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Getaround wants to help you start your own car-sharing business

The Verge

For example, if Getaround sees that demand for a car rental is high in a certain neighborhood, the company will let its Power Host users know the best places to park their vehicles, especially those spots that are reserved for Getaround customers. He added, “Our hosts were asking for help on how to grow the business.

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Why Norway — the poster child for electric cars — is having second thoughts

Vox

With generous government incentives available, 87 percent of the country’s new car sales are now fully electric, a share that dwarfs that of the European Union ( 13 percent ) and the United States ( 7 percent ). A Tesla charging station in Skei, Norway. The country has the world’s highest rate of electric car adoption.

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The gas station of the future isn’t a gas station

Vox

And since EV chargers can be installed in almost any location that’s connected to the power grid –– they’re now available in office garages and rest stops, and will soon be in some Starbucks parking lots — the gas station is increasingly unnecessary for some Americans. As EVs hit the road, gas stations have to adapt their business model.

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Kraken officially released in Seattle: Fans turn new Climate Pledge Arena into a roaring hockey house

GeekWire

The app features the ability to buy stuff from your seat and have it delivered to a pickup spot nearby. The Kraken broke jersey sales records last month , before the team even played a single game. “We did it Seattle!” Seattle definitely turned out to celebrate. Seattle #Kraken home opener. Biggest lines.

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GeekWire’s Great Race II: By taxi, Lyft, e-bike, bus and more — here’s who won in Seattle rush hour

GeekWire

just as the afternoon commute thickened, and headed to our destination in West Seattle at the home of GeekWire Chief Sales & Marketing Officer Holly Grambihler. just as the afternoon commute thickened, and headed to our destination in West Seattle at the home of GeekWire Chief Sales & Marketing Officer Holly Grambihler.

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GeekWire Awards 2020 revealed: Big winners, celebrities and surprises power virtual event

GeekWire

“Thanks to the work of entrepreneurs, scientists and technology leaders, the Pacific Northwest continues to be a leader in breakthroughs that improve the way we communicate, conduct business, travel and live,” Gates said. Winners of the 2020 GeekWire Awards make their acceptance speeches on the live-streamed event. Winner: Ally.

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Nerf Hyper review: where the rubber meets the foam

The Verge

I’ve been testing them in my local park, my backyard, and this past month, I got to try them at an actual Nerf war. The Nerf Hyper Rush-40. Are these new blasters really the future of Nerf? For nearly 30 years, Nerf has been synonymous with foam — foam balls, foam darts, and foam arrows blasted across playgrounds or over cubicle walls.

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