Inaugural event a success and winners announced.
The first Cleantech Connect 2009 awards were held in London’s St James’ last night.
Organised by GP Bullhound with Schroders Private Banking as a premium sponsor.
The 150 strong crowd represented the cream of both entrepreneurs and investors in the European cleantech sector.
With the sector growing exponentially year on year, [...]

Electric Vehicle Manufacturer Achieves Record Deliveries in July and Will Significantly Expand in Europe This Quarter
Tesla Motors attained a significant milestone in July when it achieved overall corporate profitability with approximately $1 million of earnings on revenue of $20 million.
Tesla reached overall corporate profitability while continuing to develop the all-electric Model S sedan [...]

Ruling Is Consistent With Tesla’s Belief in a “Founding Team” of Entrepreneurs and Technologists
A judge has struck down a claim by Martin Eberhard, who asked to be declared one of only two founders of electric car company Tesla Motors Inc.
The ruling Wednesday in San Mateo County Superior Court is consistent with Tesla’s belief [...]

Electric Vehicle Maker Also Delivers a Record 104 Roadsters in March
Tesla Motors has taken 520 reservations for the Model S, an all-electric family sedan that carries up to seven people and travels up to 300 miles per charge.
Tesla launched the car March 26, and orders immediately began streaming in online and at showrooms [...]

Model S sedan has anticipated base price of $49,900, up to 300-mile range and 45-minute QuickCharge capability
Tesla Motors is now taking orders for the Model S, an all electric family sedan that carries seven people and travels 300 miles per charge.
The Model S, which carries its charger onboard, can be recharged from any 120V, [...]

Darryl Siry’s Addition Takes Firm’s Green Practice to Next Level
Peppercom, a strategic communications firm headquartered in New York with an office in San Francisco, has hired Darryl Siry, as a Senior Analyst for Clean Tech. Siry, former Chief Marketing Officer for Tesla Motors, the electric car manufacturer, will play a key role in growing [...]

Senior Harley-Davidson Executive Michael van der Sande Joins Leading Electric Vehicle Manufacturer to Drive Growth in the Global Marketplace
Former Harley-Davidson executive Michael van der Sande has joined Tesla Motors as senior vice president for global sales, marketing and service, effective immediately. He replaces Darryl Siry, who resigned to pursue other opportunities.
Van der Sande [...]

Tesla to Assemble All-Electric Model S Luxury Sedan and Build Corporate Campus in Heart of Silicon Valley
Tesla Motors Inc. plans to build a $250 million facility to manufacture a zero-emission luxury sedan in the heart of Silicon Valley. The nation’s leading all-electric car company will also relocate its corporate headquarters and research and development [...]

European Residents Can Reserve a Limited Edition European Tesla Roadster for Delivery Starting in Spring 2009
Production Tesla Roadster to Make European Debut at Top Marques Monaco Event from April 24th-27th
The Tesla Roadster, a groundbreaking electric car that delivers super car performance with zero emissions and extreme energy efficiency, can now be reserved by [...]

On March 27, 2008 the California Air Resources Board (CARB) will meet in Sacramento to review the recently proposed changes to the California Zero Emissions Vehicle (ZEV) Regulation as reflected in the staff’s Initial Statement of Reasons (ISOR) dated February 8, 2008.

If adopted as proposed, key provisions of the ISOR would needlessly weaken the [...]