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Who Really Invented the Thumb Drive?

Cars That Think

In 2000, at a trade fair in Germany, an obscure Singapore company called Trek 2000 unveiled a solid-state memory chip encased in plastic and attached to a Universal Serial Bus (USB) connector. But Trek 2000 hardly became a household name. This was granted to Amir Ban, Dov Moran, and Oron Ogdan in November 2000.

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EV Briefs, and Black Rock City & EVs

Plugs and Cars

Google Guys Th!nk The founders of Google have made personal investments in Tesla as befits dotcom billionaires, and they're converting Priuses to plug-in hybrids for the company fleet with battery maker A123. A number of websites ( webpronews.com , pandia.com ) are reporting that Google may be getting more involved with Th!nk

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Velotric Discover 1 e-bike now $1,099 ($500 off), Juicebox EV charger hits $529, and more

Baua Electric

It is joined by a rare discount on the Juicebox 48A Level 2 EV Charger at $529 , as well as the Jackery Explorer 2000 Pro Portable Power Station for $1,199. inch LCD display with USB charging for your personal device, and it even has a walk mode to assist you when walking up a steep hill.

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Justine Bateman's Fight Against Generative AI In Hollywood

Cars That Think

Sam Altman and OpenAI and everyone involved there, those that are doing the same at the Google offshoots, Microsoft, which is essentially OpenAI, I guess. First of all, your first example is a person with a brain. So now we’re edging closer and closer to audience accepting a full— or not CGI but a full generative AI person.

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Are Autonomous Buses the Answer for Efficient Transportation and Reducing Emissions and Fuel Consumption?

Green Car Congress

Driverless cars are poised to decongest personal car traffic, shrink our eco footprint, free up parking spaces and reduce the frequency of collisions by about 90%. So, how do we bridge the gap between the personalized travel experience offered by the private car, and the compromise of a fixed-route system of mass transit?

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Tigor EV Highway Drive: Bengaluru - Coimbatore - Ooty - Mysuru

Plug In India

He went on to own a Rover 2000, which was the most handsome looking car of its time. In the early 2000s he picked up his first electric car - the Revai. Followed Google Maps to hit Hosur road - and from then on the Maps was switched off. The NMC cells usually show a life of 2000 cycles in the lab, compared to the 4000 of LFP.

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Automakers agree on common plug to recharge electric vehicles

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

And personally I like better simple solutions. In May 2000, Austin Energy planned to reduce nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions by 40% at its Decker and Holly power plants, from 1700 tons per year to less than 1000tpy by 2003. Neutral jakem @ Apr 19th 2009 5:21PM Thats only a better solution for people who have a garage at home.