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Tony Fadell: The Nest Thermostat Disrupted My Life

Cars That Think

But the technology that I needed to make it happen—reliable low-cost communications, cheap screens and processors—didn’t exist yet. But no matter where we went, we could not escape one thing: the goddamn thermostat. Nest Gets Googled. In 2014, Google bought Nest for $3.2 Months after I left, Google changed its mind.

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Opinion: The Bentley Crash in New York is Scrambling Brains

The Truth About Cars

Somehow it escapes his mind that just because someone buys a Corvette or a Mustang based on its ability, it doesn’t mean that the driver is going to actually drive it on public roads as if they’re at a racetrack. If Dan Kois wants us to live in a world where we all drive cheap, underpowered cars that are limited to 85 mph, he has that right.

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Cleantech Blog: Smart Grids and Electric Vehicles

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Millions will plug-in their electric vehicles (EV), plug-in hybrids (PHEV) and fuel cell vehicles (FCV) at night when electricity is cheap, then plug-in during the day when energy is expensive and sell those extra electrons at a profit. In the future, utilities will pay you to plug-in your vehicle. Carlos 12:43 AM walt the memecaster said.

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