To the charging port's right, a small yellow light turns green when the battery's full.
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Paramedics attended but she was pronounced dead at the scene, near the Battery Green car park, police said.
Ms Boyack suggested the government should replace their ministerial limousines with a clean, green fleet of battery powered electric vehicles.
Jennifer Granholm, Michigan's governor, wants to use grants and tax incentives to make Michigan a hub for green jobs and advanced-battery technology in particular.
Now the search giant is taking to the air, sponsoring the Green Flight Challenge, a competition to develop battery-powered aircraft.
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"This novel electrode coating technique has applications for fuel cells in the newest generation of hybrid cars, photovoltaic cells, rechargeable batteries or battery production for a wide range of green technologies, " said the university's Dr. Adam Squires.
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The green movement has also created opportunities for Johnson Controls in the battery business.
The other consists of pro-growth "green" greens, who see riches in solar energy and battery driven cars.
The list of failed firms who received a Department of Energy green-energy subsidy got a bit longer as lithium ion battery maker A123 filed for bankruptcy Tuesday.
"The company makes a system called PosiCharge, basically a fuel pump to recharge an electric battery, " writes Brendan Coffey, editor of Cabot Green Investor.
There are also tennis courts on the property and, glory be, not a tee or green in sight--though you do maneuver the hilly terrain on battery-operated golf carts.
From left to right, there's battery, memory card and GPS. The left two turn from green to red as they are slowly exhausted, while the GPS indicator blinks when searching for a lock.
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