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The Unsung Inventor Who Chased the LED Rainbow

Cars That Think

Every yellow light-emitting diode you see—that’s George’s work.” His biggest adventure, though, has been some 30 years of research into light-emitting diodes. He had invested several years in that research when Holonyak, a pioneer in visible lasers and light-emitting diodes, left his position at General Electric Co.

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The Tailwinds Behind Massive Growth of EV Charging

EV Connect

By the end of the decade , studies indicate that as many as a third of all vehicles on the road in America will be EVs — and if you pull up to a red light in 2040, more than half of the vehicles around you will run on electricity. Louis and Boston to Florida and Illinois. Already, the U.S.