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The Rise and Fall of 3M’s Floppy Disk

Cars That Think

But 3M got out of the data-storage business about 28 years ago, when it transferred its floppy disk manufacturing to a spin-off called Imation. Before World War II, one company did attempt to manufacture a tape recorder in the U.S. But, it needed someone to manufacture magnetic tape for it to use. 3M manufactured a signature 5.25-inch

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Debunking the Lithium "Mining" FUD

Plug In India

Considering a use case with the following supply chain, The total emissions for lithium extraction in Chile, which then stays in Chile for lithium processing and proceeds to Korea for cell manufacturing and vehicle assembly will be 1.5 Here is another research paper from a traditional ICE car manufacturer - Volkswagen. metric tons (5.07

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Ford tops 50 Best Global Green Brands list for 2014; Toyota, Honda and Nissan 2nd, 3rd and 4th

Green Car Congress

Automakers took the top four slots in the 50 Best Global Green Brands list for 2014, published by Fortune magazine in conjunction with the consulting firm Deloitte and Interbrand. The company’s performance across operations as measured in energy efficiency, GHG emissions, water management, waste management, and toxic emissions management.

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Startup Makes It Easier to Detect Fires With IoT and Flir Cameras

Cars That Think

Then thermal-camera manufacturer Flir hired him to write software to automate non-contact temperature measurement processes to give Flir’s customers the ability to act quickly on temperature changes spotted by their camera. “The MIO won the 2016 Innovators Award for industry-best product from Vision Systems Design magazine.

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New Elon Musk essay: Tesla CEO’s current thoughts on technology and humanity

Teslarati

The new Elon Musk essay was published in China Cyberspace , the Cyberspace Administration of China’s (CAC) flagship magazine. In a way, the publication of the new Elon Musk essay in the CAC’s flagship magazine is significant. Thank you for the invitation from China Cyberspace magazine. Posted by Elon Musk.

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Hydrogen fuel company in ASA reprimand

Green Cars News

An advert placed in an unnamed magazine boasted that the ‘Hydrogen Fuel Saver’ could supply greater power using less fuel, reduce vehicle emissions and create less pollutants. Tags: Green credentials advert ASA magazine Waterboost.

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News: Range Milestones Hit by Lucid and Rivian

Clean Fleet Report

Story by Michael Coates; photos from the manufacturers. Lucid also ran a real-world test of pre-production cars with Motor Trend magazine driving from Los Angeles to San Francisco that demonstrated the 500+ mile range of the car. Lucid Air Tops Out with 520-mile range; Rivian Bests 300 with Pickup & SUV. EPA with a 520-mile range.

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