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Biofuels surge under Obama?

Plugs and Cars

Obama's choice for Secretary of Energy, Steven Chu, apparently can't be faulted for his dedication to dealing with climate change. UC is doing consumer studies today that exclude battery electric cars but include hybrids and fuel cell vehicles. Praise for the nomination ranges from Greenpeace to the Union of Concerned Scientists.

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Honda May Develop Plug-In as Obama Alters U.S. Policy (Update2) - Bloomberg.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

the only companyselling hydrogen-powered cars to U.S. the only companyselling hydrogen-powered cars to U.S. are rushing out cars that can be recharged at electrical outletsas the U.S. in Japan’s Kyoto prefecture to make packsfor gasoline-electric hybrid cars. drivers, may also developplug-in electric models as U.S.

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10 Lessons From the Legacy of Apple’s Steve Jobs

Cars That Think

President Barack Obama described him as "brave enough to think differently, bold enough to believe he could change the world, and talented enough to do it. On its 25 October 2005 cover, Time magazine hailed Jobs as "the man who always seems to know what's next." Jobs had amazing vision. In his tribute to Jobs, former U.S.

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Does the future of electric cars hinge on costs?

Green Cars News

According to Ron Cogan, founder and editor of the Green Car Journal , the Obama administration is betting heavily on technology and that electric cars are not an exclusive answer to future transportation challenges and consumers will not be willing to buy them at all costs.

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Stephen Welby: A Man on a Mission

Cars That Think

IEEE’s mission of advancing technology for the benefit of humanity drew him to the organization, he says, after he served a term in the Obama administration as U.S. assistant secretary of defense for research and engineering. About Stephen Welby. Employer: IEEE. Title: Executive Director and Chief Operating Officer.

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When Will EVs Hit Primetime?

Revenge of the Electric Car

old question for electric cars – When will electric cars make a real. presence in the world’s two largest passenger car markets (China and the. Read more in the article: Can electric cars break out of niche status in US, China market? Electric-car ventures made up nearly 40. car’s introduction.

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Andy Grove: The U.S. must create an electric car industry - Apr. 17, 2009

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must create a strong electric car industry. More Warren Buffett takes charge Warren Buffett hasnt just seen the car of the future, hes sitting in the drivers seat. Why hes banking on an obscure Chinese electric car company and a CEO who - no joke - drinks his own battery fluid. The answer may lie in Silicon Valley. To keep U.S.

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