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A Giant Game of Telephone: The Revel Tesla Model Y Taxi Situation Explained

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Earlier this week, there was plenty of talk about the Revel taxi fleet in New York City, comprised of 50 Tesla Model Y all-electric crossovers that would contribute to the ride-sharing services that the Big Apple has long been accustomed to over the past century. Revel is an independent company attempting to make this happen.

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The Day the U.S. TV Industry Died

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company tussled for the No. of New York City, each holding over 20 percent of the domestic market. Twenty-five other companies, such as Admiral, GTE Sylvania, and Magnavox, shared the rest of the business. But one by one, these companies either folded their television divisions or sold them to non-U.S.

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NYC Goes EV

Revenge of the Electric Car

From the article: ‘The New York study anticipates that by 2015, electric vehicle prices should decline because of reduced battery costs, that there will be a sufficient supply of electric vehicles to purchase, and that consumers will take advantage of the existing federal tax credit of $7,500 for new electric cars.

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Visa extends Visa Token Service to automakers to enable car-based commerce; Honda Developer demo partner

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The driver can also purchase convenience store items with full integration of discount and loyalty/rewards programs. The companies currently expect to test the fuel app concept in Northern California and the parking app concept in New York City, both over a three-month period, starting this spring.

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The Real Story of Pixar

Cars That Think

The story of Pixar doesn't start with its founding—a tech company's story rarely does. Rather, the original spark often comes from a university lab , a renegade group at a large company, or a hobbyist building stuff for fun. Let's start a company to give them a home." So we bought two books each on how to start companies.

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Con Edison, Lion and Posi-Plus developing all-electric bucket truck

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Medium- and heavy-duty trucks are more challenging to electrify than cars, but the purchase of our first all-electric bucket truck shows the market is real today and it will only accelerate from here. As of last year, every new light-duty vehicle that Con Edison buys is a plug-in hybrid or all-electric.

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How to make heavy-duty electric trucks work in practice

Charged EVs

Today, battery-electric Class 8 tractors still have a higher lifetime cost, due entirely to the initial purchase price of a heavy-duty vehicle with a huge battery (264 kWh for the first-generation VNR Electric). The company expects to sell hundreds of them, which will provide more real-world experience in a broader array of use cases.

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