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Tesla Roadster 3.0: 70-kWh Battery, Aero Kit, New Tires, For 400-Mile Range

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package, which Roadster owners will be able to purchase in the future to update the battery pack, aerodynamics, and tires of their 2008-2012 Tesla Roadster electric sports cars. Tesla Motors announced today that it has prototyped a "Roadster 3.0"

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Renault and Itaipu to collaborate on EVs in Brazil

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The cars, supplied by Renault, will be imported as incompletely disassembled kits for restricted use by Itaipu and partner institutions of the EV Program. million MWh), breaking its own world record for energy production, which occurred in 2008, with the generation of 94,684,781 megawatt-hours (MWh). of consumption in Paraguay.

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Alaska EV company seeking crowd-funding for low-volume production AWD electric roadster

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Ethos Electric Vehicles, a small, Alaska-based company building custom electric motorcycles and automobiles, has launched a $100,000 crowd-funding campaign for reworking an existing internal combustion engine kit car—the Graber Cars’ La Bala —into a low-volume production, all-wheel drive (AWD) electric roadster. Top: The La Bala.

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AvtoVAZ launches 3 concepts at Moscow Motor Show; collaboration with Renault-Nissan

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Having become a shareholder of AvtoVAZ in 2008, Rostec appointed a group of managers to develop AvtoVAZ in 2009. While international sales declined in recent years, Russia was able to export more than 38,000 assembly kits to Egypt between 2002 and 2013.

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Seven-day test: Living with the 2024 Peugeot e-2008 GT. Can it really challenge a Tesla Model Y or BYD Atto 3?

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French cars have frustrated the living hell out of me this past decade, and the Peugeot e-2008 GT is another one to add to my list. As tested, our e-2008 GT small SUV is over $67,000 to drive-away in Queensland. Day 1: Bonjour, mon ami 2024 Peugeot e-2008 GT. Bonne chance, e-2008. I should want to own one.

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Tesla launches Event Data Recorder Resources to help owners access vehicle data

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The original Tesla Roadster, which was produced from 2008-2012, is not included in the list, as the all-electric sports car is equipped with an RCM but not an EDR. . A Tesla EDR Retrieval Hardware Kit, which includes genuine cables compatible with the EV maker’s vehicles, could be purchased from Crash Data Group for $1,200. .

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GM Daewoo Considering Hybrid for 2011

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In addition, GM Daewoo provides market and brand-specific vehicle kits for assembly at GM facilities in China, Thailand, India, Colombia and Venezuela. In 2008, GM Daewoo sold in Korea and exported more than 1.9 GM Daewoo now produces vehicles and kits to offer in more than 150 markets on six continents.

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