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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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In the Caribbean, EVs leave ICE vehicles behind

Electric Auto Association

In 2000, “I decided my next car would be an EV when there was really nothing on the market,” White continued. “I I was at a trade fair and I saw this little neighborhood electric vehicle (NEV). White installed a solar system in his home by 1992, and when the next Category 5 hurricane struck in 1995, “We had back-up.

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Solar Smackdown in Torrance – Installer Sues City on Behalf of the Sun

Creative Greenius

The Torrance Hillside Overlay district , covers most of the historic Hollywood Riviera neighborhood where the Creative Greenius lives and I can tell you that it’s a zoning law that is pure politics. I stopped marketing, pulled my radio ads and said, “bleep-this,” I stopped selling in the city of L.A. Yeah, you give up.

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Solving the Electric Vehicle Charging Conundrum

Cars That Think

car market. It might be in your neighborhood, but it's something that you will find along interstates or major travel routes. Market 10 years ago—we sold six figures of Leafs—those used a different standard called CHAdeMO. in 2000 to 0.7 John Voelcker Thanks for having me. Always a pleasure to be part of IEEE.

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Solving the Electric Vehicle Charging Conundrum

Cars That Think

car market. It might be in your neighborhood, but it's something that you will find along interstates or major travel routes. Market 10 years ago—we sold six figures of Leafs—those used a different standard called CHAdeMO. in 2000 to 0.7 John Voelcker Thanks for having me. Always a pleasure to be part of IEEE.

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Greenius & Obama Celebrate Our First 100 Days!

Creative Greenius

That’s in the exact opposite of the direction this country has been heading since the year 2000. But I get stuff done and I get it done very quickly and responsibly.

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