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3G’s Sunset Takes Aging Cars and Medical Devices With It

Cars That Think

With 3G, we all got our first glimpse at what we now take for granted: using our phones to browse the Internet, stream video, and more. AT&T rolled out its initial 3G networks in four cities in June 2004 —nearly 18 years ago. But that also made working on 3G a tricky prospect, as it changed so much over its lifespan.

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X PRIZE Foundation Aims to Launch $100M in Prizes Over Next 10 Years, Targeting 4 Key Areas

Green Car Congress

X PRIZE has received a grant from the Federal Aviation Administration to develop a prize resulting in the widespread adoption of clean aviation fuel. Since 2004, public and private entities have invested more than $1.5 devices, personalized medicine, and physician augmentation/telemedicine. prosthetic eye, haptics).

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Bush Budget: Plug-ins Hybrids, Not So Much

Plugs and Cars

Bush proposes $81 million, which includes $17 million for plug-in hybrid battery grants. I say take the proposed $390 million in Bush's budget, and give 75,000 people a $5000 grant for the purchase of a plug-in hybrid or electric car. nk City confiscated in 2004! (Could of had 28,571 RAV4 EVs @$42,000 for the same $1.2

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Green Friday | Black Friday

My Energi

The simple things; the subtle human experiences we often take for granted. Each person can enter multiple times and the 9 Lucky Winners will be announced on Black Friday | Green Friday – 27th November 2020! No guitar is the same and each has a unique personality and tone, something you can’t hear or feel when purchasing online.

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EAA National Board nominations from across North America

Electric Auto Association

Jonathan Macias Current Profession: Grant Manager for County Government and CEO/Founder of Sky Island, LLC How will you add value to the EAA Board? Writing a grant to fund the expansion of 15 Level 2 community chargers within the city of Las Cruces, New Mexico. Personally meeting Sandy Munro to exchange ideas of the future of BEVs.

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EAA National Board nominations from across North America

Electric Auto Association

Jonathan Macias Current Profession: Grant Manager for County Government and CEO/Founder of Sky Island, LLC How will you add value to the EAA Board? Writing a grant to fund the expansion of 15 Level 2 community chargers within the city of Las Cruces, New Mexico. Personally meeting Sandy Munro to exchange ideas of the future of BEVs.

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Report from the REFF-Wall Street; Themes in Renewable Energy Finance

Green Car Congress

The stimulus package is designed to address the recession and in the short term people were anxiously awaiting two key components of the plan: clarification on the details behind “ grants in lieu of tax credits ” and awards of loan guarantees by the DOE from section 1705. Grant Davis is a Managing Director at New York Life Investments.

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