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Toyota Takes Two Steps Forward, One Step Back: Toyota’s president presented steps today meant to restore trust in the automaker, “including installing new brake-override systems in all future models and quicker disclosure of defects in its cars.” But now there’s worry of a new defect: possible steering problems in the Corolla subcompact. — New York Times

Desertec to Get 5 New Partners: “Five new companies from Morocco, Tunesia, Spain, France and Italy will join the Desertec solar power project that aims to supply 15 percent of Europe’s power by 2050, chief executive Paul van Son said on Wednesday.” — Reuters

Battling the Smart Grid Backlash: “Consumer resistance is one of the Smart Grid’s biggest dangers.” Is the solution to, “bake social and cultural considerations into our requirements planning?” — Smart Grid News

Mitsubishi Electric’s Ultracapacitor-Battery: “Mitsubishi Electric Corp has demonstrated prototypes of a hybrid energy storage cell that combines the fast charge-discharge power capabilities and long life of an EDLC (electric double layer capacitor) and the greater energy storage capacity of a Li-ion battery in a single cell.” — Green Car Congress

Safety Concerns for Feds’ Nuclear Pick: The Obama administration “plans to hand out $54.5 billion in government-backed loans to kick-start a nuclear renaissance. On Tuesday, it announced the first beneficiary of this largesse—and apparently the best candidate it could find was a proposed plant that’s been put on hold by federal regulators due to serious safety concerns.” — Mother Jones

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