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RCA’s Lucite Phantom Teleceiver Introduced the Idea of TV

Cars That Think

www.youtube.com Sarnoff’s speech was unusual at that time for the United States simply because it was the first time a news event was broadcast live for television. RCA president David Sarnoff’s speech at the 1939 World’s Fair was broadcast live. television market from taking off. The TRK-12 wasn’t just a TV.

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We visited the OLA Future Factory: Electric Scooter Manufacturing

Plug In India

I met with Preeti Gupta, a freelancer with the BBC. Was informed that the serious money for print media, apart from advertising, is in events. I asked her about start-ups that she has liked, She talked of Bolt, which is setting up charging stations for two wheelers using 15 A plug points. Here is my blog and video on the day.

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Electric Car Makers: Oregon Wants You - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

At a press event on Monday, Oregon’s governor, Ted Kulongoski, was talking up Nissan’s previously announced partnership with the state. Last year Oregon had also aggressively negotiated with the Chinese carmaker, BYD , to manufacture its line of plug-in hybrids in the state for sale in the U.S.)

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