By Kevin G. Hall
McClatchy Newspapers
http://www.mcclatchydc.com
June 4, 2008
NISKAYUNA, N.Y. — Rising oil and gasoline prices have put spring into the steps of the engineers at General Electric’s global research headquarters, who’re developing new battery technologies to power everything from hybrid cars to tugboats, city buses and diesel locomotives.
“The price of gasoline is going up dramatically, so we’re looking more seriously at this,” said Robert King, a senior hybrid engineer who’s researched hybrid technologies for more than three decades. “The cost is still one challenge, but I think as we see the price of gasoline going up, more effort is going into the development of technology.”
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