How many of the 217 solar start-ups today will be around in 10 years? Not many. A look back at the automobile industry in the early part of the last century explains why.
By Alex Taussig, contributor
The automobile traces its roots back to Europe — first to France in 1860 with the invention of the internal combustion engine, and then to Germany in 1876 with the invention of the 4-stroke gasoline MORE
