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He had been using his electric shaver for a while. But there were a few problems. It produced ingrown hairs occasionally. It didn't give him a really close shave. It left his skin dry and flaky sometimes. He decided to start using his safety razor ag

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Worsening air pollution in major Chinese cities has overshadowed the annual session of China's national lawmakers. Pollution control once again became one of the heated topics for panel discussion among the deputies of the National People's Congress

2015年CRI Electric Cars Make Headline Again

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2015年CRI Response to Government Push for New Energy Vehicles not Encouraging

The government hopes that incentives can help alleviate Beijing's worsening air pollution -- a significant part of which is blamed on motor vehicles. But most potential car buyers think the new energy vehicles predominantly battery driven ones -- may

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暂无音频 the President just spoke at the Edison Electric Vehicle Technical Center in Pomona, California. The Center provides a broad range of electric transportation services, focusing on solutions for automakers, battery manufacturers, government a

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By Nancy Steinbach Broadcast: July 2, 2003 This is Steve Ember with the VOA Special English Health Report. Lightning is the release of electrical energy in the sky. Lightning can start fires. It also

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Official figures from the Ministry of Transportation show emissions from car exhaust account for 31 percent of the country's total air pollution. In an effort to bring that figure down, the central government has been supporting a series of subsidies

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