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Personal: One in a Million

Clean Fleet Report

It has eight times the number of EVs of the next state, Florida. Part of how California got to its million-EV position is by offering substantial rebates to purchasers of new EVs. In the earlier days, the incentives were a big part of Tesla’s early market success, which was the intent of the program. The Role of Rebates.

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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. With that, the preeminent U.S. Press coverage of the announcement was lukewarm.

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bp invests in free local electric transit business Freebee

Green Car Congress

Freebee’s free-to-the-user trips are financed through local governments as part of municipalities’ public transport networks, and also by private entities such as corporate business parks, hotels and resorts, and university campuses. The expansion is expected to help the business move more than 1 million passengers by the end of the year.

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Tesla Model Y driver escapes frightening freak accident unscathed

Teslarati

A Tesla Model Y was involved in what could only be described as a freak accident in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The incident resulted in the death of a person and injuries to another two. A Tesla Model Y and a minivan were damaged by a part of a crane that collapsed onto the bridge. At around 4:30 p.m. At around 4:30 p.m.

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There is “reasonable evidence” Tesla and Musk knew about Autopilot defect: FL Judge

Teslarati

Florida Judge Reid Scott from the Circuit Court for Palm Beach County has ruled that there is “reasonable evidence” that Tesla and CEO Elon Musk had been aware that its vehicles had a defective Autopilot system, but they still allowed the company’s cars to be driven in an unsafe manner anyway.

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Elon Musk shares insights on jet tracker ban, Twitter’s privacy info policy updates

Teslarati

On Wednesday, Sweeney stated that his @ElonJet account, his personal account @JxckSweeney, and his other jet trackers were suspended as well. The University of Central Florida college student noted that he would continue tracking Elon Musk’s plane and sharing the information via alternative social media platforms such as Mastodon. .

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Rimac pushes two more Nevera hypercar EVs to U.S. customers

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Rimac delivered two more Nevera hypercar electric vehicles, it announced today, with the second and third units making their way to customers in Naples, Florida. They became a part of two of the nation’s most significant car collections: the Triple F Collection and the Ash Crest Collection.

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