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More than 500,000 Mercedes me Adapters activated

Green Car Congress

Since 2016, Mercedes-Benz has been offering its customers the option of equipping as yet unconnected vehicles from older model series dating back to 2002 with the Mercedes me Adapter. Connecting the adapter with a smartphone means that connectivity services are no longer solely reserved to customers buying new cars.

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Moore’s Not Enough: ?4 New Laws of Computing

Cars That Think

And, as the economist Bharat Anand points out in his celebrated 2016 book The Content Trap , proprietary complements tend to be more profitable than non-proprietary ones. As a further example, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos first began digitizing data about books as a way to facilitate more and greater book sales online.

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Tony Fadell: The Nest Thermostat Disrupted My Life

Cars That Think

Adapted from the book BUILD: An Unorthodox Guide to Making Things Worth Making by Tony Fadell. If I could just connect the HVAC system to my iPhone, I could control it from anywhere. It connected to your phone. They were buying a $249 thermostat—they were expecting a different kind of experience. But it worked.

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Where Minus 35 Is Perfect Weather to Get Outside

Baua Electric

In 2016, a mild winter in Anchorage forced organizers of the Iditarod, the world’s most famous dog-sled race, to rely on snow brought in by train. Many Indigenous cultures have a special connection with the northern lights. Our history is not all written in books,” she said. She’s coming out early to visit us!”

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Road Test: 2021 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid Limited

Clean Fleet Report

With the coupe-like design, the sleek lines will cause you to pause about buying a crossover SUV. This horizontal lighting connects the brake lights, which have small air flow fins. Top midsize sedan in our book. First Drive: 2016 Nissan Altima. Exterior Statement. A seductive statement car in the midsize segment.

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OLA S1 Electric Scooter Ownership Blog

Plug In India

I used to be excited by those electric cycles back in 2016/17. Avoid buying EV's from such companies. I will only buy a small electric car that costs less than Rs 6-7 lakhs. If you are buying a petrol scooter in 2022, don't! I booked the OLA Scooter back in September 2021. Buying from BIG ICE was a strict no-no.

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Proterra beefs up its battery expertise: Q&A CTO Dustin Grace

Charged EVs

You’re buying components from other suppliers, but you’re working closely with them to customize the stuff to your specifications. It’s still sort of an early part of the industry, so it’s not so easy to just go out and buy what you need. Dustin: There’s no rule book on that one. Dustin: Yeah. That one was pretty simple.

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