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Premium EV bargain hunting? 2024’s best cut-price prestige electric buys

EV Central

For reference, the cheapest ex-demo petrol-powered 2022 BMW 740i is $179,000 plus on-roads. Perhaps a cheeky lowball offer on a just-run-in Audi RS e-tron GT doesn’t look a bad idea at all. 2024’s best cut-price prestige electric buys appeared first on EV Central. Which makes some on our list look highly tempting.

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Tesla adds new method to Referral Program that doesn’t require a purchase

Teslarati

Tesla has introduced a new way to earn credits through its Referral Program that does not necessitate the referred person to buy a car. Refer them to take a Demo Drive in the US and earn credits upon completion. Your referral will automatically apply to their order, when they decide to buy too!

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J.D. Power study: EV consideration in US increasing, but slowly; availability of public chargers a friction point

Green Car Congress

Power Nearly half (49%) of shoppers rejecting the idea of buying an EV say their primary reason is a lack of charging station availability. Notable, however, is that shoppers who are considering a Tesla say charging station availability is a greater reason to buy than among those who are considering other EV brands.

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The Mythical Non-Roboticist

Cars That Think

I worked on this idea for months before I decided it was a mistake. The second time I heard someone mention it, I thought, “That’s strange, these two groups had the same idea. I call this idea “The Mythical Non-Roboticist.” The Mistake The idea goes something like this: Programming robots is hard.

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Why Are We Still Doing What Simon Says?

Cars That Think

The two found the idea of the Atari game intriguing but thought the execution was terrible. Jens Wolf/picture-alliance/dpa/AP When Baer got the idea for his video-game system in 1966, he was the division manager at the defense contractor Sanders Associates (now part of BAE Systems ) in Nashua, N.H. Did you play Simon as a child?

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The Chain Reaction That Propels Civilization

Cars That Think

Thanks to the catalytic converter in their cars, most people have an idea of what catalysis is. It refers to a chemical reaction that is enabled, or greatly speeded up, by the presence of one or more other chemicals. At last, people had a compelling reason to buy a computer. But I have a couple of ideas.

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Elon Musk didn’t demand to be Apple’s CEO, and Tim Cook didn’t say ‘F you’

Teslarati

The story says that Musk was willing to consider the idea if he could be CEO, but Cook had no inkling of letting the entrepreneur take over his post. There was a point where I requested to meet with Cook to talk about Apple buying Tesla. “F you,” Cook reportedly said. Cook then hung up the phone. He refused to meet.