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Tesla Motors doesn't do anything like the competition. From sales to shareholder meetings, Elon Musk's leadership is clear, as is his success. Of course, not everyone likes the way Tesla Motors does business. Take, for example, the Tesla Motors sales...
On Thursday, the Senate decided that home buyers who purchase energy-efficient properties can qualify for larger incomes than they would have previously been allowed. The decision comes with broad real estate industry support. The decision would allow lenders to estimate...
The European Commission confirmed their decision to impose duties on imports of solar panels from China, as of June, 6th. In return, the Chinese government announced their decision to launch an anti-dumping and anti-subsidy inquiry into European wine sales. The...
Members of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), responsible for monitoring Iran's nuclear power programme, have reported damages to the nuclear power reactor in Bushehr caused by recent earthquakes. Doubts about the safety of the Iranian nuclear power plant persist,...
The demand for electrified vehicles, including hybrid vehicles, plug-in hybrids, and pure electric vehicles, has been slacking for the last few months. Past the end-of-the-year rush to take advantage of federal and state plug-in vehicle incentives, and add to this...
Lithium-ion rechargeable battery technology is currently the most reliable energy storage that we have, having found its way into everything from portable electronic devices to hybrid electric jumbo jets. The main reason for this popularity is the longevity of the...
Toyota has topped global markets in the hybrid vehicle category, selling over five million since the introduction of the Toyota Prius in 1997. Toyota recalls are probably just as well-known. Perhaps the most famous Toyota recall was in regards to...
A new kind of electrodes for lithium ion batteries has been invented at Stanford University. They greatly improve the performance of a lithium ion battery and are made of silicon and conducting polymer hydrogel, a spongy material that resembles...
The Keystone XL pipeline that's about to bring tar sands from Canada to Texas for extracting petroleum in the most dirty process ever seen, is seemingly stirring up the waters in the opposite camp. Its opponents are now raising...
Fiat, one of the oldest automobile manufacturers, has turned its back on hydrogen these days, Autocar reports. They favor CNG instead of hydrogen fuel cells, which they say are still unreliable. After developing three generations of hydrogen-powered cars, Fiat says...