“Government can efficiently affect energy usage through fuel taxes and basic research. When it intervenes on behalf of specific technologies and specific companies, however, bad things happen — resource misallocation, windfall-seeking, even, sometimes, corruption. The Fisker debacle proves once again that, in the immortal words of former White House economist Larry Summers, ‘government is a crappy VC’.” Continue reading
Category Archives: Electric vehicles
Edmunds: ‘The Internal Combustion Engine Is the Future’
“Gasoline is a very talented energy source.” Continue reading
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Broke California giving away up to $55,000 vouchers to purchase hybrid/electric vehicles
Only $12 million left — so hurry on down to your car/truck dealer now and get your share of OPM. Continue reading
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Tesla scraps $52K econo model and claims profit; Fisker teeters on edge of bankruptcy
Hardly a success for the Obama-run Central Planning Venture Capital. Continue reading
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Marc Gunther: If electric cars are the answer, what’s the question?
“What problem to do they solve for electric-car owners?” Continue reading
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Jaguar Chief: Electric cars not mass-market solution
“Ralf Speth criticizes UK government subsidy of ‘poor electric vehicles’ and nationwide charging stations.” Continue reading
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Tesla CEO Elon Musk Fights Perceptions as Stock Drops
Tesla’s $465 million loan from taxpayers is not working out for anyone. Continue reading
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Tesla Loss Is Wider Than Expected (20%!)
These results pre-date the now famous NYTimes test drive. Continue reading
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Tesla’s gets last laugh in the NYTimes test drive debacle?
Tesla is happy that the NYTimes public editor has taken John Broder to the woodshed. Continue reading
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$142 million green energy grant used to play video games, cards
“The only explosions heard at the Michigan factory that was supposed to be producing electric car batteries came from the employees who have been playing video games like “Call of Duty” at taxpayer expense… Continue reading
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Bloomberg to install more EV chargers
Bloomberg rides to Tesla’s rescue? Continue reading
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NYTimes v. Tesla Motors (Round 3): Broder responds to Musk
Grab the popcorn. More green on green violence. Continue reading
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Enviros: Tesla offers incomplete, misdirected response to New York Times critique
“Here’s the latest installment in the great war between Tesla Motors and The New York Times, launched after a Times reporter chronicled a troubled test drive of Tesla’s all-electric sedan.” Continue reading
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Elon Musk: A Most Peculiar Test Drive
Elon Musk use the Tesla’s black box data to rebut the New York Times test drive of a Tesla. Still $100,000 for a car that requires 47 minutes for a 200-mile charge? Continue reading
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WaPo Columnist: The electric car mistake
“The Obama administration’s electric-car fantasy finally may have died on the road between Newark, Del., and Milford, Conn.” Continue reading
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Stalled Out on Tesla’s Electric Highway
Memo to Elon Musk: Nikola Tesla may be wanting his name back. Continue reading
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EV sales off to slow start in 2013
Even with a $7,500 tax credit. Continue reading
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IBD: Boeing Battery Fires Highlight Folly of Obama’s Electric Car Push
“After lithium-ion batteries caught fire on Boeing’s new Dreamliner, stories popped up about how dangerous they are. Turns out they’re the same kind of batteries President Obama is forcing into U.S. cars.” Continue reading
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EU: Electric cars set to hit the road
For the sake of their drivers and passengers, let’s hope nothing hits them back. Continue reading
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