GreenBeat Week in Review - Why Texas may be a better electric car state than California - November 22, 2010

View this email as a webpage | Forward to a friend November 22, 2010 FORWARD THIS EMAIL JOIN US ON TWITTER / FACEBOOK Why Texas may be a better electric car state than California It's been a big week for electric cars. Volt-maker GM had a record-breaking $20 billion IPO this week, while VentureBeat learned that Nissan is experiencing delays on its hotly anticipated Leaf, and will only release five this year. Startup Coda is also delaying the release of its electric sedan, but is championing its car and brand as the solution to the gas-spewing ills of Big Auto. Meanwhile, NRG Energy launched the nation's first privately-financed electric car charging station in the unlikely city of Houston, Texas, leading us to ask: Could Texas be a better electric car state than California? - Iris Kuo TOP STORIES Why Texas may be a better electric car state than California November 19, 2010 | Iris Kuo Nissan to deliver only five Leafs this year, more delays look imminent November 15, 2010 | Iris Kuo Can Coda steal sales from the backlogged Nissan Leaf? November 16, 2010 | Iris Kuo Why startup Coda thinks it can compete against Big Auto November 18, 2010 | Iris Kuo Chevrolet will invest $40 million to offset carbon emissions November 18, 2010 | Iris Kuo GE’s cleantech contest highlights 3 trends to watch November 18, 2010 | Iris Kuo IBM: Parking spot tracker Streetline is the world’s smartest startup November 18, 2010 | Ciara Byrne Abeo thinks BIG for its superlight structures November 16, 2010 | Ciara Byrne GM to raise whopping $20 billion in IPO, Chevy Volt riding high November 17, 2010 | Iris Kuo Clarian’s box o’ solar rides on Kleiner Perkins love to nab GE win November 16, 2010 | Iris Kuo Glass company invests $2.6 million in NLAB Solar’s cheap, transparent solar cells November 16, 2010 | Ciara Byrne ZenRobotics robot recyclers go for green in the CleanTech Open November 15, 2010 | Ciara Byrne Ford Focus to zoom into 20 first-launch cities in 2011 November 15, 2010 | Iris Kuo UPCOMING EVENTS Social Gaming Summit East - December 1, NYC IGNITION - December 2-3, NYC Net:Work 2010 - December 9, San Francisco Mobile World Congress - February 14-17, Barcelona VENTUREBEAT JOB BOARD Game Producer – Online and Social Los Angeles, CA Atari Technology and Program Manager Irvine, CA CONEXIS COMPANIES IN THE NEWS Chevrolet, GM, Ford, Nissan, IBM, Streetline, Clarian, GE , SolarCity, Fasadglas, NLAB Solar PEOPLE IN THE NEWS Dan Akerson, Kevin Czinger, Steven Heller, David Crane, Chris Liddell, Forrest Beanum, Chad Maglaque, Ray Ishak, Katherine Zachary Follow us on Twitter Friend us on Facebook Join us on LinkedIn Provided by , the leading news source on technology innovation. 50 California Street, Suite 3270, San Francisco, CA 94111 If you would like to no longer receive this newsletter, click here to change your subscription preferences, or click here to unsubscribe. © 2010 VentureBeat