But driving the Model S was so fun, convenient and carbon-and-cash free that I was reluctant to hand the car over and head to LAX to fly back to San Francisco.
Driving an early model Smart Fortwo in 2007 felt like driving a glass-encased moped, but the new Smart is decidedly more car.
Setting the bar for electric driving range, Model S offers 40 kWh, 60 kWh and 85 kWh battery options.
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This model is driving the growth of digital storage in data centers and thus the sale of hard disk drives, tape storage and flash memory used in enterprise storage tiers for these data centers.
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Broder detailed a disappointing drive in cold weather where the real world driving range of the Tesla Model S failed to meet the published estimates.
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For example, the 2013 Nissan Altima is about 80 pounds lighter than the model it replaces, and the 31 miles per gallon it gets in combined city and highway driving is about 15 percent better than the previous model.
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For that reason the electric grid is a model of a neutral, innovation-driving network.
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That focus on driving customer value via a new business and deployment model helped fuel the early days of Cloud computing and established a customer-focused ethos that is still present in most Cloud companies.
Understand how all your key business metrics and financials link together within your model, and make sure they are connected and driving each other.
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The top prize at the fair went to 19-year-old Ionut Budisteanu of Romania, who used "artificial intelligence to create a viable model for a low-cost, self-driving car, " according to an Intel statement.
The 1979 model from the recent sale is on screen mostly in driving scenes, according to the auction house Profiles In History, of Calabasas, Calif.
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Just weeks after the magazine assailed Ford for how the complexity of the MyFord Touch system continued to confuse American car buyers, Consumer Reports alleged that the Ford Fusion Hybrid delivered only 39 mpg in its tests of the vehicle in highway and city driving, far short of the 47 mpg Ford claims for the model.
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Hummer, whose smallest model gets 16 miles per gallon in combined city and highway driving, sold well until the middle part of this decade when fuel prices began to rise.
While there is an undeniable amount of egotistical cachet in driving a brand new car home from a dealership, choosing a pre-owned model is usually the better deal.
With a larger radiator grille featuring the electric drive logo, stylish LED daytime driving lights below the headlamps, wider door sills and several modifications to the rear the new model is much more dynamic than its predecessor.
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The other 90% of clients operate on a pay-for-performance model and do not pay Achievers unless the employees receive points for hitting their goals or driving business results.
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The innovations driving these products can be technological, they can involve processes, or they can draw on a disruptive business model.
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