DETROIT ? The Smart low emissions car, with some 40,000 now on the road, is built by Mercedes in France and distributed by Penske in the United States. Next up is an all electric-powered car that will be available in the United States by the fourth quarter, Smart President Jill Lajdziak said in this interview
DETROIT ? The US Army's TACOM Command ? the Detroit Arsenal in Warren ? is developing a pilotless, electric-powered, six-wheeled armored scout vehicle that could help commanders monitor battlefield conditions without putting soldiers in harm's way. To listen, click on MITechNews.JenesysGroup.Com a>>
DETROIT ? The National Automotive Center, part of TACOM, the Detroit Arsenal in Warren, is showcasing at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit an electric-powered Army scout vehicle. To listen, click on MITechNews.JenesysGroup.Com a>>
DETROIT ? Tesla Motors has manufactured the 1000th electric-powered roadster, which rivals a gasoline-powered Porsche 911 in performance. The $100,000 plus car is just the first of a fleet of electric-powered cars planned by the California automaker. To listen, click on MITechNews.JenesysGroup.Com a>>
LANSING - Governor Jennifer Granholm and other Great Lakes governors called Tuesday for a summit at the White House to determine how to address the threat of the Asian carp to the Great Lakes after the U.S. Supreme Court rejected motions from the state to close locks connecting the Mississippi River to Lake Michigan. "The
SAN JOSE - The China-based cyberattacks on Google and other companies were "a watershed moment in cybersecurity," according to an executive at computer security company McAfee. "I believe this is the largest and most sophisticated cyberattack we have seen in years targeted at specific corporations," McAfee Chief Technology Officer George Kurtz wrote on his blog
ANN ARBOR - Four companies recently received a combined total of $170,000 in funding from the Michigan Microloan Fund Program. CTC Holdings, Energy Management Devices, MemCatch and Motor City Wipers will use the microloan funding to commercialize their products and accelerate business growth. CTC Holdings is commercializing advanced VOCs-to-Energy Products that convert VOC emissions into
ANN ARBOR - MichBio, Michigan's life sciences trade association, has launched a 2010 membership campaign with the theme, "It Pays To Belong." The group represents roughly one-third of the biosciences organizations in the state, and hopes to increase its membership to at least a majority. "MichBio has made a lot of progress over the past
LIVONIA - Fisker Automotive has contracted with Boston-based A123 Systems to supply battery packs for the forthcoming Fisker Karma plug-in electric car, which is due in late 2010. The battery packs will be built at A123's Livonia and Romulus operations, adding some 500 jobs. The intent is to also supply batteries for Project Nina, a
LANSING - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will be handing out $475 million in grants under the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, and legislators urged Thursday that Michigan receive funding proportionate to its role in the basin. Cameron Davis, senior advisor to the Environmental Protection Agency on Great Lakes policy, told a joint meeting of the