John Petersen Hardly a day passes without some talking head breathlessly describing electric vehicles as the opportunity of the decade. The fine point most investors miss, however, is that the decade they're describing won't begin until 2020 and for … [Read more...]
Prediction: Tesla shares will hit $50 by 2014
Wednesday 01/26/ By Leave a Comment
Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Tesla Motors Tesla Motors, the U.S.-based electric automaker partially backed by Toyota and Daimler, let 13.3 million shares loose in its IPO back in June of 2010. The opening price of $17 per share may have been higher than … [Read more...]
Joule is cool, but not alone in quest for sunlight-to-fuel “game-changer”
Sunday 01/23/ By Leave a Comment
Joule Unlimited has been on my radar for a little over a year now, but it has become the topic of much conversation — at least in Canada — after Globe and Mail columnist Neil Reynolds wrote about the innovative U.S. biotech company, which is … [Read more...]
Tesla Model S ‘Alpha Build’ Hits the Road (Video)
Thursday 01/20/ By Leave a Comment
Photo: Screen grab from Tesla promo video See It In Motion Life is all about change. Since the first official (and leaked) images of the Tesla Model S electric car were released, the 'S' has kept evolving. It's still mostly the same car, but details … [Read more...]
Electric Car Advocates Angered by BBC "Stunt"
Wednesday 01/19/ By Leave a Comment
Top Gear's Tesla review isn't the only piece of BBC reporting that has annoyed green transport enthusiasts. Business Green reports that electric car advocates in the UK are up in arms over a BBC's experiment on the viability of electric cars. Rather … [Read more...]
Plug-in Vehicle Subsidies; Taxing Peter To Buy Paul’s New Car
Tuesday 01/18/ By Leave a Comment
John Petersen Industrial subsidies have been an important feature of the American economic landscape since the late 19th century for one simple reason – they work. After the steam locomotive proved its ability to quickly and cheaply move people … [Read more...]
Tesla superfan takes high road, gets to Scotland before the BBC
Friday 01/14/ By Leave a Comment
David Peilow with Tesla Roadster 2.5 in front of Edinburgh Castle It could have been a great confrontation. No, we didn't expect fisticuffs or bodily harm of any sort. Rather, a great conversation about the merits and drawbacks of electric cars and, … [Read more...]
Energy Storage, The Valley of Death and The Elephant Hunters
Wednesday 01/12/ By Leave a Comment
John Petersen Most readers know I'm a lawyer who works in small company finance. Clients come to us in their earliest development stages and upgrade to a larger law firm when they need more comprehensive service than a boutique firm like ours can … [Read more...]
Detroit 2011: Li-Ion motors says hello to first Wave sales, promises Inizio by mid-summer
Wednesday 01/12/ By Leave a Comment
Filed under: EV/Plug-in, AutoblogGreen Exclusive, Detroit Auto Show Li-Ion Wave, Inizio and Automotive X-Prize trophy - Click above for high-res images It's hard to know how seriously to take pronouncements from Li-Ion Motors. The company has spent … [Read more...]
Energy Storage, The Valley of Death and The Elephant Hunters
Tuesday 01/11/ By Leave a Comment
John Petersen Most readers know I'm a lawyer who works in small company finance. Clients come to us in their earliest development stages and upgrade to a larger law firm when they need more comprehensive service than a boutique firm like ours can … [Read more...]