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GE's getting electric

Nov 11, 2010
General Electric has just revved up interest in the emerging market for electric cars. The company announced today it will buy 25,000 electric...

MID-DAY UPDATE: Gold prices glitter and investors go "green"

Nov 9, 2010
Gold hit records highs today, topping more than $1,412.75 an ounce. Why are investors putting their faith in gold? Will the Republicans take aim at...

MID-DAY UPDATE: Flight delays and electric cars

Oct 19, 2010
Flight delays don't only cost you a lot of frustration and time -- they also happen to cost the country more than $32 billion a year. Jeremy Hobson...

Plugging electric cars

Jul 24, 2008
If you're interested in the development of electric-car technology, you might enjoy C-Net's video report from the Plug-In 2008 car conference in...

Electric Minis coming to California?

Jul 9, 2008
I drive a Mini Cooper S. As gas prices have continued to climb, I've been getting more comments from people saying they wished they had one. "I bet...