June, 2010
Toyota’s investment with IPO will be secured by Tesla Motors
Tesla Motors has finally secured additional financing and investment from Toyota Motors. The Toyota Motors/Tesla Motors partnership is one of the numerous Tesla motors has developed in a quest for a mass-market, all-electric vehicle. Is this excitement and investment going to be enough to keep Tesla Motors floating?
Now Tesla Motors
Tesla Motors is a business with ...
Should the Macondo oil well be blown up by the US Navy?
In a recent New York Times op-ed piece with the title of "Blow Up the Well to Save the Gulf," former nuclear submarine officer Christopher Brownfield draws our attention to what could be a better alternative for dealing with the BP oil spill. BP CEO Tony Hayward admitted to Congress that his company has no ...
Supreme Court says texting at work is not protected by law
A lot of people text while they are at work. The technology is ubiquitous in developed nations, and because many people spend the majority of their waking lives in the workplace, it stands to reason that there will be occasions when workers resort to texting at work, regardless of employer policy. The question of whether ...
Spotlight on safety – driving etiquette
Driving etiquette may sound like it is stupid, but the reality is that showing consideration for others who occupy the highway is not only polite, but necessary for safety's sake. As a Thinkquest entry on driving etiquette rightly puts it, "Everyone appreciates the good manners of a driver who: Signals his turns, makes his stops ...
Re-refined oil basics
We all know that we are supposed to change the oil in our cars, but other than natural or synthetic, most people don't generally think much about what oil goes in or comes out. Re-refined oil is engine lubricant that is what it sounds like -- used oil that has been re-refined for reuse. How ...