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...motivation to write: "I run, a lot of the time, on mental energy, which is my alternative fuel. My body's always screaming for a rest, and my mind's always screaming, 'Go, go, go!' And I need - I get a lot of my impetus from the fact that I've got so much to write. I've got so many ideas, and sometimes the more exhausted my body gets, the more active my mind gets." (The Guardian, Sept...
Both companies have promised to deliver fuel-efficient vehicles with advanced power trains that will alter perceptions about cars. "The Fisker Karma is the future of driving," says Henrik Fisker, founder and chief executive of the company bearing his name. "It proves we can drive environmentally responsible cars without sacrificing the emotional things that made us fall in love with cars in the first place." Fisker, the former design director for Aston Martin, has been in the auto industry for decades. (See the most important cars of all time...
...money is coming from the Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing Loan Program, which was created two years ago as part of the bipartisan Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007. It was funded by Congress last fall to accelerate the production of fuel-efficient vehicles for mainstream Americans and reduce the nation's dependence on imported oil. (See the history of the electric...
...which is unparalleled among Russia's powerful state corporations. Before Vladimir Putin chose Dmitry Medvedev to succeed him as President last year, Medvedev served for six years as chairman of the natural gas monopoly, and thanks to a Putin-backed initiative, the company holds exclusive rights to export the fuel to Europe and beyond. Gazprom raked in about $140 billion in sales last year. It is easily Russia's most lucrative business...
...epidemic might also fuel a rash of telecommuting requests from employees who do not normally do it. However, says Mavity, increased telecommuting greatly increases a company's electronic security risks, especially with flu-ridden children exposed to trade secrets and highly confidential information...