U.S. car companies have figured out, you know what, if we produce high-quality electric vehicles, if we produce high-quality low gas -- or high gas mileage vehicles, those will sell.
The availability of affordable, reliable and high-quality electric power has begun to challenge these conventional considerations in a circuitous way.
The bottom line is that electricity supplied by the power grid is increasingly incapable of providing the quality of electric service needed to operate an advanced economy.
General Electric would be nowhere in quality control if not for quick and constant measurement of output.
We're no strangers to the electric sedan, having spent some quality time with it along the way, but never behind the wheel -- until now.
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More than one third of all business downtime results from power quality problems, according to Electric Light and Power magazine.
He left Western Electric to become a freelance consultant on quality control.
"Cooperation with Volvo is an important milestone in the development of top-quality components and systems for electric cars subsequently intended for series production, " says Siegfried Russwurm, Siemens Board member and CEO of the Siemens Industry Sector.
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This huge abundance of natural gas is a blessing for Texas in the power generation sector, as electric providers look for alternatives as increasingly strict EPA air quality regulations make it more and more difficult to generate electricity by burning coal.
Electric vehicles are seen as at least part of the solution for improving air quality.
The driver and passengers in this new electric Mercedes will enjoy the familiar comfort of a well designed, high-quality interior offering a generous amount of space.
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The Electric Networked-Vehicle was engineered to "alleviate concerns surrounding traffic congestion, parking availability, air quality and affordability for tomorrow's cities, " and they're also fully capable of transforming this place we call Earth into a next-generation Epcot.
By designing and building electric motors in-house, GM says it will be able to lower costs and improve performance, quality and reliability by controlling the design, purchasing and manufacturing processes.
High-quality materials and finely structured surfaces, premium details, and precise finishing all highlight the fact that electric driving is defined at a very high level according to the philosophy of Mercedes-Benz.
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