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Used Car of the Day: 2000 Jeep Wrangler

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This 2000 Jeep Wrangler might be the ticket. The paint is new and the motor is rebuilt. Hey there, want a 24-year-old off-roader? liter with an automatic transmission and 193,000 miles on it. It has a hard top and full doors. The seller claims the A/C blows cold and the transmission shifts smoothly.

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Used Car of the Day: 1974 Alfa Romeo Berlina 2000

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Today's UCOTD is a rally-ready 1974 Alfa Romeo Berlina 2000. There's good, too, apparently: A rebuilt motor, all-new suspension, NOS Abarth exhaust, roof rack, TZ wheels, Weber cars, rally driving lights, and Euro bumpers. This car has problems, such as rust, dents, and oil leaks. Oh, and a rear seal leak.

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IDTechEx: despite efforts to reduces rare-earth use, percentage of permanent magnet-based EV motors rising

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While there has been much publicity and technical development towards rare-earth reduction in vehicle motors, in practice the market is seeing an increase in the number of permanent magnet motors. Processing 1 tonne of rare-earths can produce up to 2000 tonnes of toxic waste.

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Wright Electric begins motor development program for 186-seat electric aircraft; 1.5MW motor, 3 kV inverter

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MW electric motor and inverter at 3 kilovolts. Wright intends to conduct ground tests of its motor in 2021 and flight tests in 2023. The motor and power system development program is the next step towards building its narrowbody-class aircraft. The company expects entry into service of its flagship Wright 1 in 2030.

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Tata Motors launches $10,000 electric hatch; deliveries of Tiago.ev start in January

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Tata Motors, India’s leading automobile manufacturer, launched the newest member of its EV family this past week: the Tiago.ev. Lakh (US$10,000) (All India – Ex-showroom), for the first 10,000 customers (of which 2000 will be reserved for the current owners of Nexon EV and Tigor EV). accelerates from 0 to 60 km/h in 5.7 Battery Pack.

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Electric motor company YASA enters innovation agreement with global automotive manufacturer for hybrids and EVs

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YASA, a leading manufacturer of axial-flux electric motors and controllers, signed a long-term joint innovation agreement with a global automotive OEM. The partnership will focus on developing custom electric motor and controller solutions for the OEM’s high-performance hybrid and pure electric vehicles. Earlier post.).

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Study: 15% of US alcohol-related motor vehicle fatalities involve alcohol under the legal limit

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A new open-access study in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine found that motor vehicle crashes involving drivers with blood alcohol concentrations (BACs) below the legal limit of 0.08% accounted for 15% of alcohol-involved crash deaths in the United States. Lira et al. In 2018, Utah became the first state to do so. 2019.12.015.

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