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UPS to purchase ~700 LNG trucks, build 4 refueling stations by end of 2014

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UPS plans to purchase approximately 700 liquefied natural gas (LNG) trucks and to build four refueling stations by the end of 2014. An initial investment of more than $18 million to build fueling stations will be supported by the purchase of the 700 LNG tractors and continued expansion of the natural gas fleet in the US. ; Phoenix, Ariz.,

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Where Your Author Owns a Used BMW Convertible for a Year

The Truth About Cars

It seems only a couple of months ago I reported on my experience traveling from Cincinnati to Nashville to purchase the 2010 BMW Z4, thus satisfying a used convertible car search that lasted for a year and a half. People generally don’t know how old it is, and seem to think it may still be in production.

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Chevrolet to Produce 10,000 Volts in 2011 and 30,000 in 2012; 50-State Availability 12-18 Months After Launch

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Additional markets will be added as production volume increases during the second model year, with Volt available in all 50 states 12 to 18 months after the initial launch. DiSalle encouraged Consumers interested in purchasing a Volt to visit www.chevrolet.com/volt and register to receive news updates as Volt approaches the national launch.

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Nissan Promises EV for 2010

Revenge of the Electric Car

and the Chattanooga area is in line for electric refueling infrastructure for the new vehicle, said Mark Perry, director of product planning and strategy for Nissan North America. We’re ready to go mass production and mass sales,” he said. We’re ready to go mass production and mass sales,” he said.

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How the IBM PC Won, Then Lost, the Personal Computer Market

Cars That Think

And in 2005, the Chinese computer maker Lenovo Group purchased IBM's PC business. The company stumbled badly, its bureaucratic approach to product development no match for a fast-moving field. The normal process to get a new product to market took four or five years, but the incipient PC market was moving too quickly for that.

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President Obama Announces 48 Projects to Receive $2.4B in Grants for Next-Generation of Batteries and Electric Vehicles; To be Combined with $2.4B in Industry Cost-Share

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400 million in grants to purchase thousands of plug-in hybrid and all-electric vehicles for test demonstrations in several dozen locations; to deploy them and evaluate their performance; to install electric charging infrastructure; and to provide education and workforce training to support the transition to advanced electric transportation systems.

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