GreenTechMedia announces top 50 VC-Funded Startups
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GTM announces the top 50 VC-Funded Green Tech Startup Companies. In the list are solar, Smart Grid and EV Infrastructure, Green Buildings, Lighting, Biofuels and Biochemicals, Batteries, Fuel Cells, Energy Storage, Transportation, Other Energy, Water, Green IT among them are Eestor, Tesla & Fisker Automotive. Some of these green companies could be future Wall Street gems. Only time will tell.
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Nissan claims 56,000 preorders!
Nissan hasn’t launched the new Leaf yet and it already has 56,000 pre orders with more orders planned from big government purchases! With virtually no electric car competitors, Nissan is positioning itself to be the market leader in EVs. Nissan plans to go into mass production in 2012. With this many orders they may need to go into mass production even sooner. It looks like the Nissan Leaf could potentially be the new ‘Prius’.
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TAG Heuer EV
Yes its true…Tag Heuer and Tesla team up to develop a TAG branded Tesla complete with a Heuer Limited Edition Stopwatch. Do we have the money to afford this? No. Do we appreciate it? Hell Yeah!
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