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Moore’s Not Enough: ?4 New Laws of Computing

Cars That Think

Certainly, the phenomenon of scalability was well known in the automobile industry before it made a significant impact on the computing industry. After the purchase of a new IBM computer, a customer had to rewrite all their existing code. Henry Ford was a notable example of the the application of this scalability law.

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China puts its electric vehicles on center stage - China automotive news

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

As a subscriber, you can receive our free weekly China Auto News, which keeps you informed the latest developments of Chinas automobile industry. Most Chinese buyers also are purchasing cars for the first time and have not developed particular preferences. You can unsubscribe this Newsletter any time you want!

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NRC report finds Federal analysis to set LD CAFE and GHG standards generally of high quality; some technologies and issues should be re-examined

Green Car Congress

By the end of the next decade, because of the standards and other regulations, new vehicles will be more fuel-efficient, lighter, less polluting, safer, and more expensive to purchase compared with current vehicles. Consumer Impacts and Acceptance Issues.

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GM Says Chevrolet Volt Won't 'Pay the Rent' | Autopia from Wired.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Ill never purchase one again, no matter what the mpgs. should be illegal for companies to purchase patents for the purpose of blocking technology. needs to have an indigenous automobile industry, and not merely "transplants". Posted by: Escher | Apr 14, 2009 12:49:45 PM another side note. thats right. the oil companies.

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