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Teslas made in Texas will likely have to leave the state before Texans can buy them

The Verge

There was a bill proposed in the Texas legislature seemingly tailored to help Tesla: it would have let companies sell their cars directly to consumers if they were completely driven by electricity or battery-power, and only if those companies never had franchised dealerships in the state.

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Manchin blasts union-made EV tax break at Toyota event

The Verge

And he picked an awfully tone-deaf moment to say this: at an event hosted by Toyota celebrating a $240 million investment in its West Virginia facility, where he accepted three giant novelty checks for charity from the Japanese automaker. pic.twitter.com/G1oHKNthU9 — Senator Joe Manchin (@Sen_JoeManchin) November 11, 2021. “If

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Virgin Hyperloop hits an important milestone: the first human passenger test

The Verge

The most eye-catching scenario he proposed was a trip from LA to San Francisco in only 30 minutes. The company recently announced its plan to build a $500 million certification center to advance its vision of the future of high-speed transportation in West Virginia. On the regulatory front, things are looking brighter.

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Grant Writing and the Perfect Storytelling

Tech Soup

Start Your Grant Proposal with a Story. So, why would we not want to use this powerful communication tool when writing grant proposals? When I began writing proposals, storytelling was the only way I knew to convey the problems my organization faced and what we were doing to overcome those problems. Some Winning Stories.

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Do Your Homework First, Write Second—Examples of Successfully Funded Grant Proposals

NonProfit Hub

But I’m not going to be there pumping you up as you try to write your first grant proposal. (I We have written several blog posts on dos and don’ts, but if you’re looking for some real-deal proposals, check out my list below. This next example illustrates my answer to the question, “how long should my proposal be?”

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Glydways wants to reinvent transit—no more than four passengers at a time

Fast Company Tech

Animation: Glydways] Older, almost as small-scale personal rapid transit systems built on older autonomous technologysuch as one that runs between campuses of West Virginia University in Morgantown, W. have operated without incident for decades. Larger automated-train systems rely on a combination of surveillance and patrolling.

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The Station: Elon’s Tesla share sale, Ford teases a second EV truck and GM’s Cruise spending ramps

TechCrunch

Three items stuck out to me and reporter Jaclyn Trop: its $2B spending plan for Cruise, a proposal to tie the compensation packages of highest-ranking executives to EV quality and sales targets and its low-cost EV plans. Electric vehicles, batteries and charging.

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