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NASA and GM Working Together on Next-Generation Robotic Technology for Automotive and Aerospace Industries

Green Car Congress

Engineers and scientists from NASA and GM worked together through a Space Act Agreement at the agency’s Johnson Space Center in Houston to build a new humanoid robot capable of working side by side with humans. For GM, this is about safer cars and safer plants. Alan Taub, GM’s vice president for global research and development.

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Road Test: 2021 Polestar 2

Clean Fleet Report

The car is a “2” because it was preceded by the “1,” which is an electric performance plug-in hybrid GT, with a six-figure price tag and a limited output of 500 units per year over the next three years. If you’re thinking, “this sounds like a Swedish Tesla,” you’re getting the idea. A High-Tech Customer Experience. Google in the car.

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Lotus and Harmon partner up to add sound to hybrids

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Line breaks and paragraphs are automatically converted — no need to use or tags. New York 2009: Mercedes E250 Bluetec concept would get 28/39 city/hwy rating Breaking - Zero Motorcycles unveils the Zero S [w/Video] GM and Segways PUMA live reveal Hyundai to offer plug-in hybrid in U.S. You can put up to 3 URLs in your comments.

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Why Warren Buffett is investing in electric car company BYD - Apr. 13, 2009

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Munger, the 85-year-old vice chairman of Berkshire Hathaway, is a curmudgeon who frowns on most investment ideas. "When I call Charlie with an idea," Buffett tells me, "and he says, That is really a dumb idea, that means we should put 100% of our net worth into it. The PR woman beside me looks worried.

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Slow start for charge of the electric cars - Times Online

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

” GREEN IDEAS Freight Bus DESIGNER Hugh Frost is looking for backers for his double-decker Freight Busconcept. It is a simple idea: a bus – powered by batteries, fuel cells or otherlow-emission power plant – that can be configured to transport freight whenthere are few passengers to carry. Mike, Epworth, UK Ok.