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Rare Rides Icons: The Cadillac Eldorado, Distinctly Luxurious (Part XVII)

The Truth About Cars

In our last installment of Rare Rides, we checked out the interior changes Cadillac’s engineers and designers made for the new and improved third generation Eldorado in 1957. Note: In this article we’ll discuss the differences in interiors between a 1957 Eldorado Biarritz in green, and a ‘57 Eldorado Brougham in gray.) Improvement?

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Safety: Is Public Transit Safe Post-COVID-19?

Clean Fleet Report

This article may contain affiliate links. This article originally ran June 7, 2020, and has been updated with current information. Some free masks will be available at the station at first, and they are planning to install vending machines. Offering personal hand straps –free at first and later for sale.

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EV myths busted: Are electric vehicles safer than gas-powered cars?

Drive Electric

Throughout this article, we’ll refer to ICEVs and EVs; here’s a quick breakdown explaining the difference between the two. Drive batteries are installed with crash safety in mind. The drive battery in most EV models, such as the S KODA ENYA iV , is installed in the car’s underbody, protected against deformation.

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The Do-or-Die Moments That Determined the Fate of the Internet

Cars That Think

The first node of the ARPANET was installed at the University of California, Los Angeles, in 1969. Kahn’s plan called for a TIP—short for Terminal Interface Processor—to be installed at the Hilton Hotel, the site of the ICCC. He also had to convince manufacturers to loan, install, and configure terminals.

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Electrifying Chicago’s Urban Residential Neighborhoods: 3 New Community Chargers

EV Match

John’s charging station comes on the heels of two chargers recently installed at Plant Chicago , a collaborative community organization focused on cultivating circular economies. Arthur Burton of AMB Renewable Energy, a company involved with the installs at both St. John’s and Plant Chicago, is optimistic about where things are headed.

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RCA’s Lucite Phantom Teleceiver Introduced the Idea of TV

Cars That Think

Although the home user could select any of five different television stations and fiddle with the picture quality, a bold-faced warning in the owner’s manual cautioned that only a competent television technician should install the receiver because it had the ability to produce high voltages and electrical shocks.

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Proposed Changes to Federal EV Tax Credit – Part 4: Chinese-Assembled Vehicles Will Not Be Eligible for Tax Credit

EV Adoption

According to our EVAdoption research, as of January 1, 2022 there may be only four EVs (and possibly just two) for sale in the US that have final assembly in China. Currently only the Polestar 2 and Volvo S90 T8 PHEV are being produced in China for sale in the US. We will update this article once we do.).