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When They Electrified Christmas

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of Chicago. advertised "Winking Fairy Lights for Christmas Trees" in Hardware Dealers' Magazine. In 1910, an article in. area, and the Washington Post ran a feature article on them in 1941 with the subheading "They Collect Just About Anything You Can Name.". Just four years later, Excelsior Supply Co.

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The EV Transition Explained: Reshaping Labor Markets

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Including suppliers, dealers, service centers, etc., Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune/Tribune News Service/Getty Images. In the next article of this series exploring transition to EVs at scale, we’ll explore factors you should consider when purchasing an EV. -assembled vehicles increases to 60 percent from today’s 50 percent.

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Electric-Car Fans Rally Around the Volt - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

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Even this article keeps showing the old futuristic version model which GM said can’t be done. April 17, 2009 11:38 am Link Goodbye GM. Why pay $40K for a GM volt… which will look nothing more than a Malibu anyway and only get 40 miles before the gasoline engine kicks in. — Goodbye 2. — Tony 11.

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Electric Cars and a Smarter Grid - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

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Sven Thesen, the communication and technology director for Better Place , a start-up that is gaining traction (see this recent New York Times article ) in its effort to create a network for electric cars in various countries, likened the concept of electric cars to cellphones. dealer network.

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