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The EV Professor

Electric Auto Association

In 1993, Cox went from Bellcore, a breakoff from Bell Labs, to Stanford University, where he served as a professor of electrical engineering. For the next 8 years, approximately 23 students per semester enrolled in Cox’s class, and when he established a similar course at the Omaha campus (UNO), the average was closer to 12.

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More Electric Cars in Las Vegas with Stan Hanel's Story on the RAR'ster. with EVJerr Back to Webblogging, Sunday, 13 September 2009

Spirit of DC - PHEV3A

Georg also enlisted the help of University of Iowa computer programmer/engineer Karen Pease. Mr. Moore made available his Papillion home’s historic dryer outlet as a recharging site when the roadtrip reached the vicinity of Omaha, Nebraska. This effort was led by Georg Kuhnke, who lives near Sacramento, California.

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Why Warren Buffett is investing in electric car company BYD - Apr. 13, 2009

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The car came straight to Omaha from the Detroit auto show. MidAmericans David Sokol, BYDs Wang, and company advisor Li Lu flew with Sokol from Detroit to Omaha so that Wang could meet Buffett in person. Revenues, which have grown by about 45% annually during the past five years, reached $4 billion in 2008. billion).

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