US Department of Energy pledges greater focus on green transport

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Major review of $3bn R&D budget calls for spending shift in favour of electric vehicles and smart grids

The US Department of Energy (DoE) promised yesterday to redirect some of its $3bn research budget to better support electric vehicles and smart grid technologies, after a major review of the department's...

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