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...based on how much they drove. If they needed to drive farther than the range of the battery, drivers would pull over into a Better Place station and swap the depleted battery for a fresh one in a few minutes. Agassi already has commitments from Israel and Denmark to begin developing the model, and Nissan is aboard to make the cars. "We started swimming and a tsunami has come," says Agassi, referring to the growth of his project thanks to rising oil prices...
...likely to have grown to over 400 million vehicles by then, we may still end up using more oil in the future than we do today in a business as usual scenario. That's all the more reason for the government to get ahead of the curve and begin piecing together the electric infrastructure - smart meters, public charging points, more renewable power - that will speed the adoption of plug-ins. "A car affects the world more than anything else a buyer will purchase in his or her lifetime," says Felix Kramer, founder of the California Cars Initiative, a plug...
...question remains whether, as Lehman begins the forced selling of its more troubled assets, that will drive prices for some real estate securities down so far that other firms land in trouble as well. Merrill Lynch North American economist David Rosenberg predicts that Lehman's demise will begin a long, painful process of unraveling trillions of dollars in derivatives "to identify how big the potential losses are and where they are being held...
...meeting, which will include European Union ministers, national governments and Roma organizations, is the first time the E.U. has organized a senior level summit on the Roma. The conference, which aims to begin forging a new policy based on inclusion, is well timed. Recent episodes, especially in Italy, home to some 150,000 Roma, one of the highest populations in Europe, have reminded Europeans of a problem many would rather forget. Last spring, local residents angry over crimes they blamed on Roma, burned down Roma camps on the outskirts of both Naples and Rome. Then, in July, a newspaper photographer...
...experiences concerning HUPD’s practices. Several inflammatory encounters between HUPD and minority community members have been well documented, but other similar incidents may have occurred without being reported to either HUPD or University officials. Only when the full extent of the problem is assessed can the committee begin to consider appropriate responses.At the end of the day, we are hopeful that the review committee—which boasts an accomplished membership and a significant vote of confidence on the University’s part—will prove equal to the challenging task before...