Tesla Motors announced last week that it was receiving $465 million in low interest loans from the federal government --part of $8 billion the government gave out for "advanced vehicle technologies." So it is now full speed ahead for the electric car manufacturer, and Steve Westly , a member of Tesla's board of directors, argues that Tesla's success is a sign that entrepreneurs in "clean technology," are poised to lead the economic recovery. In this talk for Stanford's Entrpreneurship Corner , Westly, formerly Controller and Chief Financial Officer for the State of California (and likely pleased that he isn't in that role today), and before that a key executive at eBay, says the zero-emission-vehicle will become a product "that people have to have" and that will spark new investment and strong growth that will "drive" the economy: