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Who Really Invented the Thumb Drive?

Cars That Think

Computer users badly needed a cheap, high-capacity, reliable, portable storage device. Flash memory became cheap and robust enough for consumer use by 1995. In addition to claims by M-Systems and IBM, perhaps the most complicated rivalry came from the Chinese company Netac Technology. The thumb drive was all that—and more.

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Power Electric Scooter Buyers Guide | Mid 2021

Plug In India

Extended warranty can be purchased to make it a 5 year warranty. Ather is the only scooter which has a touchscreen display with google maps integration. Atulji's answers that question in the video :) Benling India - Aura So the parent company is a large Chinese electric scooter company called - Dongguan Benling Vehicle Technology Co.

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The electric year ahead: Every new EV coming to Australia in 2024

EV Central

At that price it just sneaks in under the government’s FBT exemption, which allows for electric cars below $89,332 to pay no fringe benefits tax when purchased via a novated lease. Known as the Lightning Cat overseas, the sleek five-door from Chinese maker GWM is yet to be definitively confirmed for Australia.

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2024 Polestar 2 Long Range Single Motor review: Better, but good enough?

Baua Electric

So long as you have a Google account and a smartphone (yes, including an iPhone), setup takes under a minute. Google Maps routing with built-in charging planning works well, and I love that my recently viewed POIs across all my devices show up in the car’s map search — it feels like the future! It is just so easy.

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

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Last year Oregon had also aggressively negotiated with the Chinese carmaker, BYD , to manufacture its line of plug-in hybrids in the state for sale in the U.S.) Furthermore, changing the battery pack on say a Toyota Prius often costs a fortune, at least in most European countries, so such cars better be VERY cheap, but they’re not.

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