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Tesla Loan Repaid Nearly 10 Years Ahead Of Schedule Thanks to "Best Car Ever Tested"

Tesla Loan Repaid Nearly 10 Years Ahead Of Schedule Thanks to "Best Car Ever Tested"

Tesla Motors announced Wednesday that it has repaid its $465 million loan to the Department of Energy, in large part thanks to the Model S which has been called the "best car ever tested."

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Solar Power: Australian Scientists Successfully Print Solar Panels

Solar Power: Australian Scientists Successfully Print Solar Panels

Scientists in Australia have successfully printed an A3 sheet of photovoltaic cells using existing printing technology. And maybe one day soon you too could print your own solar panels.

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Solar Impulse: First Solar-Powered Plane Lands in Arizona, Completing First Leg of Trip Across U.S.

Solar Impulse: First Solar-Powered Plane Lands in Arizona, Completing First Leg of Trip Across U.S.

The solar powered plane Solar Impulse, considered the world's most advanced sun-powered plane, has touched down in Arizona, completing the first leg of its historic trip across America.

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Earth Day 2013: Trying to Save Earth a Great Disservice

Earth Day 2013: Trying to Save Earth a Great Disservice

Earth Day should be about us, human beings, because ultimately it is our survival that is at stake, not the Earth’s

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Solar Power: Why You Should Invest Now

Solar Power: Why You Should Invest Now

Despite the Solyndra fiasco, the solar power industry is seeing light at the end of the tunnel thanks to projects such as MidAmerican Energy Holdings Co. and Elon Musk's SolarCity.

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New York Times Tesla Controversy: Electronic Car Future Strong Regardless Of Tussle

New York Times Tesla Controversy: Electronic Car Future Strong Regardless Of Tussle

Though the highly-publicized dust-up between Tesla Motors and the Times has put both in a bad light, there's no changing the fact that electric and hybrid-electric vehicles are the future.

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Google's Driverless Cars Will Change the World As We Know It

Google's Driverless Cars Will Change the World As We Know It

Google holds the most important piece of the energy revolution, and it has nothing to do with the company's green energy initiatives. Earth's future is all dependent upon the driverless car.

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Electric Cars Are Not the Solution to Climate Change

Electric Cars Are Not the Solution to Climate Change

As the Nissan Leaf and the Chevy Volt have driven the rise in popularity of electric cars and plug-in hybrids, it is becoming clear that green cars are not the answer to climate change.

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