Investorideas.com - Driving Green; Electric Car News; The electrification of transportation continues Ernst & Young Reports

Investorideas.com - Driving Green; Electric Car News; The electrification of transportation continues Ernst & Young Reports-
Tesla Motors (Nasdaq: TSLA) in the spotlight in Q2

August 5, 2010 Driving Green at Investorideas.com reports on recent news and developments for green and electric car stocks for interested investors.


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Recent Electric and Green Car news and developments:
From a recent report by Ernst & Young;US VC Investment in Cleantech Continues Upward Trajectory With $1.5 Billion Investment in Q2 2010Best quarter since Q3 2008; top 10 deals account for two thirds of the total quarterly investment


Excerpt:
The electrification of transportation continues
The second quarter was marked by financing activity in the automotive industry. Deals in this space included the $350 million second round investment in Better Place, a Palo Alto-based provider of electric vehicle (EV) support infrastructure. The largest deal of the quarter, this investment amounted to 23% of total quarterly financings. Additionally, Fisker Automotive Inc., of Irvine, CA, a plug-in hybrid EV manufacturer, raised $35 million and Eco Motors, a manufacturer of diesel engines that are fuel efficient and lower emissions, from Troy, MI, raised $23.5 million.
High level funding directed to automotive deals reflects a cross-industry belief expressed by stakeholders across the EV value chain participating in Ernst & Young's Cleantech Ignition Session on July 28: the EV industry transformation is underway and the tipping point is not far off if significant collaboration takes place throughout the US and worldwide.
Tesla Motors (Nasdaq: TSLA) was also in the spotlight in Q2 as it completed an IPO and then received a $50 million strategic investment from Toyota to jointly develop electric vehicles. California-based Coulomb Technologies announced plans to provide nearly 5,000 free home and public charging stations for EVs to nine regions in the US via a partnership with auto makers, including, Ford and Chevrolet.
The momentum in EVs was underscored by President Obama's speech at the Smith Electric Vehicles factory in Kansas City, MO on July 8 where he announced that the US share of the world market for advanced batteries for electric and hybrid vehicles could grow by 20%, up to 40% of the world's market, by 2015.Full report http://www.investorideas.com/news/renewable-energy/8051.asp


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Green Car Stocks Snapshot:
EVCARCO (OTC.BB: EVCA) is the first automotive retail group dedicated to deploying a coast-to-coast network of eco-friendly dealerships and vehicles. EVCARCO is bringing to market the most advanced clean technologies available in plug-in electric, hydrogen fuel injection, and alternative fuel vehicles. EVCARCO has developed a dealer network allowing growth into most US States by 2012.

Tesla Motors, Inc. (Nasdaq: TSLA) designs, develops, manufactures and sells high-performance fully electric vehicles and advanced electric vehicle powertrain components. In addition to designing and manufacturing vehicles, Tesla sells and services them through its own sales and service network. Tesla has delivered over 1,000 Tesla Roadsters to customers in 22 countries. Tesla is headquartered in Palo Alto, California.

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