And there is example after example of that -- the advanced battery industry is a good one.
Besides its open pit mine located in Northern Quebec, there is a growing lithium battery industry growing in Montreal.
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This battery industry, and its relationship with federal cash, deserves scrutiny.
I'll give you one example, and that's the advanced battery manufacturing industry.
Likewise, Kodak took a costly black eye in the battery business from industry leaders Duracell and Eveready, and divested from its battery spin-off, Ultra Technologies, with another painful loss.
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The advanced lithium-ion battery pack carries an industry-competitive warranty of 8 years or 100, 000 miles.
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Its next Galaxy phone is expected to have a faster microchip, an improved camera and better battery life, analysts and industry watchers say.
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Every major automaker has skin in the electric vehicle game, so the current National Highway Traffic Safety Administration investigation into Chevy Volt battery fires potentially threatens the whole industry, not just Chevrolet and its parent, General Motors.
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And unfortunately, the federal government and industry have focused a huge percentage of battery research solely on lithium-ion technology.
With this action, Nissan becomes the first and only manufacturer in the automotive industry to provide limited warranty coverage for battery capacity loss for electric vehicles.
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And then, finally, we point out the investments that the President made in the auto industry of the future -- in battery plants, in other high-mileage vehicles.
Vancouver's own EaglePicher Medical Power has recently announced plans to unveil the "industry's smallest implantable-grade medical battery, " which comes in at a mere .26-inches long and .09-inches in diameter.
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Simply put, we want to take actions which will further improve our customers' satisfaction with their Nissan LEAFs while demonstrating industry-leading confidence in the integrity of our battery system.
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As Ford recently pointed out, if the industry were to move towards a common standard for battery packs, this would help boost production volumes and so bring prices down even more.
Our industry checks indicate Apple has made notable progress in improving battery life that has plagued competitors.
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Lenovo's RapidCharge technology provides the industry's fastest charge times while the 8 hours of battery life and optional 3G connectivity ensures maximum productivity virtually anywhere.
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Santa Ana, Calif. (Feb. 25, 2013)-Today, mophie announced the availability of the juice pack air for iPhone 5. mophie's award-winning battery case has evolved with every generation of the iPhone to become the industry standard in power and protection.
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If innovation drives solar and battery prices low enough, the energy sector may become no different than any other industry in producing limited externalities.
The categories have been changed by battery suppliers, turbo power gasps of air that allow for mindful performance, and an industry that has been electrified by Tesla and an outcry for alternative fuels.
It also provides the industry's first 2-port recharger which can recharge the smartphone and a battery simultaneously.
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Fixing the battery problem quickly and definitively is paramount for the company, considering the sizable investment of the industry following the model's problem-plagued development.
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