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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. The personal computer vastly expanded the number of people and organizations that used computers. With that, the preeminent U.S. Press coverage of the announcement was lukewarm.

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Nissan Leaf Electric-Car Buyers Really ARE Different, Says Dealer

Green Car Reports

Not, as you may be unsurprised to learn, the sort of person who doesn't really care what they buy, says one Nissan dealer. As Nashville Business Journal reports, Leaf customers are already pretty sure they want a Leaf when they walk onto the lot. So who buys a Nissan Leaf?

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News: 2028 Scout Motors – The Big Reveal

Clean Fleet Report

SUV and Pickup—First Two Models from All-new Car Company North American automotive journalists were invited to Nashville, Tennessee. Following the Tesla sales model This begins with their announcement of not going the traditional and conventional sales route with franchised dealers, but are adopting a direct-to-customer sales model.

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Scout Motors unveils EV Terra truck, Traveler SUV concepts, including Harvester range extender

Charged EVs

Scout Motors, the startup electric-truck maker owned by Volkswagen, took the wraps off concepts for its first two 4×4 models outside Nashville on Thursday evening. Scout Motors provided airfare, lodging, and meals to enable Charged to bring you this first-person report. Photos by John Voelcker. Stay tuned.

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Scout Motors unveils EV Terra truck, Traveler SUV concepts, including Harvester range extender – Charged EVs

Baua Electric

Scout Motors, the startup electric-truck maker owned by Volkswagen, took the wraps off concepts for its first two 4×4 models outside Nashville on Thursday evening. Scout Motors provided airfare, lodging, and meals to enable Charged to bring you this first-person report. Photos by John Voelcker. Stay tuned.

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