Tag Archives: holidays
WOW: GM Loses $50K on Every Volt Produced
Despite selling a record number of Chevy Volts in August, General Motors is losing money on its plug-in electric hybrid, and a lot of money at that. Industry analysts estimate GM is losing as much as $49,000 on every Volt it produces. This number could be even higher with cheap leases now being offered for [...]
Santa Goes Green! (but where is Hanukkah Harry?)
This year, even Santa Claus is going green! Instead of using reindeer to pull his sleigh, the man in red has upgraded his travel system to a sleek, photovoltaic solar powered sleigh. Don’t worry; because Santa Claus travels at night and the North Pole remains mostly in twilight during winter months, he spends the months [...]
A Solar Holiday Season
A light bulb turned on over Jerry Phlippeau’s head a few years back when he decided to make solar-powered outdoor lights. He originally pictured rope lights that homeowners could wrap around fences or mail boxes in places that were harder to reach with extension cords. It was just white rope lights to start, and then [...]
Holidays Come Early For Solar Stocks (STP, JASO, SPWRA)
A few analyst rating changes and coverage initiations this morning… Barclays upgraded Suntech (STP), JA Solar (JASO) and Sunpower(SPWRA) to Overweight. All three are up about 8% today with STP andJASO breaking out of bases on the upgrade. Wedbush Morgan isn’t quite as positive on Sunpower, lowering theprice target from $29 to $21, but maintains [...]