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Ford Issues Official Statement On UAW Contract Ratification

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It was still a corporate press release, however, and came with plenty of the usual trappings. Thankfully, we are on track to reach full production schedules in the coming days at our assembly plants in Michigan, Kentucky and Illinois that were affected during the strike. Now, we are getting back to work as one Ford team.

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Ford 2017 trends report: disruption the status quo, “never more difficult” to find objective information

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In an on-demand world, patience has become less of a virtue; there now are more ways to rationalize how we spend our time—rather than declaring it “wasted”. Further, Flint, Michigan, is a reminder that water contamination is as pressing an issue for developed nations as it is for emerging ones.

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BMW Announces National Adaptive EV Charging System Expansion

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That’s progressive-corporate speak for charging vehicles when the demand for electricity is lower to ensure less energy is wasted. While just about all of them offer conveniences and remote connectivity features beyond our ancestors' wildest dreams, the person buying them often cedes a staggering amount of control.

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Xerox Parc’s Engineers on How They Invented the Future—and How Xerox Lost It

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Networks that link personal computers in offices. When the center opened in 1970, it was unlike other major industrial research laboratories; its work wasn’t tied, even loosely, to its corporate parent’s current product lines. If it was a personal computer, you had to be able to build 100.” and Toronto, Ont., Laser printers.

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Andy Grove: The U.S. must create an electric car industry - Apr. 17, 2009

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News | Markets | Technology | Personal Finance | Small Business | CNN.com RSS Newsletters Video Home Fortune 500 Technology Investing Management Rankings Andy Grove on battery power To wean itself from imported oil, the U.S. Developing a domestic car-battery industry should be the focus of both corporations and the U.S. To keep U.S.

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DOE ARPA-E awards $156M to projects to 60 projects to accelerate innovation in clean energy technologies

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wasted energy in plants into energy-dense fuel molecules. Corporation, Columbia. Corporation). Corporation). Michigan State. Solar Power Transmission Michigan State will develop a unified power flow controller (UPFC) that will have enormous technological and economic. Corporation. light energy.

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GM, Segway partner on two-wheel city vehicle | Green Tech - CNET News

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The prototype vehicle, called Project PUMA (Personal Urban Mobility and Accessibility), is designed to ease congestion and pollution problems in cities. It is based on the Segway Personal Transporter but holds two people, instead of one, and lets them sit, instead of stand. You could even call it Personal On-demand Driving.

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