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Bezos Bucks? Get Ready for Corporate Digital Currency

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Using amazons for purchases would give users a discount off the regular purchase price, maybe 2 percent. The smart approach would be to pay sellers some portion of their sale price in amazons—maybe 10 percent initially—and the rest in dollars. Customers could convert U.S. That would give folks an incentive to use amazons.

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

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I would say that electricity is a vastly superior fuel for the light vehicle fleet,” said Willett Kempton , a professor and alternative energy specialist at the University of Delaware. At current transportation battery prices, that is well beyond the cost of spinning reserve. — Mark - Dallas 25.

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Electric Car Makers: Oregon Wants You - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

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And, if you consider lifetime costs of owning an EV versus owning a traditional internal combustion car, even if the initial purchase price of the EV is much more than your combustion car and you have to replace a battery for $4,000 after 7-10 years, the EV still costs less to operate. Posts | Profile Kate Galbraith Reporter Ms.

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