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Abandoned History: Oldsmobile's Guidestar Navigation System and Other Cartography (Part VI)

The Truth About Cars

But behind the layers of finance and paperwork, Guidestar GPS was developed. At the time the system cost $2,000 ($4,085 adj.). And because the hard disk storage was removable, the system could (in theory) be updated easily with new information and map cartridges. to have a complete set of Guidestar maps.

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Solar Smackdown in Torrance – Installer Sues City on Behalf of the Sun

Creative Greenius

Or whatever it costs. He wasn’t a finance guy, thinking “I’m going to make money.” And by that do you mean they were fronting the costs of the rebates and then not recouping them from the utilities? I’ve been amazed that most companies seem to front the cost, even start ups. It’s expensive and my clients don’t finance.

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Rapid Charging Electric Cars: How Fast, How Soon?

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Which scheme wins may depend (in addition to financing hurdles) as much on our driving habits and patience as on advances in technology. The thing that bothers me the most about Tesla is not the range or cost of driving an EV. Ultimately, some believe a cost, not price, of $0.25 a gallon , that’s 5.7 cents a a mile, 1.3

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Proposed Federal CEDA Designed to Help Risky Breakthrough Technologies Cross the Valley of Death; Working with $10+ Billion Fund

Green Car Congress

Green Car Congress recently attended the Renewable Energy Finance Forum - Wall Street ( REFF- Wall Street ) conference sponsored by Euromoney Energy Events and the American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE). What is the credit subsidy cost and why does it matter? by Bill Cooke.

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Perspective: Regional Greenhouse Gas Cap-and-Trade Programs May be the Solution

Green Car Congress

These reductions in power plant emissions of sulfur dioxide (SO 2 ) and nitrogen oxides (NO x ) were achieved at a significantly lower cost than originally assumed. Today, this cap-and-trade program is considered one of the most efficient and cost-effective environmental initiatives ever implemented.

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