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BYD posts tribute to commemorate Berkshire Hathaway’s Charlie Munger

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Chinese new energy vehicle (NEV) maker BYD paid tribute to the late Charlie Munger, the Berkshire Hathaway vice chairman who played a key role in the automaker’s backing by Warren Buffett more than a decade ago. Back in 2008, Berkshire Hathaway Energy spent $230 million to purchase 225 million shares of BYD. He was 99 years old.

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Pioneer of Google’s Data Centers Dies at 58

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He retired in 2008. From 2008 to 2022, he served as an adjunct professor at Anne Arundel Community College , in Arnold, Md., Park decided to switch careers and at night took graduate courses at Johns Hopkins University , in Baltimore.

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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. Starting in the 1990s, his lithium cobalt oxide cathode was used in many electronic products including camcorders, laptop computers, and mobile phones. He helped develop three of the five most commonly used types of lithium-ion chemistries.

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Chrysler unveils new electric minivan for the US Postal Service

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