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Green Mile: The Tesla Roadster

0 to 60 in less than 4 seconds without a tailpipe. Is this tomorrow's Ferrari?

Tags: Tesla, Automotive, Green, tech, Mile, Ferrari

Videos 2007-12-04

'Volta': Microsoft's dev platform in the Cloud?

Next week is Microsofts much-touted Mix 07 conference. Microsoft has been saying for months that the company will share its vision for its Live development platform at the Las Vegas show. No one from Microsoft is ready or willing to talk publicly about the details yet. Soma Somasegar, the...

Tags: Web 2.0, Development tools, Corporate strategy, Code names, WPF/e, Windows Live, SQL Server, Research, Google, Database, .Net Framework

Blog posts 2007-04-23

Photos: Tesla's sports car drives for a penny a mile

Photos: Tesla's sports car drives for a penny a mileverdictLooks like an OK car, if you can afford it, and I'm sure it's great if you wanna do some drag races, but keep it away from tracks that have more than one lap, because only 130 mph means you'll be...

Tags: Tesla, sports car, photograph

Discussion threads 2006-07-21

Photos: Tesla's sports car drives for a penny a mile

Photos: Tesla's sports car drives for a penny a mileNot to mentionNot to mention although it has the acceleration of a Porsche, it's got the top speed of a Mustang.

Tags: Tesla, sports car, photograph

Discussion threads 2006-07-21

Photos: Tesla's sports car drives for a penny a mile

Photos: Tesla's sports car drives for a penny a mileonly 130 for a car than can do 1-60 in 4?0 to 60 in 4 is impressive, but 130 mph is not. I'd like to know - how does a 4 sec car only manage 130?

Tags: Tesla, sports car, photograph

Discussion threads 2006-07-21

Electric sports car packs a punch, but will it sell?

Electric sports car packs a punch, but will it sell?Where's the fun in a silent sports car?It just won't be the same without engine noise...PhysicsThe only way they got that kind of performance was to shed every ounce of weight and air resistance they could.Put in a gasoline engine and...

Tags: Engineering, Tesla, battery, sports car, E85 Ethanol

Discussion threads 2006-07-20

Asia tsunami warning system feasible

Asia tsunami warning system feasibleForget OS's and "who's the best"...How about major software companies banding together (and DONATING $$$) to bring about some sort of warning system to the poorer countries that don't already have a system in place. After all, I'd much rather see all countries (which could...

Tags: Tesla, earthquake

Discussion threads 2004-12-27

Additional Resources

Report: Tesla Motors delivering roadsters in California

Report: Tesla Motors delivering roadsters in California.....Cool! Just wish they were in the affordable for average Joe's income range! ]:)RE: Report: Tesla Motors delivering roadsters in CaliforniaBut MY question is. . . DOES IT HAVE LEG/HEAD ROOM FOR ME? A 6'8" TALL MAN?!?!?!?!?!?!batteriesKeep your eye on battery technology. That's the...

Tags: Engineering, battery, Tesla Motors

Discussion threads 2008-07-14

Report: Tesla Motors delivering roadsters in California

Remember the 100% electric 2008 Tesla Roadster? You know, 0-60 mph in 3.9 seconds? A 13,000 rpm redline? And, of course, 220 miles per charge, thus costing about two cents per mile? According to a letter from the...

Tags: Production, California, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2008-07-14

Seven Tech ways to make America better this July 4

Something about getting a new neck earlier this spring made me start thinking about how to change my life to make America a better place. Here a few that you can try to make the country better over the Fourth of July weekend: 1.) Turn off your...

Tags: Phone, PC, Cell Phone, Computer, Productivity, Telecom & Utilities, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Mitch Ratcliffe

Blog posts 2008-07-02

Calling all auto engineers: this is an emergency

They're even talking about it on the radio now--can Detroit automakers survive? If you listened to this show on NPR the future of Chrysler is south of bleak. Ford and GM may just be bigger and have more blood to lose. The local Detroit paper's headline: auto sales...

