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Singapores A*Star Awards S$27.5M In Research Grants for Technologies for Sustainable Development

Green Car Congress

The funding from A*STAR’s Science and Engineering Research Council (SERC) will support research teams from A*STAR research institutes and local institutes of higher learning to develop solutions to manage environmental deterioration, pressures on natural resources and climate change brought on by rapid growth and urbanization.

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Why Warren Buffett is investing in electric car company BYD - Apr. 13, 2009

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Near the end of our conversation, I ask Wang about the company name. His people at MidAmerican have studied clean technologies like batteries and wind power for years because of the threat of climate change. BYD, which is traded on the Hong Kong exchange, has a market value of about $3.8 Electric cars will be one answer.

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