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VW To Test Robotic Chargers For Self-Driving Electric Cars

PYMNTS

A robotic arm attached to a 150kW DC fast charger would perform the task of plugging into the car’s charge port. It has 450 charging stations currently in operation, according to the company’s website. VW is partnering with Bay Area startup Stable Auto, a fleet charging firm, to roll out the test program.

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Philadelphia Mall Owner Takes Care Of Its Own

PYMNTS

The entire process, cradle to grave, has failed to evolve and innovate with the customer in mind.”. The Philadelphia Real Estate Investment Trust (PREIT) owns 17 malls surrounding the New York-New Jersey-Pennsylvania corridor, with a smattering of properties near Detroit and Washington, DC.

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California Dept. of Business Oversight launches “true lender” investigation of auto title lender’s partnership with Utah bank

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Thereafter, “using its existing lending operations and personnel, LoanMart commenced ‘marketing’ and ‘servicing’ auto title loans purportedly made by CCBank, a small Utah-chartered bank operating out of Provo, Utah.” The DOB indicated that such loans have interest rates greater than 90 percent.

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23 VC-Backed Brick & Mortar Startups Changing The Face Of Main Street

CB Insights

As internet retailers are expanding their operations into brick-and-mortar operations (think Warby Parker, Argent, Bonobos, and BaubleBar ), venture capitalists are also investing in “physical-first” startups focused on creating new brick-and-mortar business models. Funding and investor information is as of 9/6/17. .

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Banking's Total Return Top 5: 2013 Edition

Jeff For Banks

and its subsidiary BofI Federal Bank aspire to be the most innovative branchless bank in the United States providing products and services superior to their competitors, branch-based or otherwise. versus 68.5%, respectively) and its operating expenses as a percent of average assets compared to peer banks (1.66% versus 3.09%, respectively).So,

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Battery Breakthrough: How Startups, Tech Giants, And Automakers Could Finally Make EVs Go The Distance

CB Insights

In this research briefing, we dig into how EV private markets have seen a resurgence as auto giants, investors, and newcomers ramp up their efforts in the space. Porsche’s challenge speaks to how voltage support and charger access affect innovation in the battery space and stymie EV adoption. kW per hour to an EV battery.

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What Are Smart Cities?

CB Insights

Thanks to innovative technology, smart cities are already a reality — and they continue to expand and become more refined. In fact, the global smart cities market size is projected to be worth $1.4T within the next 6 years, according to CB Insights market sizing data. Another company, Telensa, has globally deployed over 1.5M

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