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Why Car Dealerships Should Invest in Public Charging

EV Connect

As more EVs hit the roads, the Service & Parts cash engine is at risk because EV maintenance costs are 20 percent to 50 percent lower than gas vehicles. Friendly Chevrolet, in Dallas, Texas, invested heavily in EV Charging infrastructure and after only 6 months in operation, is earning around $60,000/month from public charging.

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Microsoft joins Baidu Apollo project to advance autonomous driving; global Azure cloud support

Green Car Congress

—,Kevin Dallas, corporate vice president, Microsoft. Microsoft has already been working with leaders in the automotive industry to help manufacturers ingest huge volumes of sensor and usage data from connected vehicles and apply that data to deliver actionable intelligence.

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Rapid Deployment Keeps Stillwater Capital Multifamily Project on Schedule

EV Connect

Striving for a Higher Standard in Modern Living Stillwater Capital, a leading private real estate developer based in Dallas, TX, has been at the forefront of innovative and integrated multifamily developments. Wood was particularly impressed by EV Connect’s speed of delivery on Stillwater’s 16 PowerCharge 40-amp charging stations.

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Update: 10 Best Car Sharing Programs

Clean Fleet Report

The stated goal is to experiment in autonomous on-demand vehicles, hedging the reduction in vehicle sales caused by ride sharing by making GM the preferred vehicle provider for Lyft drivers and integrating connectivity tools like OnStar. Lyft claims it is the fastest-growing ride share service and is available in 190 cities worldwide.

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Designing the First Apple Macintosh: The Engineers’ Story

Cars That Think

Burrell Smith and the Early Mac Design Mr. Smith, who was a repairman in the Apple II maintenance department in 1979, had become hooked on microprocessors several years earlier during a visit to the electronics-industry area south of San Francisco known as Silicon Valley. Espinosa attributes to the negotiating talents of Mr. Jobs.

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