Remove Available Remove Insight Remove Personal Remove Plug-in
article thumbnail

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

Cars That Think

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.

Personal 145
article thumbnail

BMW providing 10 pre-owned i3 EVs to UC Davis for 18 months

Green Car Congress

Eight of the pre-owned vehicles will be available soon for UC Davis faculty and staff to rent through the campus’s UC Drive program, which is managed by the Fleet Services department. Dahlia Garas, program director of the Plug-In Hybrid & Electric Vehicle Research Center, with a BMW i3. We’re trying to help the campus electrify.

Davis 291
article thumbnail

New ORNL tool to assess global freshwater stress suggests that population growth could be a bigger factor in water availability than increasing temperatures

Green Car Congress

Our tool provides a simple method to integrate disparate climate and population data sources and develop preliminary per capita water availability projections at a global scale. Although just a first step, the toolkit, which has been made freely available, may be further developed for more involved analysis.

Water 236
article thumbnail

Plug’n Drive launches online tool to help Canadian drivers find their electric vehicle match

Plug N Drive

Find Your EV Match Plug’n Drive has launched the “Find Your EV Match” online tool. A side-by-side comparison tool that shows the difference between electric cars and gasoline equivalents that contains a full list of every electric and gasoline car available for sale in Canada.

article thumbnail

National Drive Electric Week 2021

EV Match

This annual, nationwide celebration is held to raise awareness of the many benefits of all-electric and plug-in hybrid cars, trucks, motorcycles, and more. Volunteers from the Electric Auto Association will also be on hand to share their personal experience of EV ownership and answer any questions that you may have. October 3, 2021.

article thumbnail

3 Ingredients to Create the Charging Experience EV Drivers Want

Clean Fleet Report

The shift will require the integration of various technologies to meet the availability, reliability and simplicity that customers will demand in order to keep the EV industry charging forward. Meeting this forecast means creating charging availability and convenience for buyers of EVs supported by important initiatives and incentives.

article thumbnail

Tesla Model 3 loses only 2.2% of battery range after four years and 100k miles

Teslarati

Electric vehicle advocate Andy Slye was among the first customers of the Tesla Model 3, taking delivery of the all-electric sedan at a time when only the Long Range RWD variant was available. The Model 3 owner’s overall thoughts and insights were summarized in a YouTube video, which he uploaded recently on his personal channel.

Miles 98