Yes, I had to look up the name of this car three times. In fairness, the company says that the "tongue-in-cheek name" is referring to the car's glass roof, which "offers passengers a clear view of a starry sky or, via the video projector ...
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Our electric test cars offer lessons in depreciation for early adopters. Plug-in cars were supposed to be the next big thing. But once they're a year old, it turns out they're just used cars--and used cars with far worse depreciation than ...
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Starting from January 1st,2013,the number of participants in the consolidated group of taxpayers of OAO Severstal will expand from nine companies to 22. The relevant agreement is registered at the Interdistrict Inspectorate#5 for Major ...
Vale said that it’s wholly owned subsidiary Vale International based in St Prex, Canton of Vaud, Switzerland has resolved its tax dispute with the Swiss federal authorities. The tax dispute was related to the federal tax holiday ...
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Even with the myriad of obstacles preventing a full scale recovery for the overall U.S. economy, the design and construction industry appears to have reasons to be at least modestly optimistic in the coming months and into next year. A ...
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The Indian offshoring giant Infosys ran a "full-throated campaign of retaliation" against employees to deter them from cooperating with federal authorities investigating visa fraud, according to a new lawsuit. This allegation is made in ...
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The relatively affordable electric Smart ForTwo ED (electric drive) may be the best Smart car yet. While not a high compliment, it does point to the promise of this diminutive two-door model as a green alternative for commuters. We recently ...
Tags: Electric Car, electric drive, two-door Car
A smooth-running Toyota RAV4 that does not consume gasoline is now at dealerships, and we recently borrowed one to sample at our test track. And so far, we're seeing real appeal in an electric sport-ute. The RAV4 EV is derived from the ...
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US financial institutes may securitize solar PV system projects. Solar firms believe securitization of solar PV projects could help firms obtain funds easier, which would benefit the industry. Solar firms added that the commercialization ...
In their second debate, Mitt Romney and Barack Obama each tried to outdo the other's love of fossil fuels: Obama extolling his record on oil and natural gas production, Romney vowing to take "advantage of the oil and coal we have here. " ...
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Refrigerated display lighting (RDL) represents one of the more perfect applications for LEDs. Because fluorescent tubes can be replaced with LED strips and reduce energy usage by 60%, retailers are beginning to implement LED case lighting ...
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The redesigned 2013 Honda Accord goes on sale this month, boasting new features, upscale enhancements, and improved fuel economy. But the bigger news is a plug-in hybrid version due this winter. We had a chance this week to experience this ...
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New Program Helps Businesses Meet July 14th Department of Energy Ban on One Billion T12 Fluorescent Tubes PHILADELPHIA,June 14,2012/PRNewswire via COMTEX/--Independence LED lighting,a leading U.S.Manufacturer of energy efficient LED ...
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Germany’s economy is expanding “noticeably slower” in the final quarter as demand for exports, the mainspring for growth, tapers off in the euro region and globally, the Finance Ministry said. After notching up growth of ...
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Los Angeles risks being left in the dust of the solar revolution if the city does not enact policies to create jobs for the region's trained solar workforce. A joint study by UCLA and USC researchers showed that Los Angeles solar policy is ...
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