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The Age of the Car is Gone, that of the SUV has succeeded

Cars That Think

And the category itself is splitting up, like an amoeba, into two major subcategories, car SUVs and truck SUVs. Today's SUV driver, however, looks down not on pedestrians but on paupers in mere cars. car SUV was nearly 15 percent heavier than a car[PR1] , and by 2020 the difference had shrunk to only about 6 percent.

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Magazine Article and 914 EV Wiki

Porsche 914 EV Conversion

I ran out to Barnes and Noble today and picked up the March issue of Sports Car Market magazine. With the transmission fixed, the DC/DC fixed and the DMOC445 smoothed out, I'm starting to relax and really enjoy the car. Maybe for 2008, at least the Tesla roadster will get on the list. Got that EV Grin again.)

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Used Tesla Model 3 prices are leveling out in the UK

Teslarati

Car buyers looking for a used Tesla Model 3 in the UK may be in luck, as recent reports have revealed that the prices of the all-electric sedan in the second-hand market are starting to level off. As noted by Car Dealer Magazine UK , used vehicle prices in the UK dropped by just 0.5% in October.

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Get to Know the IEEE Board of Directors

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He has received numerous international awards throughout his career, including the 2008 IEEE Communications Society Edwin Howard Armstrong Award. He founded the IEEE Radio and Wireless Symposium , and has contributed a column on microwave business to IEEE Microwave Magazine since 2011.

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Norway leads the world in moving to EVs

EV Info

As a result, you can get a much better EV, at any price, compared to price-competitive gas cars. Sales of Petrol and Diesel car are falling faster that anyone expected. In the most recent accounting , cars without any type of electrification made up less than 10% of new car sales, down from about 21% the year prior.

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Remembering the Legacy of Trailblazing Technologist Gordon Moore

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The IEEE Fellow was awarded the 2008 IEEE Medal of Honor for “pioneering technical roles in integrated-circuit processing, and leadership in the development of MOS memory, the microprocessor computer, and the semiconductor industry.” Intel cofounder Gordon E. Moore , the man behind Moore’s Law, died on 24 March at the age of 94.

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Popular Mechanics Takes Aptera for a Drive

Plugs and Cars

This wingless Jetsonian vehicle has seemed to me to be too much design, too much gadgetry, too much website, and not enough practical, buildable car. The magazine's Ben Stewart took the all electric car (3 wheeler) for a 20 mile spin in Carlsbad CA. I thought I could smell the vapor. And he came back impressed. 300mpg, they say.

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