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Used Car of the Day: 2004 Acura RSX Type S

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Today we bring you a 2004 Acura RSX Type S. If you, like me, would love to come into possession of a manual-transmission RSX, this one is available in Boston. We're back after a break for the 2023 Los Angeles Show coverage. Yeah, I know, we use the RSX a lot for this feature. If you don't like it, you don't have to read further.

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Li-ion maker Boston-Power adds $30M in funding; China expansion

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Boston-Power, Inc. Long-standing Boston-Power investors Oak Investment Partners and Foundation Asset Management (FAM) also participated. '. Boston-Power recently broke ground on its new manufacturing site in Liyang. Concurrently, Boston-Power is establishing an R&D and EV battery engineering facility in Beijing.

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Li-ion battery maker Boston-Power announces $125M in new financing; focus on and support from China

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Boston-Power, Inc., Existing Boston-Power investors Oak Investment Partners and Foundation Asset Management (FAM) also participated in the round. As part of its plans, Boston-Power is establishing an R&D and EV battery engineering facility in China. Reorganizing. Purcell, Jr., Earlier post.).

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Porsche’s North American CEO Leaves Company

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Gruner joined Porsche in 1999 from Boston Consulting Group. In 2004, he left Porsche for Daimler, where he rose to director of strategy for Mercedes-Benz Cars before returning to Porsche in 2010. & From Automotive News : In a statement, Porsche noted Gruner was leaving the company "at his own request."

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Porsche Vehicles North The usa CEO Kjell Gruner steps ailing

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” Gruner joined Porsche in 1999 from Boston Consulting Staff. In 2004, he left Porsche for Daimler, the place he rose to director of technique for Mercedes-Benz Vehicles sooner than going back on Porsche in 2010. Porsche Vehicles North The usa COO Joe Lawrence and CFO Thierry Kartochian will manage the U.S. Gruner led a U.S.

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Rivian hires former Porsche exec Kjell Gruner as gross sales eminent

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Gruner joined Porsche in 1999 from Boston Consulting Team. In 2004, he left Porsche for Daimler, the place he rose to director of technique for Mercedes-Benz Vehicles prior to turning back Porsche in 2010.

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MIT Professor’s IoT Sensors Make Roads Safer

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Back in 2005, before smartphones were generally available, MIT Professor Hari Balakrishnan was so fed up with commuting delays in Boston that he built a mobile system to monitor road conditions. Their research won several awards, and the system was covered by The Boston Globe. It combined radio frequency and ultrasound technologies.

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