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TEMO’s easy-to-install electric outboard motors make DIY e-boats simple

Baua Electric

The French company TEMO just landed a €6 million Series A financing round with the US impact fund At One Ventures, the Ecotechnologies 2 fund, and business angels, to accelerate the company’s growth. hp internal combustion outboard motor. kW yet offers similar performance to a 3 hp internal combustion outboard motor.

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Tony Fadell: The Nest Thermostat Disrupted My Life

Cars That Think

Then, magically, Matt Rogers, who’d been one of the first interns on the iPod project, reached out to me. I researched the technology, then the opportunity, the business, the competition, the people, the financing, the history. This needed to be an easy DIY project, a quick upgrade. So I let the idea catch me. People loved it.

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Lotus and Harmon partner up to add sound to hybrids

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Lotus Engineering and Harmon International, two heavyweights in their respective industries, have teamed up to create a new technology known as Electronic Sound Synthesis (ESS). Basically, the external ESS is a system that produces artificial vehicle noise. Basically, the external ESS is a system that produces artificial vehicle noise.

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Chrysler unveils new electric minivan for the US Postal Service

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Outside of North America, 2008 was the second-best sales year in the last decade and the third-best ever for Chrysler International. Automotive.coms auto loan locator can help you get a lower new car finance rate. Total sales worldwide in 2008 were 2 million vehicles. Looking for a better auto insurance rate?

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Automakers agree on common plug to recharge electric vehicles

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

The use and technology of a computer cable does change, so the plug cant remain for 25 years or whatever. Neutral jakem @ Apr 19th 2009 5:22PM I bet Im not using the same electrical plug as you. They arent standardised internationally. Neutral Luke @ Apr 19th 2009 5:57PM A lot more goes into HDMI and USB signals, standards, etc.