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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. Other companies, including Apple and Tandy Corp. IBM CEO Frank T.

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Fiat 500e hits road bump, Stellantis lays off thousands of workers

Baua Electric

This decision, confirmed by a company spokesperson to Automotive News Europe in alignment with a union statement, has raised concerns among unions, prompting a call for immediate talks with the company. Electrek’s Take Stellantis is, finally, launching its first all-electric vehicle to the US market with the Fiat 500e.

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Ontario Announces Rebates of Up to C$10,000 for Plug-in Electric Drive Vehicles

Green Car Congress

This plan helps get more people behind the wheel of a green vehicle to create jobs, reduce smog and equip Ontario for the 21 st century.” The green plate will enable drivers to use Ontario’s High-Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) lanes for a limited time (5 years starting 2010), even if there is just one person in the vehicle. Dalton McGuinty.

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I’ve Done The Math – Now I’m Doing Something About It

Creative Greenius

Why would your Creative Greenius walk away from his high-paying, highly rewarding executive role at CBS EcoMedia where I was working to fund environmental, education, and wellness projects all across the USA, just as the company hit more growth milestones and was likely to pay generous bonuses? ” What a no-brainer.

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What Robotics Experts Think of Tesla’s Optimus Robot

Cars That Think

After a year of speculation based on little more than a person in a robot suit combined with some optimistic assertions made by Tesla CEO Elon Musk , many roboticists tuned in to the event livestream (or attended in person) to see what Tesla’s approach to humanoid robotics would turn out to be. First, the team did a good job.

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Car Companies Standardize Plug for Electric Vehicles : Gas 2.0

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Car Companies Standardize Plug for Electric Vehicles Written by Jerry James Stone Published on April 19th, 2009 34 Comments Posted in Electric Cars (EVs) , Plug-in hybrid EVs Just a few hours after General Motors called for a standardized EV plug , one has been created! Subscribe to our RSS feed and stay up to date. About Gas 2.0

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Green Friday | Black Friday

My Energi

Many larger companies are generating this hysteria and stirring up this sense of urgency, for which customers feel the urge to go on wild shopping sprees, often regretting the outcome. Follow, Like, Tag, Share… HOW TO ENTER . TAG Tag 3 friends @’name’ 4. Instagram . LIKE Double click to like the post.

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