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Saturday, December 26, 2009

Club Racing Contingency Programs for 2010 Now Posted

Club Racing Contingency Programs for 2010 Now Posted

TOPEKA, Dec. 22, 2009: With a new season of racing just around the corner, SCCA Club Racers can now begin to register for contingency programs. Three auto manufacturers, Volkswagen of America, Mazda North American Operations and Toyota/TRD have committed to contingency programs in 2010. Volkswagen will make payments to ... Continue reading

Geely To Run Volvo As-Is Says Report

Geely To Run Volvo As-Is Says Report

BEIJING December 25, 2009; Michael Wei and Simon Rabinovitch writing for Reuters reoported that China's Geely would barely lay a finger on Ford Motor Co's Volvo if it succeeds in acquiring the Swedish luxury car brand, the firm's top executive was quoted by state media as saying on Friday. Volvo's current production, r ... Continue reading

Panasonic Develops High-Capacity Lithium-Ion Battery Cells that can Power Laptops and Electric Vehicles

Panasonic Develops High-Capacity Lithium-Ion Battery Cells that can Power Laptops and Electric Vehicles

Osaka, Dec 25, 2009; Panasonic Corporation today announced the development of two new 18650-type (18 mm in diameter, 65 mm in height) high-capacity lithium-ion battery cells[1] for use in laptop computers and environmentally-friendly energy technologies. The company boosted the capacity of 18650-type battery cells, whi ... Continue reading

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