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Tesla VP Public Policy Rohan Patel departs company after 8-year stint

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Patel announced his departure from Tesla in a post on his personal account in social media platform X. Lucky to have been a part of Barack Obama’s campaign/administration, and truly honored to have worked at Tesla to positively changing multiple industries. Don’t hesitate to contact us with news tips.

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Electric Cars: Yes We Will

Revenge of the Electric Car

Case in point: we opened the paper on our arrival to see a full 1/4 page photo of this message greeting Obama from the sides of the train tracks on his big journey from Philadelphia to DC: Electric Cars: Yes We Can ! " Let’s welcome a wise new President and a bold new era!

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This Nigerian Startup’s Minigrid Began as a School Project

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To a large extent, I wouldn’t be the person I am today if not for the support from the IEEE and IEEE Foundation.” In 2018 he was in the inaugural cohort of the Obama Foundation ’s Leaders Africa program. To a large extent, I wouldn’t be the person I am today if not for the support from the IEEE and IEEE Foundation,” he says.

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Honda May Develop Plug-In as Obama Alters U.S. Policy (Update2) - Bloomberg.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

So far, President Barack Obama has announced no new federaleffort to promote the fuel, and federal funding for hydrogen fortransportation use in the 2009 budget dropped to $177.7 Tax Credits Instead, Obama backed tax credits of as much as $7,500 inthe stimulus package approved in February for buyers of plug-incars. “We

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10 Lessons From the Legacy of Apple’s Steve Jobs

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President Barack Obama described him as "brave enough to think differently, bold enough to believe he could change the world, and talented enough to do it. Media News Group/Getty Images. People have criticized Jobs's personal traits. Jobs had amazing vision. He foresaw what the future of technology could—and should—be.

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Worldwide Campaign for Neurorights Notches Its First Win

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Brain Research through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies (BRAIN) Initiative , a US $100 million research effort announced by President Barack Obama in 2013. The right to personal identity. He first raised the issue through his involvement with the. The 5 Neurorights. The right to mental privacy. The right to free will.

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Chu Declares Electric Transportation “Inevitable”

Revenge of the Electric Car

Those of us in the EV movement were overjoyed when Obama picked Dr. Chu to head the Energy Department. As one would expect, he talked about energy mostly, but my ears pricked up when he said we needed to prepare for the “inevitable transition to electricity as the energy for our personal transportation.&# He did not disappoint.