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Chevrolet will NOT buy out Chevy dealerships if they don’t sell EVs

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This is yet another reminder that GM can be a dysfunctional family of brands, to say the least (look at Saturn). What do you think of the article? As other GM brands exit these dealerships, he argues that they will likely shift to sell more Chevy vehicles and further expand the Chevy brand. Chevrolet Bolts on a dealership parking lot.

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The Pininfarina Battista is more than a Rimac Nevara in a wig

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In Top Gear’s video in the rain, the hypercar handled more like the Saturn 5 rocket than a road-going vehicle. What do you think of the article? And if you are willing to keep your foot off the floor, the vehicle will even take you 300 miles , with 100% complimentary lifetime charging. Shoot me an email at william@teslarati.com.

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Musk blames SpaceX’s latest Starship explosion on Raptor engine leak

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As promised, the new information offers some insight into the cause of Starship SN11’s premature demise and the challenges of iteratively developing systems as complex as a fully-reusable Saturn V-class launch vehicle. The engine on the left here appears to have been the leaky culprit.

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Revealed: Jupiter’s Secret Power Source

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It's too early to say, but scientists will want to replicate the findings and then see if they also explain the heating they see on the other gas giants in the solar system—Saturn, Uranus and Neptune. This article appears in the December 2021 print issue as "Jupiter's Electric Blanket.". Keck Observatory; A.

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Smart Move

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Read more in the article: Smart to Launch Test Fleet of Electric Cars. From the article: “The car would be leased for four years at $599 a month and would be under warranty during the full period. Here’s the link to the full text of the article, in case the link goes bad: [link]. – Boston Corridor.

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BrightDrop: GM’s silent push into electric commercial vehicles

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Thus, the restructured GM was composed of Chevrolet, Buick, GMC and Cadillac, while the Hummer, Pontiac, Saab and Saturn brands died. This article appeared in Issue 59: Jan-Mar 2022 – Subscribe now. The Task Force ultimately agreed.

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2022 GMC Hummer EV: the biggest, baddest, butchest EV to hit the market?

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The brand died in 2009 as GM declared bankruptcy, restructured with US government backing, and jettisoned not only Hummer but also Pontiac, Saab and Saturn. This article appeared in Charged Issue 52 – November/December 2020 – Subscribe now. If it does that, it can say, “Mission accomplished.”.

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