle to grid in practice under the watchful guise of four Toyota Prius plug-in hybrids.
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Project Better Place--Great Idea or Hot Air?