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Pong Was Boring—And People Loved It

Cars That Think

Pong was the future, even if that future was a black-and-white television screen. My University of South Carolina colleague James Risk grew up in Mooresville, Indiana, a small town southwest of Indianapolis. His house was the first in the neighborhood to have a home version of Pong. Top 5 Reasons People Love Pong.

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Cupcake A.T.M.s and Fire Pits: What You Love at the Airport

Baua Electric

Greenville-Spartanburg Airport in South Carolina boasts that what it calls its airside garden , was one of the first in the country when it opened in 1962. Dreaming up a future getaway or just armchair traveling? It started primarily with the airline clubs and is becoming a favorite with airport authorities themselves.”

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Proposed Changes to Federal EV Tax Credit – Part 4: Chinese-Assembled Vehicles Will Not Be Eligible for Tax Credit

EV Adoption

And the company recently announced plans to raise $9 billion in a private placement for future expansion. Kandi also offers the two EVs as NEVs (neighborhood electric vehicles) and those could end up being Kandi’s near-term focus instead. NIO ec6 – Source: NIO. Kandi K27 – Source: Kandi.

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US DOE Awards $300 Million in Clean Cities Grants to Support Alternative Fuels, Vehicles, and Infrastructure Development

Green Car Congress

s Connecticut Clean Cities Future Fuels Project. The project will include vehicles and fueling infrastructure for electric, hybrid-electric, compressed natural gas, propane, E85, and biodiesel fuels and technologies to be deployed throughout North Carolina and South Carolina. Total DOE award: $13,299,101.