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Fat Cars: Report Reveals What We Already Know About Vehicle Weight

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While the above has a tendency to advantage newer cars in the event of a crash, it often places older vehicles at a safety disadvantage. But it’s not something that has progressed at a pace that has allowed electric vehicles to surpass combustion cars in terms of overall convenience. The average age of cars on U.S.

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GM Says Chevrolet Volt Won't 'Pay the Rent' | Autopia from Wired.com

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Wired Home Subscribe Sections Cars 2.0 The Volt is, and always has been, more than than an electric car. Lutz, who retired earlier this year, called the car Detroits "moon shot" and an attempt to wrest the mantle of innovation back from the Japanese. The car is expected to cost around $40,000.

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