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Consumer Reports Lists Least/Most Expensive Car Brands to Maintain

The Truth About Cars

A dud from a company offering below-average maintenance costs may very well outpace the typical vehicle from a brand that’s known for pricey upkeep. This included oil changes and necessary repairs, but would exclude everything covered under recalls or warranty. Still, the list is more-or-less what one would expect.

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Tesla holds highest average transaction price increase in 2022, Musk warns of ‘inflation pressure’

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Tesla and SpaceX are experiencing substantial “inflation pressure,” according to CEO Elon Musk, who hinted toward potential price increases for his electric automotive company’s products in the coming months. Acura had the next-highest increase from January to February at 3.4 Overall, the industry saw a 0.6

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Green Motorsports: The Indy 500 Greens Up Its Act

Clean Fleet Report

At the 2023 Indianapolis 500 on May 28 in Indianapolis, Indiana, all 33 cars will be running on Shell 100-percent renewable biofuel, using carbon neutral motor oil, and rolling on Firestone Firehawk tires made with recycled plastics. One such company is Capstone Engineered Solutions, which is backing the No. We are different from them.

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Ford puts the pedal down on performance … but not with electric drive technology right now

Green Car Congress

However, unlike today’s hybrid drive Le Mans racers, or the new Acura NSX hybrid supercar, also revealed at NAIAS ( earlier post ), the GT—nor any of the other Ford performance vehicles unveiled at NAIAS—makes no use of electric drive technology. —Raj Nair. Ford’s electric drive vehicle sales.

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China puts its electric vehicles on center stage - China automotive news

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Alternative-fuel cars were some of the hottest items on display at the Shanghai auto show from homegrown companies like Geely Automobile Holdings Ltd., The hundreds of thousands of new cars being added every year to roads in China could further damage already shaky air quality if they are oil-based vehicles. and Chery Automobile Co.

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