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Bezos Bucks? Get Ready for Corporate Digital Currency

Cars That Think

Corporate Cash The idea of private digital currencies goes back to at least 1994, when the late Edward de Bono wrote of the “IBM dollar.” In principle, Amazon could mandate that sellers had to accept amazons instead of dollars for sales in the Amazon marketplace. dollar—and hence to the U.S. billion.

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As Electric Car Makers Ante Up Billions, Software Is Ace in the Hole

Cars That Think

As a comparison , in 2011, there were only two battery electric and 29 hybrid electric vehicle models offered for sale in the US. Today's connected vehicles create up to 25 gigabytes of data per hour , a small portion of which is being shared outside the vehicle.

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Udaipur to Himachal : 923 km in an electric car

Plug In India

The power was still on as the dashboard and LCD screen so the auxiliary battery was still connected. The computer of the car is connected all the time, even when you push the power off switch. We had to run a diagnostic tool after connecting a Panasonic laptop provided by Tata Motors to the dealer. No screwdriver required.

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Green Friday | Black Friday

My Energi

The humble beginnings, the unique ideas, the creatives, artists and visionaries. There are so many unique handcrafted gifts and items, local products and opportunities for sale, that cannot be easily found online. All decisions in connection with this Giveaway are final.

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Hot Tub Time Machine WayBack Wednesday – Reposted Word-for-Word from June 25 of 2008

Creative Greenius

So far GM, Toyota, Nissan, VW, Mitsubishi, have all announced plug in vehicles they will have for sale in 2010. And start speaking up and speaking out against patently stupid and dangerous ideas like drilling for more oil domestically or using our abundant coal resources. That’s 18 months away. Walk the walk why don’t you?

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DOE seeking comment on draft $50M solicitation for new projects over 11 areas of interest to improve vehicle performance and decrease fuel consumption

Green Car Congress

Joining dissimilar materials is a critical technical barrier to weight reduction of both civilian and military vehicles however breakthrough ideas for methods to produce these joints are lacking. The objective of this AOI is to establish new techniques for producing dissimilar material joints in vehicle structures.

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Who is winning the green car race? Part II. The Green Piece

Green Cars News

It has a 50mile all-electric range and features the Q-Drive technology, a series hybrid system that mates the engine with a generator to provide an electrical connection and recharge the batteries (see article ). The company hopes to begin selling the Fisker Karma in mid 2010 in Europe.