Cars That Think
MAY 7, 2022
But the technology that I needed to make it happen—reliable low-cost communications, cheap screens and processors—didn’t exist yet. This 2010 prototype of the Nest thermostat wasn’t pretty. Nest Gets Googled. In 2014, Google bought Nest for $3.2 In 2016 Google decided to sell Nest, so I left the company.
Green Car Congress
MARCH 2, 2015
It may come as a surprise for you, but I highly welcome the interest of Apple, Google and others in the automobile. Oil will not be as cheap as it is at the moment for ever. For example, emissions by the EU new vehicle fleet were brought down to approximately 125 grams CO 2 /km last year—13% less than 2010 and 31% less than 1995.
Cars That Think
DECEMBER 10, 2022
Computer users badly needed a cheap, high-capacity, reliable, portable storage device. Flash memory became cheap and robust enough for consumer use by 1995. By 2010, Trek had developed another pioneering device—the Flu Drive or Flu Card. The thumb drive was all that—and more. Tan did give Toshiba its music player.
The Truth About Cars
OCTOBER 20, 2023
Although it looks cheap, the feel of the door handle is more premium than you might expect. Outside the LE there’s a constant reminder of base trim via some very cheap-looking plastic wheel covers. Worth reporting: Android Auto sometimes refused to connect to a phone (Google Pixel 6a). Not a big negative, but worth a mention.
Green Car Congress
JULY 22, 2009
In general, the sponsor’s goal is to use as much cheap debt financing and as little equity as possible to complete the deal. This provides the developer with a grant from the Treasury valued up to 30% of a renewable energy project’s investment as long as the project begins construction in 2009 or 2010.
Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
APRIL 16, 2009
The Appraisal 2010 Prius Delivers Record Mileage and Accelerates. Millions will plug-in their electric vehicles (EV), plug-in hybrids (PHEV) and fuel cell vehicles (FCV) at night when electricity is cheap, then plug-in during the day when energy is expensive and sell those extra electrons at a profit. Remember its PURE D.C.
Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
APRIL 16, 2009
According to Nissan, the company plans to introduce its upcoming electric car in Oregon in late 2010. Furthermore, changing the battery pack on say a Toyota Prius often costs a fortune, at least in most European countries, so such cars better be VERY cheap, but they’re not.
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