GM CEO: Volt Will Be Profitable

GM CEO Dan Akerson tells Fortune that the second generation of the Chevy Volt will be cheaper to make and profitable. Looking to the future, GM hopes to have a half million cars on the road with some form of electrification by 2017.

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GM CEO Dan Akerson tells Fortune that the second generation of the Chevy Volt will be cheaper to make and profitable.

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Expanding Opportunities for Minority and Women-Owned Businesses

Expanding Opportunities for Minority and Women-Owned Businesses

The Export-Import Bank of the United States offers a number of tools to assist all U.S. manufacturers, and works to ensure that these opportunities are readily available to businesses owned by minorities and women. Watch video to learn more.

Scientists from CSIC (Spanish National Research Council) take geophysics measurements on the Canary Island of La Palma, Spain, Saturday, Nov. 13, 2021. They come with eagle-eyed drones and high-precision spectrometers. Aided by satellites, they analyze gas emissions and the extent and direction of molten rock flows.

Island Turns into Open-Air Lab for Tech-Savvy Volcanologists

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Engineering Value: In The Race For Efficiency, Are We Diluting Effectiveness?

Ultramax Ammunition company engulfed in flames near Rapid City, S.D., May 8, 2018.

Engineers to Blow Up Buildings in Virtual Reality

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Breakthrough Technology Opens Oceans to the Green Economy

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Figure 2. Tube bending requires skill, the right equipment, and adherence to best practices.

How to Properly Bend Tubing

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Trim-Lok, Inc. Announces Major Midwest Expansion

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Live Today: Rich Reiff on Real World ROI

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Since winning the competitive JLTV contract in 2015, Oshkosh Defense has built over 14,000 JLTVs.

Oshkosh Gets $591.6M Military Order

Since winning the contract in 2015, Oshkosh Defense has built more than 14,000 tactical vehicles.

Activists from Extinction Rebellion block the entrance to an Amazon fulfillment center, Tilbury, England, Nov. 26, 2021.

Activists Block Amazon Warehouses on Black Friday

Organizers sought to pressure the e-commerce giant on one of its busiest days of the year.

USDA Provides $32M in Grants to 167 Meat, Poultry Processing Facilities

Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack said the investment supports local and regional meat and poultry processors as they recover from the pandemic and work to expand capacity.

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The Potential of Cooking Turkey with Microwaves

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