Archive for March, 2011

And while we’re at it —

the latest on the Fisker Karma:

http://www.autonews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20110322/COPY01/303229890/1193

The view from Tesla

The Model S Alpha, that is.

Check it out:

http://tinyurl.com/4hv3dgo

UPenn’s contribution to electric racing: The Renegade Car

Look out Locust Walk: Here comes UPenn’s electric race car.

http://www.dailypennsylvanian.com/article/igniting-electric-car-scene

WSJ’s top 10 in Clean-Tech

Congratulations!!!

Here’s a quick look at the top 10, and check out the link below to read the story in the Journal.

1. Recycle Rewards Inc. – New York

2. Suniva Inc. – Norcross, Ga.

3. eSolar Inc. – Burbank, Calif.

4. MiaSole -Santa Clara, Calif.

5. Opower Inc. – Arlington, Va.

6. GreatPoint Energy Inc. – Cambridge, Mass.

7. SeaMicro Inc. – Santa Clara, Calif.

8. Boston-Power Inc. – Westborough, Mass.

9. Luxim Corp. – Sunnyvale, Calif.

10. Sapphire Energy Inc. – San Diego, Calif.

http://tinyurl.com/5r93tvc


GOOD news on car safety

Some really interesting stories here from GOOD on auto industry efforts to keep us “Safe at Any Speed” — that’s a reference to Ralph Nader’s 1965 assault on the American auto industry.

Clearly, times have changed. In 2010, The Washington Auto Show honored Nader with the Keith Crain/Automotive News Lifetime Achievement Award. And check out these stories for the safety advances we may soon see.

http://www.good.is/post/when-will-you-have-a-car-that-drives-itself/

http://www.good.is/post/safe_at_any_speed/