If the prevailing opinion of a new design can be judged by initial sales, then the jury is in on the Tesla Model X. They like it. They really, really like it. From the...
Articles from 2.15.2012
China solar silicon production curbed 30% to lift prices
China’s polysilicon industry, the biggest supplier to the world solar-panel industry, have idled about 30 percent of production and won’t resume until prices recover from...
Batteries to rival gas peaker plants by 2016, A123 CEO says
Falling prices for lithium-ion batteries will make power-storage systems competitive with natural gas as a source of electricity during periods of high demand by 2016,...
White House issues veto threat for House transportation bill
The White House on Tuesday threatened to veto a wide-ranging transportation package from House Republicans.
House to debate transportation bill in pieces
Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) said Tuesday that the House will debate a wide-ranging energy and transportation package on the floor this week as several separate pieces of...
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