Incredibly, Detroit news station WXYZ-TV was interviewing the mayor of Warren, Michigan, about hazardous driving conditions and showing live footage of the road when the skier cruised past.

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At a General Motors research laboratory in Warren, Michigan engineers are simulating real-life wear and tear on a pair of prototype batteries that lie at the heart of GM's riskiest technological gamble ever.

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It was a historic event when 20 engineers each from GM North America, Opel and Saab gathered at the GM's technical center in Warren, Michigan, six years ago to sketch a midsize chassis, named Epsilon, to be used by all three divisions.

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