Tesla Executives Die in Plane Crash

[nebun]

[citation][nom]JonathanDeane[/nom]A true tragedy. The sports car model was one of my wish list cars if I ever won the lotto. (I can only imagine how the ride must feel)[/citation]

just because they died it does not mean that the company is bankrupt, i am sure the the company will do just fine

 

[rambo117]

[citation][nom]pei-chen[/nom]I am going to guess that El_Capitan has his account hacked.[/citation]
Seriously, who would waste their time hacking a THG account?!

 

[Guest]

1. I don't mean to make fun of anyones death.

2. You are being a bit off. I don't mind this article on tomsguide, it is related to technology, and the tragedy may have impact on the future of Tesla company and new technologies it could bring (however I do not think good technology can get lost). But there are thousands of peoples who died the very same day, you don't even know about. Why taking this nobodies into your prayers, and not some other? Why not to think of the families of other people who died? The point is these three people aren't special. They are just people. I have never met them, never heard about them. There are millions of people like them. So in your prayers think of them all, or no one. (not including people dear to you)

 

[JMcEntegart]

[citation][nom]pei-chen[/nom]I was under the impression that Tom's don't censure posts hence the rating system. (I’ve been here before the original Athlon launch so this is surprising)If the reporter is also the mod, what's preventing her from deleting unfavorable comment/feedback?You are now[/citation]

It's not about censoring posts, it's about removing posts that break our terms of service. Usually I don't bother, but if there's more than 10 posts in a single thread from the same user, I bother.

 

[azgard]

[citation][nom]moriarty_[/nom]1. I don't mean to make fun of anyones death.2. You are being a bit off. I don't mind this article on tomsguide, it is related to technology, and the tragedy may have impact on the future of Tesla company and new technologies it could bring (however I do not think good technology can get lost). But there are thousands of peoples who died the very same day, you don't even know about. Why taking this nobodies into your prayers, and not some other? Why not to think of the families of other people who died? The point is these three people aren't special. They are just people. I have never met them, never heard about them. There are millions of people like them. So in your prayers think of them all, or no one. (not including people dear to you)[/citation]

So what, you want tom's to run a full on obituary? Welcome to a technology site where yes, people working on technology are going to be regarded more then farmer John your just going to have to get over that. And in this case, yes they are actually especially important Tesla is at a very critical point in even trying to enter the automobile market with revolutionary technology losing people at this point set's them back a lot more then you seem to take credit for.

And for the record names.

 

[pertshire]

It is always sad to see another loss of life. Lets give them a moment of silence....
Now it's time for some healthy serving of conspiracy theories. Oil companies anyone? War freak government maybe?

 

[falchard]

I'm sorry, but this has too much irony in it to resist. Their plane crashed through electric wires going a distance that are within most vehicle ranges except for an electric car.

 

[JonathanDeane]

[citation][nom]nebun[/nom]just because they died it does not mean that the company is bankrupt, i am sure the the company will do just fine[/citation]

This might be true. The bigger problem is the size of the company, 3 people from a company that probably employs something like 50 people is harsh as hell. The major thing is that those 3 where probably VIP's in the company. The plane was registered to a top designer. I would not be surprised if this does indeed finish them off (I still want one though they look as fun as can be)

 

[Guest]

Project Lithium? The Tesla & ConocoPhillips murders connection

1. Conoco Phillips execs Jim Bowles and Alan Gage killed in avalanche feb 13 2010

http/www.oilvoice.com/n/President_of_ConocoPhillips_Alaska_Killed_in_Avalanche/ee1d3b930.aspx
http/www.environmental-expert.com/resultEachPressRelease.aspx?cid=28518&codi=152760

2. ConocoPhillips

The oil giant was the first oil company to join U.S. Climate Action Project and is a member of the Carbon Disclosure Project. ConocoPhillips is also quietly repositioning the company around a global energy strategy that includes more than just oil

http/cleantech.com/news/2645/conocophillips-in-biofuel-research-alliance

http/www.cleantech.com/news/3626/uk-firms-signs-13-mw-wind-deal

ConocoPhillips is committed to the development of technologies that will convert sustainable non-food feedstocks into transportation fuels that will be critical to the nation’s energy security," said Stephen Brand, Sr. VP of technology at ConocoPhillips.

3.Three Tesla Motors engineers killed in plane crash Feb 17 2010

Doug Bourn, senior electrical engineer with specialties in digital logic design, analog circuit design and test fixture design and construction; Brian M. Finn, senior manager of interactive electronics. He created strategy for multimodal driver information and infotainment systems and developed human-machine interaction for connected multimedia applications; Andrew Ingram, electrical engineer
The deaths of these engineers represent a significant loss for the Tesla brain trust.

http/www.insideline.com/tesla/crash-killed-teslas-doug-bourn-brian-finn-andrew-ingram.htm

http/www.mercurynews.com/ci_14429971?source=rss


3. Elon Musk, Tesla CEO (not on plane) : best known for co-founding PayPal, SpaceX and Tesla Motors. He is currently the CEO and CTO of SpaceX, CEO and Product Architect of Tesla Motors and Chairman of SolarCity.

http/en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elon_Musk

SpaceX, Musk’s aerospace venture, is based in Hawthorne, California, where the Tesla employees were heeading when the plane crashed. Recent changes to NASA's proposed budget have been seen as a boon to the space company, which could contract with the government for privately-operated orbital flight. Hawthorne is also the home of a Tesla design studio, and design and engineering work on the company's Model S sedan is done there.

