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Tony Fadell: The Nest Thermostat Disrupted My Life

Cars That Think

But no matter where we went, we could not escape one thing: the goddamn thermostat. This needed to be an easy DIY project, a quick upgrade. They were buying a $249 thermostat—they were expecting a different kind of experience. Nest Gets Googled. In 2014, Google bought Nest for $3.2 A startup was not the plan.

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How to Get a Plug-In Hybrid

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Conversions are mostly for the Prius, with a few for the Ford Escape/Mercury Mariner hybrid SUVs. At these prices, people are buying the "environmental feature" -- they want to be among the first owners of the worlds cleanest extended-range vehicles. They are early adopters, buying "Version 1.0"

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