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A mini industry spawns under the hood of a booming car market – ET Auto

Baua Electric

Back in 2001, Maruti Suzuki was one of the first players in this segment with its True Value channel, enabling trust and breaking stereotypes attached to the purchase of ‘second-hand’ vehicles. Apart from tweaking their business models, these tech-driven startups moved towards auto financing, insurance and classifieds.

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The Real Story of Pixar

Cars That Think

Then we figured out how to move those objects, shade them, and light them before rendering them as frames of a movie. Alvy Ray Smith (left) and Ed Emshwiller at work on Sunstone in 1979 at the New York Institute of Technology. GM saw our technology as a way to replace their expensive clay-modeling technique for new-car designs.

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Opinion: Oil Market ShowdownCan Russia Outlast The Saudis?

Green Car Congress

and China markets, while the Russian Finance Ministry recently backed away from a tax proposal which Russian crude producers said would reduce their output. Arab News announced in the first paragraph of its report on Q2 Saudi economic performance that Q2 GDP grew 3.79 percent year-over-year, up from 2.3 percent growth in Q1.

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Greentech Media | Japan Accounts for 70% of Electric Vehicle Patents

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Email Japan Accounts for 70% of Electric Vehicle Patents A new report from Japan's Patent Office has found that the country comprises most of the patents for electric vehicles, which include EVs, hybrids and fuel cell vehicles. by: Tech-On! The number nearly doubled from 9,034 in 1995 to 2000.

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The Most Powerful Greenius In America

Creative Greenius

We’ve since ratcheted down the electric use here at my home and in my office and studio watt by watt until we hit our new all time low just last month as we used just 357 kWh which cost us $46.24. But in the meanwhile, I’m getting the most bang for my energy buck by being more energy efficient.

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