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• Colorado Becomes 11th State To Adopt California's Electric Vehicle Rules
  
  Colorado's Air Quality Control Commission voted Friday, eight to one, to adopt California's Zero-Emission Vehicle program.
  Forbes.  Friday, 16 Aug 2019.
• US government awards General Motors $2M for solid-state battery research - Roadshow
  
  Ford is also getting money from the Department of Energy, but not for electric powertrains.
  CNET.  Friday, 16 Aug 2019.
• Stocks making the biggest moves midday: General Electric, Nvidia, Dillard's & more
  
  Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading on Friday.
  CNBC.  Friday, 16 Aug 2019.
• General Electric analyst weighs in on the fraud allegations
  
  Shares of GE suffered its biggest decline since 2009 on Thursday after it was accused of accounting fraud. Bernie Madoff whistleblower Harry Markopolos told CNBC has a $38 billion problem. ...
  CNBC.  Friday, 16 Aug 2019.
• Tennessee inmate is executed by electric chair 33 years after murders and last meal of cheesesteak
  
  Stephen West was executed 7.27pm at Riverbend Maximum Security Institution in Nashville, Tennessee on Thursday for killing Wanda Romines and her daughter, Sheila in 1986.
  Daily Mail.  Friday, 16 Aug 2019.
• Tennessee puts Stephen West to death by electric chair
  
  Tennessee inmate Stephen West, who was found guilty of the 1986 kidnapping and stabbing deaths of a mother and her 15-year-old daughter, died Thursday in the electric chair, according to the Tennessee Department of Correction.
  Fox News.  Friday, 16 Aug 2019.
• Tennessee executes inmate in electric chair for double murder
  
  State officials pronounced 56-year-old Stephen West dead at 7:27 p.m. at Riverbend Maximum Security Institution in Nashville
  CBS News.  Thursday, 15 Aug 2019.
• Should my next car be an electric one?
  
  BBC journalist Angie Brown investigates whether she should ditch her 15-year-old petrol car and go electric.
  BBC News.  Thursday, 15 Aug 2019.
• Texans Asked to Conserve Electricity
  
  Electric providers are asking customers to ease up on their demand for power during peak times. Photo Credit: Getty Images This story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser.
  NBC.  Thursday, 15 Aug 2019.
• GE shares plunge 15% after Madoff whistleblower claims company is a fraud
  
  General Electric shares fell as much as 15% on Thursday after fraud investigator Harry Markopolos, who blew the whistle on Madoff's Ponzi scheme, said GE was concealing financial woes.
  Daily Mail.  Thursday, 15 Aug 2019.
• Non-invasive electrical stimulation alters blood flow in brain tumors
  
  Scientists demonstrated that applying low-intensity electrical stimulation to the brains of patients with tumors resulted in decreased blood flow within tumors while leaving the rest of the brain unchanged. ...
  Science Daily.  Thursday, 15 Aug 2019.
• Madoff investigator accuses GE of $38bn fraud
  
  Shares in General Electric tumble after Harry Markopolos alleges firm hid huge losses.
  BBC News.  Thursday, 15 Aug 2019.
• Eaton (ETN) Forms Alliance With KPIT to Boost eMobility Unit
  
  Eaton's (ETN) alliance with KPIT will enable it to benefit from the expanding pure battery electric vehicle market, which is expected to grow to 15 million by 2030.
  Zacks.  Thursday, 15 Aug 2019.
• Nissan-BMW to Reach Electric Car Concept to South Africa
  
  Nissan (NSANY), BMW (BAMXF) and Volkswagen (VWAGY) to popularize electric vehicles in South Africa.
  Zacks.  Thursday, 15 Aug 2019.
• Sony PlayStation DualShock 4 new colours: Rose Gold, Electric Purple, Camo Red, Titanium Blue
  
  Believe it or not, the Sony PlayStation DualShock 4 Wireless controller has appeared in more than 25 colour variants since the console's launch back in
  Pocket Lint.  Thursday, 15 Aug 2019.

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