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Who Really Invented the Thumb Drive?

Cars That Think

In 2000, at a trade fair in Germany, an obscure Singapore company called Trek 2000 unveiled a solid-state memory chip encased in plastic and attached to a Universal Serial Bus (USB) connector. But Trek 2000 hardly became a household name. This was granted to Amir Ban, Dov Moran, and Oron Ogdan in November 2000.

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EIA Annual Energy Outlook explores implications of behavior and demographics on light-duty vehicle energy demand

Green Car Congress

The Low VMT case assumes an environment in which travel choices made by drivers result in lower demand for personal vehicle travel, consistent with the recent trend. When labor force participation rates rise, VMT per driver is likely to increase, particularly for millennials (those born between the early 1980s and early 2000s).

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Lotus is betting its future on the electric sports car, can it deliver?

Baua Electric

The Evija is a handmade EV hypercar that makes nearly 2000 horsepower. It’s possible , it’s just a question of whether it’s possible while also building something that buyers will actually put down cold, hard cash to purchase. Lotus will begin delivering them later this year. Only 130 will be built. That’s a bit melodramatic.

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Flight Simulator Gave Birth to 3D Video-Game Graphics

Cars That Think

Still, its first-person 3D visuals were ahead of the curve, predating more famous hits like Atari’s Battlezone. “I Microsoft takes control Microsoft’s purchase of Flight Simulator brought an alluring visual showcase in-house at the right time. It didn’t depict real airspace or modern airplanes.

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Save $500 on Juiced e-bike bundles with extra batteries, Anker 192Wh power station hits $105, more

Baua Electric

Bundle Juiced’s new 52V G2 battery with a discounted e-bike Juiced Bikes is offering a special promotion that takes $500 off its new 52V G2 Battery Pack when purchasing from a selection of its e-bikes. You’ll also get four output ports to cover your personal devices: two USB-As and two USB-Cs. It sports a compact design of 4.59

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Tigor EV Highway Drive: Bengaluru - Coimbatore - Ooty - Mysuru

Plug In India

He went on to own a Rover 2000, which was the most handsome looking car of its time. In the early 2000s he picked up his first electric car - the Revai. The tractor is going to be for the new 35 acre farm that he has purchased year ago. The NMC cells usually show a life of 2000 cycles in the lab, compared to the 4000 of LFP.

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The EV Transition Explained: Reshaping Labor Markets

Cars That Think

For instance, an in-depth study by Princeton University’s Andlinger Center for Energy and the Environment assessed different U.S. This is not to say there is not going to be intense personal and economic pain faced by tens of thousands of workers across multiple industries during the transition to EVs at scale.

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