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WHYY reports Philadelphia’s Proterra electric bus fleet sidelined due to cracked chassis and other defects

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The report notes that Proterra buses were also taken out of service in Duluth, Minnesota, after officials realized that hilly routes and heaters were draining batteries too quickly. A protracted legal back-and-forth began, with Proterra maintaining the buses should be put back into service and SEPTA insisting on a fix.

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Judge rules against Tesla insurance over ‘inflated’ premiums

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Stephens originally filed the lawsuit on behalf of Tesla drivers with the company’s insurance in Arizona, Colorado, Illinois, Maryland, Minnesota, Nevada, Ohio, Oregon, Texas, Utah and Virginia. A Tesla spokesperson and the insurance arm’s legal team have not responded to requests for comment.

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Biden Administration puts 20-year ban on mining in 225k acres in northeastern Minnesota; huge blow to Twin Metals copper project

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US Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland signed Public Land Order 7917 withdrawing approximately 225,504 acres in the Superior National Forest in northeastern Minnesota from disposition under the United States mineral and geothermal leasing laws for a 20-year period, subject to valid existing rights.

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

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But it took more than a year and scores of meetings for IBM's contract and legal teams to authorize the terms. This article is based on excerpts from IBM: The Rise and Fall and Reinvention of a Global Icon (MIT Press, 2019). The sales team I managed arranged to sell 6,000 PCs to American Standard, a maker of bathroom fixtures.

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