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Tony Fadell: The Nest Thermostat Disrupted My Life

Cars That Think

I researched the technology, then the opportunity, the business, the competition, the people, the financing, the history. This needed to be an easy DIY project, a quick upgrade. So I let the idea catch me. I came back to Silicon Valley and got to work. Making it beautiful wasn’t going to be hard. We’d honed those skills at Apple.

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Lotus and Harmon partner up to add sound to hybrids

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

The Road Noise Cancellation and Engine Order Cancellation systems will provide vehicle manufacturers with the ability to greatly improve in-cabin refinement, with additional design opportunities for optimising vehicle weight reduction and fuel economy. Automotive.coms auto loan locator can help you get a lower new car finance rate.

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Automakers agree on common plug to recharge electric vehicles

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

This car was bought in or designed for america! They should have taken more time in designing the standard, and taken the opportunity to add data services. Neutral BloodyHell @ Apr 19th 2009 9:01PM Oi! let me plug this car in right here, oh wait! Thas why this dingy ole thing wont work on regular plugs ere in britan!

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VIDEO: Driving a Tesla-powered Smart

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

The first one was the Zytek design you mentioned, but this is a 2nd "new and improved" design from Tesla, with more power, higher speed and greater range. Automotive.coms auto loan locator can help you get a lower new car finance rate. Looking for a better auto insurance rate? Let lenders compete for your business!

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Greenlings: Benefits of charging stations vs. battery swaps vs. home charging

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Forcing companies to conform to standardized batteries prevents them from designing better cars. A rectangular pack design could be installed horizontally for "under-floor" mounting, or installed vertically for "tank" mounting in the trunk or under the hood. Think of a battery in laptops. Looking for a better auto insurance rate?