Silicon Valley: The New Detroit?

Audio Report on Oct 11, 2010 by KQED QUEST staff from QUEST Northern California
Topics: Environment, Radio

Detroit has been at the center of the country's auto industry ever since Henry Ford rolled his first Model T off the assembly line in 1908. But as hard times have fallen on America's Rust Belt, there's a new region hoping to give Detroit a run for its money. Amidst start-up companies like Google, eBay and Facebook, clean tech entrepreneurs in Silicon Valley are plugging into an emerging electric car industry. Andrea Kissack tells us more.

Additional Links

• Tesla Motors
• Going Green at Google
• Hacking Hybrid Priuses
• Coulomb Tech
• ECOtality
• The Better Place
• Reporter's Notes - Silicon Valley: The New Detroit?
• Info on Tax Credits for EVs