General Motors is developing a feature for its OnStar navigation service that will allow Chevrolet Volt owners to better match recharging patterns for the extended-range plu
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World lacks enough food, fuel as population soars: U.N.
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Siemens, ABB make major grid gear plays
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Report escalates rift within solar industry over China
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Boehner says GOP will add Keystone provision to infrastructure bill
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TransCanada chides Obama administration over Twitter
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Clean energy projects face waning subsidies
Assisted by technological innovation and years of subsidies, the cost of wind and solar power has fallen sharply — so much so that the two industries say that they can...
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GM reported the delivery of 326 Chevrolet Volt extended range electric vehicles in the US in December, while Nissan reported 19 battery-electric LEAFs. Each manufacturer...
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