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Elon Musk clashes with NPR over Twitter policy

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It’s no secret that Elon Musk has quickly implemented new policies around Twitter after he invested billions into purchasing the company late last year. For instance, while the BBC is correctly labeled as “publically funded ,” none of its affiliate accounts have received the same tag.

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Self-driving vehicles may hit UK roads as soon as 2026: minister

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. “Probably by as early as 2026 people will start seeing some elements of these cars that have full self-driving capabilities being rolled out,” Harper said in an interview with BBC Radio. “It’ll be gradual…so there’ll be companies rolling it out to be used in certain places.”

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Mitsubishi Motors to Premiere the European-spec i-MiEV at the 2010 Paris Motor Show

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Mitsubishi recently told the BBC that it expects the i-MiEV—and other EVs—will depreciate more rapidly than conventional vehicles. Combined with the high purchase price, Mitsubishi calculated, the total running costs of the i-MiEV could exceed those of the Fiat 500 1.2 gasoline vehicle.

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Bezos Bucks? Get Ready for Corporate Digital Currency

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Amazon would announce that from now on, while users could continue to pay by credit card for purchases, they could also use a digital currency called amazons. (I Using amazons for purchases would give users a discount off the regular purchase price, maybe 2 percent. The first involves the Amazon platform.

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We visited the OLA Future Factory: Electric Scooter Manufacturing

Plug In India

It was one of the first batches; has not given him significant maintenance issues from the time it was purchased. I met with Preeti Gupta, a freelancer with the BBC. Frugality is reason two companies were purchased. He himself was in the market for one. He ended up buying the Revolt motorcycle. We were demo’ed one.

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

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Governor Kulongoski is currently pushing a plan before the state legislature to cut some hefty tax breaks for electric vehicle manufacturers who choose to come to Oregon, as well as provide huge tax credits to purchasers of electric cars. “My See the below link for a more in depth discussion of this topic.

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