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How the IBM PC Won, Then Lost, the Personal Computer Market

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On 12 August 1981, at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in midtown Manhattan, IBM unveiled the company's entrant into the nascent personal computer market: the IBM PC. The personal computer vastly expanded the number of people and organizations that used computers. With that, the preeminent U.S. Press coverage of the announcement was lukewarm.

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Latest EPA automotive trend report shows MY 2017 fleet fuel economy of 24.9 mpg; new record

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Since MY 2004, fuel economy and CO 2 emissions have improved in eleven out of thirteen years. This year’s report shows all manufacturers are in compliance with the standards. Most large manufacturers used banked credits, along with technology improvements, to maintain compliance in model year 2017. Source: EPA. Source: EPA.

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Porsche’s North American CEO Leaves Company

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In 2004, he left Porsche for Daimler, where he rose to director of strategy for Mercedes-Benz Cars before returning to Porsche in 2010. It’s unclear why he suddenly left& Porsche and it's unlikely that we’ll get any concrete answers from the manufacturer.& Both personally and professionally, we wish him all the best.”

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Up close and personal with Volkswagen’s e-Golf carbon offset project: Garcia River Forest

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Our partnership with 3Degrees basically enables us to have a carbon-neutral car [the e-Golf] through manufacturing, distribution and the first three years of driving and charging. TCF acquired the 23,780-acre tract in 2004 for $18 million ($10 million California Coastal Conservancy, $3.5 This really is what drives us. TSI, at 31.3

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New JV in China to produce high-grade Li-ion power battery materials

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Personally I have extensive experience in the production of anode materials for lithium-ion batteries. From 2004 to 2018, I served as the chief executive officer and vice chairman of Shanshan Holdings Co., In 1999, I founded and became the first general manager of Shanghai Shanshan Technology Co.,

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Preh acquires power electronics company ePower from Kongsberg Automotive

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ePower will retain its customers’ well-known contact persons. Preh’s development and manufacturing expertise includes, in particular, HMI systems for passenger cars and commercial vehicles, infotainment and connectivity solutions, as well as e-mobility control units. Saale and has been part of the Joyson Group since 2011.

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Mahindra inaugurates EV plant, describes its vision of “future of mobility”

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billion Mahindra Group, formally inaugurated its manufacturing facility, the first platinum rated automobile facility in India. Among these are ‘Quick2Charge’, by which the car can be charged in 15 minutes to run 25 km; a personal charging unit called ‘Sun2Car’; and ‘Car 2 Home’ to use energy from the car to power a house.

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