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J.D. Power study: EV consideration in US increasing, but slowly; availability of public chargers a friction point

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Power 2023 U.S. Power Nearly half (49%) of shoppers rejecting the idea of buying an EV say their primary reason is a lack of charging station availability. Power EV studies, public charging infrastructure consistently scores low in satisfaction. Electric Vehicle Consideration (EVC) Study. Across all J.D.

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How the IBM PC Won, Then Lost, the Personal Computer Market

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On 12 August 1981, at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in midtown Manhattan, IBM unveiled the company's entrant into the nascent personal computer market: the IBM PC. The personal computer vastly expanded the number of people and organizations that used computers. With that, the preeminent U.S. Press coverage of the announcement was lukewarm.

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QOTD: How Charged Up Are You?

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Maybe it will go the other way -- maybe old-school folks will be won over by the power on tap, especially since EVs can put their torque down instantly. Personally, I am not bothered by the idea of an EV muscle car, though it is a bit sad to say goodbye to natural V8 sounds -- I am not sure fake exhaust sounds will be a proper replacement.

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J.D. Power: Consumer sentiment on future mobility technologies lags far behind automakers plans

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Power 2020 Q1 Mobility Confidence Index Study fueled by SurveyMonkey Audience. Power was joined by global survey software company SurveyMonkey to conduct the study in which more than 8,500 consumers and industry experts gave their opinions about self-driving vehicles and more than 8,000 about battery-electric vehicles.

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J.D. Power survey finds drastic changes to commuting habits had minimal effect on sentiment in US about BEVs & self-driving

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Power 2020 Q3 Mobility Confidence Index Study fueled by SurveyMonkey. Power is joined by global survey software company SurveyMonkey to conduct the study in which more than 8,500 consumers and industry experts gave their opinions about battery-electric vehicles and nearly 9,000 answered about self-driving vehicles.

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Cyberbackpack inventor extends Musk-esque offer to Tesla employees

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The inventor of the Cyberbackpack is extending an Elon Musk-esque offer to Tesla employees, offering a discount at a familiar value to any company worker who wishes to buy a backpack based on the Tesla Cybertruck design. We are doing what we can to help Elon buy Twitter. Non-Tesla employees, you can buy the Cyberbackpack here.

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Is it the Right Time to Buy an Electric Car?

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Facts such as The Tesla stock being the ‘HOT’ one in the market right now, Elon Musk rises to the richest person in the world, Governments providing incentives for electric vehicles , etc. ’ But when the question of buying an electric vehicle pops up, some of us are still can’t make a decision, and it’s not our fault.

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