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Used Car Review: The 2010 BMW Z4, an Extinct Metal Roof Convertible Experience

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The view out the rear is compromised by a high deck and small rear window which means reversing into regular parking spaces with tall curbs is a bad idea. Overall the Z4 has impressed me with its enthusiastic personality and excellent handling. Parallel parking isn’t fun either, as it’s difficult to see where the back of the car is.&

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Nissan Leaf’s phaseout might be good for the Japanese automaker: Opinion

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Since the Leaf’s debut in the US market in 2010, new electric vehicles and EV automakers have joined the auto market, introducing new ideas and fun features to customers. Phasing out the Nissan Leaf might be a good idea for the Japanese automaker.

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EC JRC report explores future of road transport; moving away from system centered on private car ownership

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The growth in road passenger transport is estimated at 16% during 2010-2030 and at 30% for 2010-2050. The century-old car-centred view of personal transport takes a heavy toll on the economy, society and environment, says the JRC team. Road freight transport is projected to increase by 33% by 2030 and 55% by 2050.

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This Nigerian Startup’s Minigrid Began as a School Project

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“The support from IEEE gave us validation, and that helped us to believe in ourselves and the ideas we came up with,” Orajaka says. Expanding microgrids beyond the underserved During their final semester in 2010, the students decided it was time to implement their idea, and they turned to IEEE once again.

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A Serial Entrepreneur Shares Lessons Learned on His Road to Success

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From systems engineer to CEO After graduating in 2010 with a bachelor’s degree in electronics and communication engineering from the Cochin University of Science and Technology in India, Pillai joined IT company Infosys , in Bangalore, as a systems engineer. I was 23 years old. ZoomInfo hired all of the startup’s employees.

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Who Really Invented the Thumb Drive?

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Personal computers in the late 1980s began incorporating CD-ROM drives, but initially these could read only from prerecorded disks and could not store user-generated data. And this incremental nature of innovation means that controlling the spread, manufacturing, and further development of new ideas is almost impossible. MB of data.

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Volvo Cars pilots “Roam Delivery” service; deliveries direct to connected cars enabled with one-time digital keys

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By turning the car into a pickup and drop-off zone through using digital keys we solved a lot of problems since it’s now possible to deliver the goods to persons and not to places. Once the pick-up or drop-off is completed, the digital key ceases to exist. The test-customers also indicated that the service clearly saved time.

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