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Battelle-R&D Magazine forecast predicts 5.2% growth in 2012 global R&D spending to $1.4+T, largely driven by Asian economies; US companies and tech providers to boost energy R&D spending by 23.1% to $6.7B

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Source: 2012 Global R&D Funding Forecast. The Battelle-R&D Magazine annual Global R&D Funding Forecast concludes that global research and development (R&D) spending will grow by about 5.2% in 2012 to more than $1.4 The team from Battelle and R&D Magazine forecast that a 2.1% billion in R&D in 2012, up 3.75% over 2011.

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2012 Tesla Model S Beats 2013 BMW M5 In Straight-Line Drag Race

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Could a car like the 2012 Tesla [NASDAQ:TSLA] Model S Performance beat a BMW M5 in a 0-100 mph drag race, for example? Automobile Magazine’s Ezra Dyer. There’s no denying that electric cars have lots of torque from standstill, meaning they can out-accelerate most cars in the stop-light derby to 30 mph.

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2012 Tesla Model S: Consumer Reports Joins Chorus Of Praise (Unofficially)

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Fisker Automotive knows this better than most, after its Karma range-extended sedan was savaged by the magazine earlier this year. In contrast, the 2012 Tesla Model S looks to have gone down rather well, CR describing it as "a revelation". It isn't easy to impress Consumer Reports.

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BMW X5 xDrive35d Named 2012 Diesel Car of the Year

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This morning, the BMW X5 xDrive35d was named the 2012 Diesel Car of the Year by the readers of The Diesel Driver magazine. The BMW beat the new Volkswagen Passat TDI, which placed second, and the VW Golf TDI, which garnered third place. Altogether, 13 passenger cars and light trucks competed for the award.

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More 2012 Fisker Karma Woe: Consumer Reports Review Savages Plug-In Hybrid

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The well-respected Consumer Reports doesn't pull any punches, and its review of the 2012 Fisker Karma range-extended electric luxury sedan is no exception. The magazine all but savaged the car, calling it "full of flaws" and deeming its touchscreen controls an "ergonomic disaster."

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2012 Ford Focus Electric To Do Cross-Country Road Trip

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That's the idea behind a growing list of long-distance electric-car publicity stunts, and the latest car to join the parade is a 2012 Ford Focus Electric. Under the aegis of Men's Health magazine, a team of.

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2012 Toyota Prius V: Hybrid Wagon Drive Report

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And so it was with the 2012 Toyota Prius V, in which we hauled holiday gifts, heavy sagging boxes of old car magazines, furniture, and other life impedimentia over a 10-day, 650-mile test drive that spanned late December and early January. When you drive a wagon, you usually need the space.

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