CNNMoney reports that automakers Nissan and Renault will sell electric vehicles in Portugal in 2011. The two companies have also partnered with the Portugese government in an attempt to create a national network of charging stations.

Nissan has said it will sell electric cars globally in 2012, but the technology is still being developed. On Wednesday, Carlos Ghosn, chief executive of the French and Japanese automakers, and Portuguese Prime Minister Jose Socrates said they would work together to raise awareness about the vehicles and try to make them easier to fuel.

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CNN reports that billionaire oilman, entrepreneur and philanthropist T. Boone Pickens has held a press conference to unveil a new energy plan he says will decrease the United States' dependency on foreign oil by more than one-third and help shift American energy production toward renewable natural resources.

"Our dependence on imported oil is killing our economy. It is the single biggest problem facing America today," Pickens said.

"The Pickens Plan" calls for investing in domestic renewable resources such as wind, and switching from oil to natural gas as a transportation fuel. Details about the Pickens Plan are available at www.pickensplan.com

 SENS (Stored Energy Systems LLC), a leading manufacturer of engine generator set (gen set) battery chargers, has announced that it has achieved IBC Certification for its complete line of engine starting chargers and battery selectors. SENS chargers and battery selectors are believed to be the only products in their respective classes to achieve this critical certification.