4. SPACE X - http/www.spacex.com/

President Obama’s budget request for 2011 calls for dismantling the Constellation program — the system of spacecraft that the National Aeronautics and Space Administration has been developing for returning astronauts to the Moon — and turning to private enterprise to provide transportation to and from the International Space Station. The budget asks for $6 billion over five years, which would most likely be split among two or three competitors .

http/www.nytimes.com/2010/02/16/science/16elon.html?ref=science

“Really, the whole purpose of SpaceX from the beginning has been human spaceflight,” Mr. Musk said.

Billions of dollars ar at stake.

5. Tesla -Conoco link: the A123 lithium battery used to power electric cars

http/www.teslamotorsclub.com/archive/index.php?t-2592.html
http/www.teslamotors.com/blog4/?p=59

It must be nice to be a huge conglomerate like General Electric. After all, you can drum up support for a meaningless war through one subsidiary (NBC/MSNBC) and then reap the financial benefits of that war through another. You can even invest in a company which has yet to turn a profit as your media network hypes up demand for that company’s IPO. How can you loose?

A123 Systems (AONE) made its public debut today and climbed 50% above the initial offering price after getting the thumbs up from NBC’s Mad Money host Jim Cramer who hailed it as the “Hottest IPO of 2009.”
Citing the the “incredible growth” in the the automotive lithium-ion battery market , Cramer pitched the stock in typical stock broker “story-telling” fashion as he touted the merits of the industry which, he says, will grow from $30 million to $74 billion in 10 years. Though Cramer’s growth expectations for the industry may be impressive, the company is anything but.It must be nice to be a huge conglomerate like General Electric. After all, you can drum up support for a meaningless war through one subsidiary (NBC/MSNBC)

6. A123 and Fisker Automotive

123 invests $23 million in Fisker Automotive, an ambitious venture capital-backed start-up behind the Karma and a lower-cost plug-in hybrid car to launch in 2012.
Fisker was the recipient of a $528 million low-cost loan from the U.S. government to help fund its expansion plans, including a still-pending deal to buy an abandoned Delaware assembly plant from General Motors Co. [GM.UL]

http/www.reuters.com/article/idUKN1417119620100114

7. who backs Fisker? Al Gore.

WASHINGTON -- A tiny car company backed by former Vice President Al Gore has just gotten a $529 million U.S. government loan to help build a hybrid sports car in Finland that will sell for about $89,000.
the award this week to California startup Fisker Automotive Inc. follows a $465 million government loan to Tesla Motors Inc., purveyors of a $109,000 British-built electric Roadster. Tesla is a California startup focusing on all-electric vehicles, with a number of celebrity endorsements that is backed by investors that have contributed to Democratic campaigns.

http/online.wsj.com/article/SB125383160812639013.html



DO YOU BELIEVE IN COINCIDENCES? Take the following quiz:

a) Where did the Tesla crash that killed the engineers occur?

b) Who was Nikola Tesla's arch rival and chief nemisis?

c) What was the nemesis'nickname/ what was he known as? (hint: the location of his lab)


Answers

a) Palo Alto Airport, specifically Pulgas Avenue near Beech Street in East Palo, about 2.9 miles from Menlo Park

http/maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=menlo+park,+ca&daddr=Pulgas+Avenue+near+Beech+Street+in+East+Palo&hl=en&geocode=&mra=ls&sll=37.465185,-122.132778&sspn=0.052252,0.067205&ie=UTF8&t=h&z=12

"The first thing I thought about was my daughters," said Leslie Ramos of Menlo Park who was driving down Beech Street to pick up her two girls, ages 3 and 6, just as the plane was crashing. "I left my car in the middle of the street and ran to the house."

Menlo Park Fire Chief Harold Schapelhouman said he believes the plane clipped a power line on a PG&E high-tension transmission tower shortly after lifting off from the Palo Alto Airport runway just before 8 a.m., headed for Hawthorne Municipal Airport in Southern California.

http/www.siliconvalley.com/news/ci_14422231

b) Thomas Edison

http/ezinearticles.com/?Thomas-Edison-and-Nikola-Tesla---The-Differences-Between-Fame-and-Forgotten&id=348002


c) "The Wizard of Menlo Park"

http/sln.fi.edu/franklin/inventor/edison.html
http/www.menloparkmuseum.org/


We all know how lluminati & co love their little symbols. To them this is another game. Tesla motors are a re far cry from the visionary free energy utopia Nikola Tesla had in mind, and the death of three engineers, while a heavy loss, will not stop them from producing their overpriced cars for the rich. So this must be a warning. To whom? Is Elon Musk stepping on the wrong toes as he goes head to head with Al Gore's Fisker Automobiles in the race for public funding and the lion's share of the electronic car marketplace? Is his rocket space venture veering too close to exposing long-held secrets to a larger segment of the public than ever before?

Perhaps it's time we all stopped arguing about whether conspiracies exist and twittering friends about the movie you just saw, and move on towards exposing the facts. Don't watch American Idol or the Housewives of Whatever County tonight. The internet is free for the taking. When you hear or see something illicit take the time to explore it. Then post what you find everywhere you can--that is, while the internet as we know it still exists.