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Researchers at The University of Texas at Austin's Cockrell School of Engineering have created a new porous, three-dimensional carbon that can be used as a greatly enhanced supercapacitor, holding promise for energy storage in everything from energy grids and electric cars to consumer electronics.

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Electric cars are all the rage at the North American International Auto Show. The star of the Detroit show is the Chevy Volt, and there are plenty of others on display.

Still, experts say electric cars will account for only a small sliver of sales for the foreseeable future.

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Pick an industry that's really struggling right now, and Charlotte's got it: banking, commercial lending, law firms that support those industries, home construction, heavy manufacturing.

But the president will touch on a bright spot during his visit Friday: a company that makes parts for electric cars.

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AP - The Obama administration is setting tough gas mileage standards for new cars and trucks, spurring the next generation of fuel-sipping gas-electric hybrids, efficient engines and electric cars.

The Electrification Coalition of different companies pushes for policies to promote electric vehicles in six to eight regions in the U.S. as a way to build critical mass.

A company in China is grabbing headlines because it could start supplying car batteries to some of the biggest names in the global auto industry.

BYD Co. is already one of the world's biggest producers of cell phone batteries. Media reports indicate that BYD is talking to Volkswagen about supplying batteries for hybrid and electric cars.

Nathan Dooley Electric cars are trendy, but are they useful in our neighborhood? At some point in the last several months, you may have noticed a pair of blue three-wheeled trucks parked in a driveway on Shoal Creek Boulevard.

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