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NYC congestion pricing is coming. Here’s how to get out of it

Baua Electric

New York City is on the brink of implementing congestion pricing, a bold move aimed at reducing traffic in Manhattan’s most congested areas. Starting on June 30, 2024, vehicles entering the Congestion Relief Zone in Manhattan, which includes local streets and avenues below 60 Street, will be charged a new entry toll.

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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. And in 2005, the Chinese computer maker Lenovo Group purchased IBM's PC business. As the prices of PC clones kept falling, the machines grew more powerful—Moore's Law at work.

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Electric Car Manufacturers Inspire New Paradigms -- Seeking Alpha

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Price tag: about $25,000, made from 95% recyclable materials with a top speed of 65 miles per hour and range of 110 miles per charge. market for sustainable “green” energy purchases. This is a City only car, not suitable for most Americans who dont spend all of their time in Manhattan or downtown LA.