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This Startup Builds USVs That Collect Data About Oceans

Cars That Think

Thanks to the combination of solar cells and lithium batteries, she says, “our boats can operate and travel nonstop for months, without needing refueling or external recharging.” Her water expeditions throughout the world include five months during 2005 and 2006, when she and her husband rowed from Portugal to Costa Rica.

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Ford announces Smart Mobility plan; 25 initial projects

Green Car Congress

Rapid Recharge & Share, Dearborn. Engineers are working to develop sensor kits based on Ford OpenXC that gather information from bicycles and other common forms of transportation in urban areas. The approach helps consumers who can’t afford a car but want the benefits of owning one. Info Cycle, Palo Alto, California.

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