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Tata Nano Draws More Than 203,000 Fully Paid Bookings, More Than 2X Initial Allotment

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lakh) fully paid bookings amounting to nearly US$101 million (Rs.2,500 The Tata Nano website recorded 30 million hits from the date of launch of the car to the closure of the booking period (25 April, 2009), nearly 1 million hits a day. The retainees will earn an interest on their booking amount, effective from that date.

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Fisker opens reservations for Ocean SUV; cost starts as low as $379/month

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opened reservations for the Ocean electric luxury SUV, arriving in 2022, through its website and native mobile app—available globally on the App Store and Google Play store. The Fisker app offers a flexible lease program, maintenance and repair on demand, insurance purchase to easy finance options. Fisker Inc.

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The Hero Vida fast charging network is expanding in India

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Fast chargers can be found via the My Vida app and the process of availability, booking and payment is done via the app itself. Customers can test drive the Vida V1 at the company’s experience centers in Bangalore and Jaipur, and a pop-up store will open in Delhi. We are currently planning to expand the ecosystem to other cities.

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Crypto, Venmo, NFTs, Tokens: Where Is Money Going?

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She’s spent years talking to finance industry experts about and researching the dynamic history of financial exchange media. And she’s now condensed those insights into her new book Tokens: The Future of Money in the Age of the Platform. Rachel O’Dwyer In the book, you say t okens are like a genus, a taxonomic rank.

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Stuart Parkin Revolutionized Disk Drive Storage

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Genomics, bioinformatics, climate science, telecommunications, finance, health care and so many more fields depend on it. For massive datasets to be of use, they must be stored somehow. Spintronics can make them more energy-efficient, faster to access data, or capable of storing huge amounts of information. I find that amazing.”

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Ride-sharer Grab to invest $700M in “Grab 4 Indonesia” 2020 master plan

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Grab will start the “Grab 4 Indonesia” social impact investment fund to finance companies focused on deepening financial inclusion across all cities and income levels in Indonesia. Expand access to mobile payments and financing opportunities. Invest in technopreneurship for social good.

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Ford Smart Mobility shifts from research to implementation; company announces new programs, next areas of focus

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Ford Credit is inviting 14,000 and 12,000 customers in six US cities and London, respectively, to sign up to rent their Ford Credit-financed vehicles to prescreened drivers for short-term use, offsetting monthly vehicle ownership costs. Young Americans rank car rides second only to book lending as things they are most open to sharing.

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