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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

Green Car Congress

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% The team from Battelle and R&D Magazine forecast that a 2.1% Key energy technology development areas by 2014. Global R&D spending 2011. Source: 2012 Global R&D Funding Forecast.

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When Will EVs Hit Primetime?

Revenge of the Electric Car

Still, Chinese auto-makers hesitate to mass-market their electric models domestically. Chinese green-car subsidies on hold. The uncertainty surrounding Chinese demand for electric cars is tied to subsidies, Mr. Yang says. China overtook the US last year as the largest auto market in the world. US, China partner on electric cars.

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PHEVLERs are the Zero CO2 Clean Green Machines of the Future

Green Car Congress

7 ] Making $1 Fuel Mainstream | CleanTechnica 26 Nov 2014. [ 13 ] Pulling Back the Veil on EV Charging Station Costs - Rocky Mountain Institute 29 April 2014. [ 23 ] Bringing up the throttle on cellulosic ethanol - Ethanol Producer Magazine 16 March 2016. [ 3 ] PHEVLER - EAA-PHEV Wiki. [ 15 ] Got EVs? MIT News 15 Jan 2015. [

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The Godfather of South Korea’s Chip Industry

Cars That Think

But China’s recent heavy investment in semiconductors and the availability of highly educated Chinese engineers—including semiconductor specialists trained in the United States, Japan, and South Korea—means that Chinese semiconductor companies could soon become major global competitors. Favorite periodical: TIME magazine.

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Finding The Wisest Ways To Global AI Regulation

Cars That Think

Before we launch into this episode, I’d like to let listeners know that the cost of membership in the IEEE is currently 50 percent off for the rest of the year, giving you access to perks, including Spectrum Magazine and lots of education and career resources. So go to IEEE.org/join to get started. And that’s a concern. Wald: Yeah.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Expects production around 2014. This company is not stupid." ( NY Times Magazine ) 2/16/07 In an interview with BusinessWeek on Feb. Reuters ) 1/8/07 Indefatigable auto entrepreneur Malcolm Bricklin, no longer planning to import Chinese-made cars to the U.S., Raising money to bring a PHEV to market. Hell, yes," he says.

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Economics Drives Ray-Gun Resurgence

Cars That Think

Robert Afzal, Lockheed Martin By 2014, fiber lasers had reached the point where they could be considered for weapons, and one 30-kW model was installed on the USS Ponce , where it demonstrated the ability to shoot down speedboats and small drones at relatively close range. With lasers, if you can see it, you can kill it.” www.youtube.com.

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