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CapGemini: 87% of global consumers prefer personal vehicle to ensure safe travel, up from 57% in April 2020

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This reflects a continuous shift in consumer preference towards personal mobility, fueled by the COVID-19 pandemic, as car ownership today is seen as a safeguard against the risk and spread of infection. Meanwhile, 78% of consumers will opt for using their personal vehicles over taking public transport.

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How the IBM PC Won, Then Lost, the Personal Computer Market

Cars That Think

On 12 August 1981, at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in midtown Manhattan, IBM unveiled the company's entrant into the nascent personal computer market: the IBM PC. The personal computer vastly expanded the number of people and organizations that used computers. With that, the preeminent U.S. and Poughkeepsie, N.Y., IBM CEO Frank T.

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87% of US Tesla drivers say they’ll buy another Tesla

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Bloomberg Intelligence, the research arm of Bloomberg, interviewed 1,000 adults planning to buy or lease a brand-new car in the next year. (It Despite this, the market still has a long way to go to mature, with charging network inadequacy, range anxiety, and extended charging wait times topping the list of concerns for all car buyers.”

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Comment on Nio exec reaffirms goal of entering US market by 2025 by nov22

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"My goal, and my commitment to this company, is I want all of us to buy a Nio car from our personal paycheck one day," Nio US CEO Ganesh Iyer said.

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Comment on Nio exec reaffirms goal of entering US market by 2025 by GustavoMan627

CN EV Post

"My goal, and my commitment to this company, is I want all of us to buy a Nio car from our personal paycheck one day," Nio US CEO Ganesh Iyer said.

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‘Today, people’s choice of colour is a reflection of their personality,’: Shashank Srivastava | Autocar Professional

Baua Electric

Over the years, a car has evolved from being just a mode of transport to being an extension of the consumer’s personality. Shashank Srivastava, Senior Executive Officer, Sales and Marketing at Maruti Suzuki, takes us through the evolving trend of colours over the years and what they have come to signify.

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QOTD: Are YOU Going to Buy an EV Any Time Soon?

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I am almost certain we've asked this question, or a variation of it, relatively recently, but I want to ask it anyway in light of recent stories -- are YOU going to, or at least willing to, buy an EV any time soon? It's also possible both are right -- perhaps the EV market is poised for growth once MSRPs drop and charging improves.

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