Archive for January, 2009

Car pins Mankato mechanic against wall
Minneapolis Star Tribune, MN - 30 minutes ago
A co-worker said Kurt LeDell, 28, went to help a customer who couldn't get her car started after buying a new battery for it. LeDell works at Jiffy Tire and
Man hospitalized after helping car owner Mankato Free Press
Good Samaritan Injured Trying to Help Woman with Car KEYC
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Power tools pooped? Use lithium ion
Atlanta Journal Constitution,  USA - 38 minutes ago
Tools with lithium ion batteries hold the charge for as long as 18 months, even with no use. That’s really the key.” And unlike tools with traditional


letsrecycle.com
Outrage over "ridiculously expensive" battery plans
letsrecycle.com, UK - 20 minutes ago
The government's proposals for the collection, treatment and recycling of waste portable batteries have come under fire from battery producers and potential

Batteries Included
Financial Times, UK - 32 minutes ago
By John Griffiths Truly viable battery-powered cars have been "just around the corner" for, let's see, somewhere around a century.

Lifehacker's Weirdest and Most Controversial Posts
Lifehacker, CA - 2 hours ago
32 AA Batteries from a Single 6 Volt? Not So Much Cracking open the casing on batteries turned out to be a Pandora's Box for Lifehacker in 2007.
Happy Birthday, Lifehacker: Our Best Posts from 2005 to 2009 Lifehacker
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Hybrid Cars News
All May Not Be Lost for the American Car
New York Times, United States - 1 hour ago
Today, the Detroit automakers, foreign producers and start-ups are all pursuing alternative technologies like battery-powered cars, and exploring new
Getting a charge out of Detroit auto show Danvers Herald
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Car pins, injures Mankato mechanic
Minneapolis Star Tribune, MN - 2 hours ago
A co-worker says 28-year-old Kurt LeDell went to help a customer who couldn't get her car started after buying a new battery for it.
Man hospitalized after helping car owner Mankato Free Press
Good Samaritan Injured Trying to Help Woman with Car KEYC
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Battery company found home in Oneonta
Oneonta Daily Star, NY - 59 minutes ago
Back in the 1920s, if you had the brand name Kalo Storage Battery powering your radio or getting your automobile started, you were supporting the local

Batteries Drive Everything
Washington Post, United States - 1 hour ago
By Steven Mufson Two big batteries stand side by side at the General Motors testing lab in Warren, Mich. One is an artifact, built a dozen years ago.

12 held over telco tower battery thefts
Malaysia Star, Malaysia - 1 hour ago
By WANI MUTHIAH KLANG: Police have arrested 12 men allegedly involved in stealing and selling batteries from telco transmission towers.