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Who Really Invented the Thumb Drive?

Cars That Think

Later that year, Trek went public on the Singapore stock exchange, and in four months—from April through July 2000—it manufactured and sold more than 100,000 ThumbDrives under its own label. And this incremental nature of innovation means that controlling the spread, manufacturing, and further development of new ideas is almost impossible.

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Meet the Boomers Trying to Scupper 2,500 Jobs in Rural Michigan

The Truth About Cars

To be sure, plans for huge factories like the one Ford is proposing are not without problems, and we’d be remiss not to point out that more than one neighborhood has been decimated in the name of so-called progress.

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The Ins and Outs of Scrap Car Recycling

Clean Fleet Report

The Ins and Outs of Scrap Car Recycling Maximizing Value at the End of a Car’s Life This article may contain affiliate links. Unbeknownst to many, manufacturing new automobiles exacts a toll on our ecosystem—increased energy consumption and escalating greenhouse gas emissions further exacerbate the situation.

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How to make heavy-duty electric trucks work in practice

Charged EVs

To figure out how to make electric trucks work in practice, the manufacturer, the state of California, and a wide array of partners—more than a dozen all told—launched the Volvo LIGHTS (Low Impact Green Heavy Transport Solutions) project in 2019 to test its first electric Class 8 tractors with multiple Southern California operators.

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Tesla Tax Credit: How Californians Can Save $15,000 with EV Credits and Rebates

EV Life

In this article, we’re going to show you how California residents can save over $15,000 on Tesla Model 3 and Model Y by taking advantage of available EV tax credits, rebates, and incentives. Pick your Tesla and pre-qualify for all your tax credits and rebates based on personalized qualifications specific to you. Not anymore.

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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. But Bradley thought the article was fine in telling the basic details of his story. and they said, “Hey, we’re ready to see you.”

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Proud of its roots

Electric Auto Association

We like to do in person meetings when we can actually visit something,” he continued, describing chapter trips to battery manufacturing plants, wind farms, and the solar array at the U.S. The technology emphasis has also influenced DEVC member gatherings. “We Air Force Academy. “We