‘Smart grid’ is buzz of electric industry, Obama team; power system goes digitalWASHINGTON — Thomas Alva Edison, meet the Internet. Power lines move into digital age; ’smart grid’ is buzz of electric industry, Obama teamWASHINGTON — Thomas Alva Edison, meet the Internet. Mitsubishi unveils $47,000 zero-emissions electric car, eyes global expansionTOKYO — Mitsubishi Motors Corp.’s electric vehicle is twice as expensive as popular hybrid cars by rivals Toyota and Honda, but Japan’s No. 4 automaker said Friday the i-MiEV will help it survive increasingly intense global competition. Ford invests $550 million to convert SUV facility to build new Focus for small-car marketWAYNE, Mich. — Ford Motor Co. stripped “truck” from the name of one its Detroit-area plants Wednesday as it announced plans to build its next-generation Focus here, including a battery-electric version Ford expects will run up to 100 miles without using gas or emitting greenhouse gas. Scientists unveil biodegradable, chocolate-fueled race carLONDON — Scientists unveiled on Tuesday what they hope will be one of the world’s fastest biofuel vehicles, powered by waste from chocolate factories and made partly from plant fibers. Its makers hope the racer will go 145 mph and give manufacturers ideas about how to build more ecologically friendly vehicles. |
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