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Barak Obama or John McCain - Which Candidate will Revive the Electric Car?

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presidential candidates Barak Obama and John McCain are talking about EVs. Tags: Editorials candidates senator barak obama john mccain ev electric vehicle phev hybrid range extended campaign race 2008 energy sustainable clean solar wind biofuels diesel hydrogen. Are the candidates finally committed to electric vehicles?

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Tesla replays DOE loan nine years early

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This program was signed into law by President Bush in 2008 and then awarded under the Obama administration in the years that followed. This is another important contribution to what the Obama Administration has done to preserve and promote America’s auto industry.

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This Nigerian Startup’s Minigrid Began as a School Project

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When Ifeanyi Orajaka was an undergraduate engineering student in 2008, he had his career all mapped out. In 2008 only about half of Nigeria’s 152 million citizens had electricity, according to a Macrotrends report. In 2018 he was in the inaugural cohort of the Obama Foundation ’s Leaders Africa program.

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Tesla Prepping IPO

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The company’s chairman Elon Musk said early last year that an IPO was a possibility in either late 2008 or 2009.&#. The company’s chairman Elon Musk said early last year that an IPO was a possibility in either late 2008 or 2009. in the latter half of 2008 virtually shut down the IPO market. by Reuters.

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Remembering Lithium-Ion Battery Pioneer John Goodenough

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It later became the chemistry of choice for early electric cars including the 2008 Tesla Roadster. National Medal of Science from President Barack Obama. Starting in the 1990s, his lithium cobalt oxide cathode was used in many electronic products including camcorders, laptop computers, and mobile phones.

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Bring Back the EV1 Press Conference

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Friday November 14th, 2008 - GM Training Center - Burbank, CA. He sent the story to KFWB News 980 and to President-elect Barack Obama. Nate Holden’s next press conference on the EV1 will be held on Wednesday, November 19, 2008 at 10:00 AM at the LA Auto Show ( LA Convention Center - Pavilion adjacent to West Entrance).

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Devil in the Details: World Leaders Scramble To Salvage and Shape Copenhagens UNFCCC Climate Summit

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as compared to 1990 emissions, to be achieved between 2008 and 2012. 2 ] Rasmussen’s “one agreement, two steps” plan was quickly endorsed by US President Obama, as well as Australia’s Prime Minister Rudd and Russia’s President Medvedev, all of whom were present at the APEC summit.

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