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...February, President Barack Obama told the crowd at a Henderson, Nev., high school that not so long ago, the U.S. made barely 2% of the advanced batteries used in the world's electric vehicles. Now, thanks to a multibillion-dollar federal investment, American companies are positioned to increase production tenfold - and potentially control 40% of the global lithium-ion-battery market by 2015. "We've created an entire new industry," Obama said...
...power-tool maker Black & Decker. Last year, A123 Systems got a $249 million federal grant to open at least three lithium-ion-battery plants in Michigan that will employ hundreds of workers. Michigan is home to or close to many of the plants where electric vehicles are being made, of course, and the state has a surplus of skilled workers. It's not, ahem, a bad choice politically either. (See the 50 worst cars of all time...
...Beating Cornell] means a lot,” Suter said. “They made it far last year...They could hit. They’re a good team...
...Saturday, the No. 4 heavyweight team made the long trek to Ithaca to face No. 11 Cornell for the teams’ first head-to-head race since...
...felt great,” Brown said. “The team did a great job behind me, making every play. The middle infielders had great range, the outfielders made all the catches, and we had to score, so we got contagious hitting and scored the runs. It was a huge team...