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DOE announces $139M in funding for 55 projects to advance innovative vehicle technologies

Green Car Congress

Regents of University of Minnesota. Helping America’s Rural Counties Transition to Cleaner Fuels and Vehicles. VoICE-MR: Vocation Integrated Cost Estimation for Maintenance and Repair of Alternative Fuel Vehicles (AFV). Regents of the University of Minnesota. Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. 299,899.

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Minnesota is the first state in the Midwest to adopt clean car standards

Plug in America

Plug In America applauds the state of Minnesota and Gov. This makes Minnesota the first state in the Midwest and the 15th state in the nation to pass such a standard. Consumers want electric vehicles because they offer lower fuel and maintenance costs, a better driving experience, and cleaner air.

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

Cars That Think

It did not matter that Microsoft's software was notorious for having bugs or that IBM's was far cleaner. The deal ensured that IBM's global customers had familiar support while providing a stable flow of maintenance revenue to IBM for five years. In 1995, IBM CEO Louis V. Gerstner Jr. finally pulled the plug on OS/2.

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