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VIDEO: Shai Agassi's speech on the future of electric cars

Shai Agassi, founder and CEO of Project Better Place, gave an amazing speech at a New Democrat Network meeting recently. Want to know how Agassi's idea for electric cars got $200 million -- the "largest seed round of any venture in history?" Then you have to check out his speech below the fold which tells the history of the company, makes a case for electric cars and details his company's future plans. The 25 minute video flies by thanks to Agassi's charm and humor. Project Better Place begins testing this year and it plans to have hundreds of ... Read more →

Zap CEO talks and talks about Zap-X, Alias, Coke deal, and more Lascelles Linton

Zap's CEO Steve Schneider did a very interesting audio interview with CEONEWS.Tv recently where he talked about the Zap-X, the Zap-Coke deal and the future of the company. On Zap-X, Schneider says ...

GM CEO responds to Lutz's global warming's a "total crock of sh*t" comment Lascelles Linton

Wall Street Journal blogs about GM CEO Rick Wagoner recent talk to reporters in Washington about GM chairman Bob Lutz's recent comment that global warming is "a total crock of sh*t." Wagoner backed ...

GM CEO asks car dealerships to lobby state, local government against regulating tailpipe emissions Lascelles Linton

Say hello to the newest government lobbying group: car salesmen! The AP is reporting that GM CEO Rick Wagoner asked car dealerships to lobby their state and local governments to not regulate tailpipe ...

Walmart CEO: "there is a place for Wal-Mart in the hybrid electric or plug-in electric car market" Lascelles Linton

We just told you about rumors of Wal-mart getting into the EV business. I tracked down the source to a speech by Wal-mart CEO Lee Scott. Here is the the full text, video and what he said about plug-in ...

USA Today survey: 13 percent of CEOs drive a hybrid 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

USA Today asked 90 CEOs what they drive and thirteen percent said they drive a hybrid. Here are the some of the reasons the CEOs gave for choosing a hybrid: Phil Libin, CEO of the Sunnyvale, California technology company EverNote, says his Lexus GS450 is like "driving a giant Bluetooth headset. ...

Roger Smith's green vision for GM 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Roger Smith, the former General Motors CEO who oversaw the company through the '80s and had a very green vision for GM, died two days ago. Here is a quote from the LA Times by Roger about hybrid cars from an interview he did in 1990 with University of Michigan business historian David Lewis. Wait ...

Wagoner through the years - video interviews with the GM CEO, 1999-2006 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

There are three video interviews on YouTube from The Charlie Rose Show with GM's president and CEO Rick Wagoner. They were done in 1999, 2002 and 2006. It's really an amazing look at the developments in the car industry over those years. In the 1999 interview, the two men talk about "unheard of" ...

Tesla Roadster might be delayed, but probably not 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

And the other shoe drops. In an e-mail to customers, Tesla's Ex-CEO hinted that the Tesla may be delayed. Here is what he said. "And naturally, the question on many Tesla customers' minds is "When will I get my car?" The short answer is: We are still planning to start production of the Roadster by ...

BREAKING: Tesla to replace CEO 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

digg_url = 'http://digg.com/hardware/Tesla_to_replace_CEO_Martin_Eberhard'; Tesla Motors has replaced Martin Eberhard as CEO. The new CEO is Michael Marks. Marks is the former CEO of Flextronics and an early investor in Tesla. Elon Musk will post this news to the Tesla website Monday. Update: To ...

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