Tags: Fuel Cell, Car, Automobile Company, Plug-in, Fuel Cells, Manufacturing, Emerging Technologies, Harry Fuller

Blog posts 2008-07-02

Daily Debrief: California gets Tesla car factory

On Monday, Tesla Motors announced it would build its electric sedan manufacturing plant in Northern California. In the Daily Debrief, CNET News.com's Kara Tsuboi talks with CNET Car Tech Senior Editor Wayne Cunningham about why this decision is a win for the company and the state.

Tags: Manufacturing, News, kara tsuboi, wayne cunningham, tesla roadster, gavin newsom, arnold schwarzenegger, bay area, san francisco, electric car, green, global warming

Videos 2008-07-01

Solar power, no money down, could prove profitable

You get a solar installation, you could get positive cash flow, and you pay no money down. Sounds like an offer you might read in some spam note from Bulgaria. But it's a legitimate offer from an legitimate cleantech company in California and Arizona. Solar...

Tags: Electricity, Solar Energy, California, Arizona, Solar City, Telecom & Utilities, Harry Fuller

Blog posts 2008-06-30

Auto MPG in the US, per the EPA rankings: Lamborghini #1 gas hawg

Auto MPG in the US, per the EPA rankings: Lamborghini #1 gas hawgcomparing apples and ....When you state "the least efficient car in every category is european" you fail to see that the cars listed as the least efficient connot be compared to the most efficient cars. I dont see...

Tags: Smart Cars, Lamborghini, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Discussion threads 2008-06-22

Car makers are doing all they can, you and I are the problem

Car makers are doing all they can, you and I are the problem....Not buying it Harry. People didn't buy the more efficient vehicles because they were not marketed with the same "sexy" fervor as the larger and less efficient ones. That is a fact. Almost every car commercial or advertisement...

Tags: Manufacturing, I-told-you-so, Blame Game, big vehicle, efficient vehicle

Discussion threads 2008-06-18

Rule change: we're playing corporate greenmail now

Canada is the first to offer a ransom. The government there will give GM money if GM will keep Canadians employed. So the rush to subsidize what might be a viable efficient new car from GM...or might not be, is clearly on. It's not expected the current...

Tags: Canada, Clean Technology, General Motors Corp., Engineering, Harry Fuller

Blog posts 2008-06-04

Florida going slowly solar?

Florida going slowly solar?Conspiracy theories?If you're the sort that likes conspiracy theories... here's a couple:1) Big Oil has it's eyes on drilling in the Gulf and so this is a way to butter up the State for that push.2) A respected university with a failed solar power plan (too costly,...

Tags: SolarCity, lease

Discussion threads 2008-05-19

Is wireless mesh a game-changer?

Is wireless mesh a game-changer?*huge* potentialThe future of networking is not by using networks that are controlled by a select few, but by alrge scale networks distributed over many owners interconnecting with each other.Telecomms have managed to keep the wire to themselves, and paid handsomely to keep the likes of...

Tags: Wi-Fi, wireless, game-changer

Discussion threads 2008-05-13

How long can AMD continue to blame Intel for its failures?

How long can AMD continue to blame Intel for its failures?Could not agree moreI think AMD relied upon "evil Intel" marketing far too much and as you suggest, even AMD fans have switched back to Intel because thats where the bang for the buck is at.Buying ATI seems to have...

Tags: Processors, Marketing research, Games, Intel Corp., Advanced Micro Devices Inc., marketing, ATI Technologies Inc.

Discussion threads 2008-05-07

Alternative energy folks should be smiling as gas expected to soar in cost

Alternative energy folks should be smiling as gas expected to soar in cost...One of many negative side effects of higher gas prices that many are overlooking is food prices will concurrently rise.Right now it's not looking good no matter your stance on the green energy debate. The bottom line is...

Tags: Right Now IT, Alternative energy folk, alternative energy

Discussion threads 2008-04-09