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GM to boost EV and AV investments 75% to $35B through 2025; new battery plants

Green Car Congress

Key factors changing the decision landscape include strong public reaction to the GMC HUMMER EV and HUMMER EV SUV, the Cadillac LYRIQ and the Chevrolet Silverado electric pickup; GM and dealer investments in the EV customer experience; public and private investment in EV charging infrastructure; and the global policy environment.

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Abandoned History: Oldsmobile's Guidestar Navigation System and Other Cartography (Part VI)

The Truth About Cars

& The first Guidestar test models in late 1994 were implemented in the San Jose, California area, distributed once again through Avis rental outlets. Acura followed with hard drive navigation in the 1996 3.5 Information was presented to the driver via a four-inch color LCD screen, with seven different LCD keys used for inputs.

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General Motors increases EV investment by 75% through 2025

Teslarati

Safely deploying self-driving technology at scale: Cruise, GM’s majority-owned subsidiary, recently became the first company to receive permission from regulators in California to provide a driverless AV passenger service to the public. Details will be announced at a later date.

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News: 2024 Mazda CX-90

Clean Fleet Report

News: 2024 Mazda CX-90 An All-New Three-Row SUV Mazda brought the automotive media to Malibu, California, this week to reveal the all-new 2024 CX-90 three-row, eight-passenger SUV. Pricing and Availability The all-new CX-90 is scheduled to be in Mazda dealers in late March 2023. Pricing will be announced closer to the on-sale date.

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Road Test: 2022 Genesis GV70 AWD 3.5T Sport Prestige

Clean Fleet Report

In 386 miles driving through Southern California, aided by the start/stop (where the engine shuts off when not needed), we averaged 23.7 The GV70 competes against premium small SUVs including the Acura RDX , Audi Q3, BMW X3, Buick Envision , Lexus NX , Lincoln Corsair, Mercedes-Benz GLC, Tesla Model Y and the Volvo XC60.

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Road Test: 2022 Mercedes-Benz S500 4Matic Mild Hybrid

Clean Fleet Report

After cruising through Southern California I came away appreciating what $127,300 gets you, which is a lot. It is too involved to go into here, so make sure your Mercedes-Benz dealer sales representative walks you through it completely. Road Test: 2022 Acura RDX SH-AWD. The standard. Being Handed the Keys. Smooth turbo power.

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Road Test: 2021 Ford Mustang EcoBoost Premium

Clean Fleet Report

In 240 miles driving around Southern California we averaged 23 mpg, but in a 100-mile run with the adaptive cruise control set at 65 mph, we averaged 31.2 First introduced in 2002, versions of this suspension system are found on Camaro, Corvette, Cadillac, Acura, Audi, Land Rover, Ferrari, and Lamborghini models.

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