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Plug In 2008

Plug In Partners

T he Plug in 2008 National PHEV Conference in San Jose by most accounts was a big success. Participants in the collaboration include Alabama Power, American Electric Power, Austin Energy , BC Hydro, CenterPoint Energy, Consolidated Edison of New York, Dominion, DTE Energy, Duke Energy, FirstEnergy Corp.,

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This USC Professor is Developing an Artificial Brain

Cars That Think

At the time, her father was a professor at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. The company provided engineering services for five power companies including Alabama Power , Florida Power , and Georgia Power. STEM: A family affair Parker’s interest in pursuing a STEM career began in elementary school in Birmingham, Ala.,

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Lithia unloads Toyota, Ford and Bentley-Lotus dealerships

Baua Electric

Maul stayed on with AutoNation and was once that auto store’s west area president till 2008. divestiture because it offered an Alabama Subaru dealership in March, Dobry showed. The post Lithia unloads Toyota, Ford and Bentley-Lotus dealerships appeared first on Bauaelectric Auto News. and expanded from there.

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Research project to tackle combustion engine efficiency

Green Cars News

Oak Ridge is working with partners from Texas A&M University, the University of Wisconsin, the University of Alabama, and the University of Michigan, Dearborn, as well as Delphi on the catalyst side and an unnamed vehicle manufacturer. Tags: Green cars Latest news combustion engines fuel efficiency Oak Ridge National Laboratory.

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Tesla Offers ‘Sport’ Model…0-60 in 3.7 seconds!

Revenge of the Electric Car

When I was a kid in Arab, Alabama, in 1965, I discovered slot cars. They were a new phenomenon then and quickly got everyone’s attention. We delivered 147 Roadsters in 2008, exceeding an aggressive internal benchmark — and vastly more than skeptics thought possible. Thanks again for your continued support.

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Southern Unionization Remains An Uphill Battle As Governors Caution Against UAW

The Truth About Cars

Governors in Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, South Carolina, Tennessee and Texas released a joint statement against the UAW shortly before Volkswagen workers in Chattanooga, Tennessee, were supposed to begin voting on whether or not to unionize. Image: UAW] Become a& TTAC insider.