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Opinion: The Bentley Crash in New York is Scrambling Brains

The Truth About Cars

Last week, on the day before Thanksgiving, a middle-aged couple in a Bentley met a fiery end under mysterious circumstances near the U.S.-Canada We know the victims names – Kurt Villani, 53, and his wife, Monica Villani, also 53 – and we know that they were in a Bentley Flying Spur (no jokes about the name, please).

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2025 Cadillac Optiq Debuts As Compact Luxury Electric For The Whole World

The Truth About Cars

choreographed lighting when you approach the vehicle). I guess you have to spend Bentley money to get a vehicle with real wood anymore. Cadillac was also keen to point out the Optiq’s fixed-glass roof, laser-etched and illuminated grille, and a bevy of little touches to make the vehicle’s exterior stand out (e.g.

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Genesis GV70 Electrified review

EV Central

It certainly looks the goods – you’d easily mistake it for a Bentley – and it’s got power to burn, but will it be impressive enough to snatch buyers away from the other players in this niche, but growing, segment? The big Genesis grille gives the GV70 Electrified some styling similarities to a Bentley.

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Best EVs of 2022: Our verdict on the new electric cars of the year

EV Central

Throw in one of the best sound systems of any new car – that includes Bentley, Rolls-Royce, Mercedes-Benz, etc – and you have a tempting package that plays in the EV sweet spot. The Renault is relatively light for an EV its size, too. The Megane E-Tech is also very pleasant to drive. Kia Niro EV GT-Line review.

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Convincing Consumers To Buy EVs

Cars That Think

With the combination of requiring all new light-duty vehicles sold in New York State be zero-emission by 2035, investments in electric vehicles charging stations , and state and federal EV rebates, “ you’re going to see that you have no more excuses ” for not buying an EV, according to New York Governor Kathy Hochul.

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New EV electric car calendar

EV Central

ACE-EV X1 Transformer – Australian-based start-up plans a small range of affordable EVs focused on light commercial duties. $5 Bentley EV onslaught – British luxury brand promises only electric cars by 2030; the first Bentley EV appears in 2025 and there will be at least one per year afterwards.