SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 13 — The ambitious founders of Google, the popular search engine company, have set up a philanthropy, giving it seed money of about $1 billion and a mandate to tackle poverty, disease and global warming. One of its maiden projects reflects the philanthropy’s nontraditional approach. According to people briefed on the program, the organization, called Google.org, plans to develop an ultra-fuel-efficient plug-in hybrid car engine that runs on ethanol, electricity and gasoline.... The article is in today's New York Times CLICK HERE and, if you haven't already done so, you will need to register.
Do you work there? I made a post a couple daays ago after visting and having lunch there. There were what seemed like over 100 Prius in the parking garage!
