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Hagerty's 2024 Bull Market List Has a Few Surprises

The Truth About Cars

Besides, as Hagerty notes, fun should be the primary goal with car buying, not necessarily making money. It says it does not mean to celebrate inflated values or make specific models more expensive than they already are. Image: Dave Goodman via Shutterstock] Become a& TTAC& insider.

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What You Need To Know About Pickup EVs

Clean Fleet Report

You might still be on the fence about buying a heavy EV pickup, given some of the misconceptions about electric vehicles in general. FYI, the safest EV trucks include Rivian R1T and Ford F-150 Lightning, according to the DOT’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and the private Institute for Highway Safety.

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Kia surprisingly tops Hyundai in market value with affordable EVs rolling out

Baua Electric

The Hyundai Motor Group was formed in 2000 after buying out Kia. Electrek’s Take While many rivals, including Ford, GM, VW, and Toyota, are pulling back on EV initiatives, Kia (and Hyundai) are surging ahead. In 2003, the first Hyundai Genesis arrived, and in 2015, the luxury brand became a standalone marque.

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Tech: How do Hybrid & Plug-in Hybrid Batteries Recharge? Do I Need to Plug a Hybrid In?

Clean Fleet Report

When the first gasoline-electric hybrids vehicles began arriving in 1999 and 2000, early adopters did their research and were quite knowledgeable about the then-new and revolutionary transportation mode. There are choices now in the hybrid world and the buying public is learning to live with both types. [Ed.

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Tech: Are EVs More Expensive to Repair?

Clean Fleet Report

You can buy a standard gas-powered car, hybrid or an electric vehicle. When hybrid cars first entered the modern automotive landscape in 2000, they were more expensive than their gas counterparts. Only the Ford Escape hybrid requires any extra maintenance. There are also several types of fuel-efficient cars to choose from.

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Who will be in the driver’s seat?

Electric Auto Association

An early adopter Sinclair’s first venture into the world of clean energy vehicles came in the early 2000’s when she and her husband purchased a Ford Escape Hybrid, a car they still own today. She loves telling her friends that she only buys gas three times a year.” “If

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Solving the Electric Vehicle Charging Conundrum

Cars That Think

If you don't include bathrooms and buying salty snack foods and sugary sodas and lottery tickets, your desktop can be as little as eight or ten minutes, whereas you may spend 30 or 40 minutes every 200, 250 miles in your Tesla. Now it's much simpler, but if you buy Apple stuff, it all works together. But what about plug-in hybrids?