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Junkyard Find: 1986 Dodge Ram 50 with 313,560 miles

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My definition of "impressive" varies by manufacturer, so Honda and Toyota products now need at least 400,000 miles to meet that threshold. Mitsubishi, however, is a different story; today's Junkyard Find is the first discarded Mitsubishi I've ever documented with better than 300,000 total miles.

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Tesla Model Y Standard Range AWD only available for employees, at least for now: report

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The vehicle is reportedly only available for Tesla employees for now, but this might change within the following weeks. This was quite surprising considering that the vehicle has not been announced by Tesla at all, and it is not available on the company’s current Model Y order page.

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Toyota’s new RAV4 plug-in hybrid SUV offers 39 miles AER, 90 MPGe

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seconds—the second quickest acceleration time in the Toyota lineup—the 2021 RAV4 Prime has an estimated 39 miles of all-electric range—the highest AER of any PHEV SUV on the market. As a technology comparison, the 2006-2012 RAV4 offered an optional 269-hp, 3.5-liter liter gas V6 engine that reached 0-60 mph in 6.3-seconds—a

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Actual fuel economy of cars and light trucks: 1966-2019

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Calculated vehicle fuel economy is available going back to 1923. However, the starting year of this analysis is 1966 because (1) for 1923 through 1935, fuel-economy information is available only for the entire fleet of all vehicles, and (2) from 1936 through 1965, light trucks were included with other trucks in the relevant statistics.?.

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Tesla launches new Cybertruck options to make it your own

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Tesla shares new Cybertruck features: Diff locks, Baja Mode, CyberTent Mode, and more The options are only available on the Foundation Series, which is the Cybertruck’s early trim level as it continues to work through the first year of deliveries. It covers the dash and door panels, which was formerly only available in a White option.

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Rivian R1T has the highest range for an electric truck with a 328-mile EPA estimate

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The Rivian R1T is now the electric truck with the most range after receiving a 328-mile range estimate from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). For comparison, the 2023 R1T with 22-inch wheels has an EPA estimated range of 303 miles, with calculated fuel savings of $3,000 over 5 years. Rivian R1T Tax Breaks.

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Tesla releases Vehicle Safety Report for Q1 2024

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million miles driven in which drivers were using Autopilot technology. For drivers who were not using Autopilot technology, we recorded one crash for every 955,000 miles driven. million miles driven in vehicles that did not have Autopilot engaged. In Q3 2022, for example, Tesla recorded one crash for every 1.71

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