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Renault sales rise in Russia and Brazil, slow in Europe Tue, 07/12/2011 - 15:22 by Anter Prakash Singh Renault, the European automaker, succeeded in achieving a rise of 1.9 percent in sales in the first half of this year despite facing some difficulties due to shortage of parts in Europe. Comments Read more	Electric vehicles set to become mainstream in US Mon, 04/04/2011 - 13:39 by Anter Prakash Singh With customers showing increasing interest in electric cars, the auto giants in the United States are coming up with newer models. Comments Read more	General Electric Wants to Be a Millionaire Sat, 12/18/2010 - 12:09 by Rich Smith There's an old investing saw -- of the gallows humor variety -- that says "it's easy to become a millionaire investing in stocks. All you gotta do is start out as a billionaire..." Well, it seems General Electric (NYSE: GE) aims to put that theory to the test. Comments Read more
Our Top 5 Tech Stocks for 2011: Google Wed, 12/15/2010 - 07:37 by Anders Bylund This article is part of Our Top 5 Tech Stocks for 2011 series. I lucked out this time. When our editors asked Foolish writers for their top tech stock ideas for 2011, only one ticker was on multiple wish lists. After an ugly battle royal in the Fool rotunda with lots of pulled hair, torn ligaments, and bruised egos (not really, but go with me here), I was chosen to explain why we were fighting over Google (Nasdaq: GOOG). It pays to be a 6-foot-5-inch, 240-pound Viking sometimes. Also, maybe I got dibs for crushing the competition in last year's tech roundup. Who knows? Comments Read more	Will Electric Cars Live Up to the Hype? Fri, 10/29/2010 - 12:28 by John Rosevear Will it be remembered as a landmark? Or as just a tiny footnote? Comments Read more	Is the Infrastructure Ready for Electric Cars? Mon, 10/11/2010 - 09:32 by Anil Das As major automakers get ready to roll out electric cars in the United States, the question making the rounds is whether the battery-charging support soon to be in place is up to the task. Comments Read more
Will Anyone Buy Electric Cars? Tue, 09/14/2010 - 12:50 by John Rosevear If you looked solely at the efforts being made to produce them, you'd swear that electric vehicles (EVs) are a sure bet to be the Next Big Thing. Comments Read more	Enterprise to offer electric cars to rent Fri, 07/30/2010 - 03:09 by Prince damin St. Louis -- Enterprise Rent-A-Car said it had plans to put electrically powered vehicles into its U.S. fleet of rental cars, starting with the Nissan Leaf. The rental firm said select markets would have the Leaf available by January 2011 with an initial purchase of 500 vehicles. In time, the firm said, it would also add electrically-powered cars from other companies to its fleet. "We have a vested interest and a history of working with manufacturers to integrate alternative-powered vehicles into our fleet," said Lee Broughton, director of sustainability for Enterprise Holdings, the rental firm's parent company. Comments Read more	Toyota, Tesla team up to manufacture model S sedan Sun, 05/23/2010 - 15:46 by Jaspreet Virk Putting its troubles behind, and focusing all “its efforts into new initiatives,” Toyota Motor Corp. is looking forward to its new partnership with Silicon Valley electric car maker Tesla Motors Inc. Comments Read more
Ford teams up with Microsoft for electric vehicles Thu, 04/01/2010 - 19:23 by Anupreet Kaur Ford, America’s largest domestic hybrid seller, and Microsoft have decided to come together to use Microsoft Hohm Energy Management Application in order to make charging of electric vehicles easier. Comments Read more	California leading charge to electric cars Tue, 02/16/2010 - 07:59 by harsheeb San Francisco -- Environmentally sensitive California is likely to be the national testing ground for electric cars, industry observers said. At Google headquarters in Mountain View, Calif., the company parking lot already has 100 recharging stations for electric cars, The New York Times reported Monday. In San Francisco, the local building code is being revised to make sure home wiring can accommodate recharging the family car. "There is huge momentum here," said Andrew Tang, a Pacific Gas & Electric executive. Comments Read more	Peugeot, Mitsubishi team up to develop electric cars Fri, 09/04/2009 - 17:49 by Kimberly Reid New York, September 3 -- PSA Peugeot Citroen and Mitsubishi Motors Corp. have agreed to develop electric cars to be sold in Europe by late next year. Comments Read more