Mintzer has written a chapter about batteries for an upcoming Brookings Institution book on electric cars.

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Given the electric shock that this book has given the French establishment, however, perhaps such failings should be forgiven.

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Those looking to travel in Slovenia can book an electric car through the website, map out a travelling route and get information on where the car should be powered up along the way.

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Jack Welch, the recently retired chairman of General Electric, had to postpone his book tour.

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The tutorial book begins with simple illustrations of acoustic and electric guitars, before showing the reader how to hold the instrument.

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As Mr Kindersley toured book fairs around the world, the response was "electric" and many big publishers took it on.

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This was highlighted earlier in 2006, when the Sloan School of Management at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology announced that high-profile former General Electric CEO Jack Welch would teach students leadership techniques from his best-selling book, Winning.

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Book says companies like solar technology maker SunPower and Itron, which makes "smart" electric meters, could feel the squeeze.

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