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Vinod Khosla stands by lithium ion batteries are "overhyped" statement; sees money to be made

Sun Microsystems founder Vinod Khosla has not been shy about making his bets on the automotive future known. Wherever there has been an opportunity to invest in or promote advanced ethanol, it seems Khosla was there, giving it at least a cursory look (see, for example, Coskata, which GM also invested in). He even described his "big biofuels bet" back in 2006. Considering his millions of statements dollars supporting next-generation biofuels, it's no surpriise that he's skeptical of plug-in vehicles – he has called them "toys" and that ... Read more →

Sakti3 looks for $15 million grant from Dep. of Energy Xavier Navarro

Sakti3, a lithium-ion battery start-up company based in old Detroit got its start in 2007 with the help of University of Michigan professor Ann Marie Sastry. Now, we hear that the company has not ...

Vinod Khosla stands by lithium ion batteries are "overhyped" statement; sees money to be made 3 months ago on Autoblog Green

Sun Microsystems founder Vinod Khosla has not been shy about making his bets on the automotive future known. Wherever there has been an opportunity to invest in or promote advanced ethanol, it seems Khosla was there, giving it at least a cursory look (see, for example, Coskata, which GM also ...

Sakti3 looks for $15 million grant from Dep. of Energy 6 months ago on Autoblog Green

Sakti3, a lithium-ion battery start-up company based in old Detroit got its start in 2007 with the help of University of Michigan professor Ann Marie Sastry. Now, we hear that the company has not only secured $15 million capital for its project, but is also doing paperwork to get an additional $15 ...


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