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Tesla direct sales under threat from dealer-backed bills in Florida

Teslarati

Tesla and other companies selling vehicles directly to consumers are under threat in Florida, where two bills may disrupt how the automakers sell their vehicles. Now, Tesla is again facing threats from legislatures as two new bills could derail the company’s sales system in Florida. ” However, this could change.

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EGEB: A Florida nonprofit ran a solar boot camp with guaranteed jobs for 27 young adults

Electrek

In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB): A Florida solar boot camp provides guaranteed jobs for young adults. UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your region for personalized solar estimates. The Swiss government says it can reach net zero by 2050 – with fossil fuels.

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Florida “State Fire Marshal” Tells Crazy Lie About EVs

CleanTechnica EVs

Not only was a complete lie being told, but the person telling the lie is using a political technicality to pretend to be an expert in a field he has no […]. When I saw this tweet, it was clearly complete bull, but the more I looked into it, the deeper the poop proved to be.

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UPS to deliver packages in Florida via electric bikes

Green Car Reports

If you're the type of person that stays at home listening for the UPS truck to arrive as you wait for a delivery, we have bad news for you: that just got a lot more difficult. UPS has launched its first silent electric delivery trike along Las Olas Boulevard and the surrounding neighborhoods of Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

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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. The post Personal: One in a Million first appeared on Clean Fleet Report. California, the original home of Tesla—and many of the start-ups like Lucid and Rivian that are beginning to contribute to the growth of EVs—leads the way in plug-in car registrations.

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Tesla Cybertruck appearing in more showrooms, now outside California

Teslarati

After the Cybertruck was spotted on display at showrooms in San Jose and San Diego on Monday, the vehicle has now made its way to at least a few more stores, including some in New York and Florida. The Tesla store in New York is in the Manhattan Meatpacking district, while the location in Florida is at the Tampa International Mall.

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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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