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Walmart to buy 4,500 Canoo electric delivery vehicles; option for up to 10,000

Green Car Congress

Walmart signed a definitive agreement with Canoo to purchase 4,500 all-electric delivery vehicles, beginning with the Lifestyle Delivery Vehicle (LDV), with the option to purchase up to 10,000 units. The LDV is engineered for high frequency stop-and-go deliveries and speedy vehicle to door drop-off, including grocery and food/meal delivery.

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Stellantis Patents Fake Engine Vibrations for EVs

The Truth About Cars

Regardless of which camp you happen to staked your tent, parent company Stellantis has continued on with the premise and has likewise patented a system that creates fake engine vibrations to further the illusion of combustion-derived propulsion. However, our market failed to take notice until someone tipped off Mopar Insiders last week.

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Report: Mercedes-AMG Bringing Back V8 Engines

The Truth About Cars

While the performance unit downsized its powertrains in a bid to be more emissions compliant, fans pointed out that AMG had long been synonymous with under-stressed and over-engineered V8s making enough power to burn through a set of tires in a single outing. The only escape route out of this dilemma is the reinstitution of the M177 4.0-liter

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Tata Punch vs Maruti Ignis: Which micro SUV should you buy?

Baua Electric

litre, naturally aspirated petrol engine. The Punch looks rugged, gets a split headlamp setup and definitely has road presence. Tata Punch vs Maruti Suzuki Ignis: Engine The Punch is offered only with a three-cylinder, petrol engine that produces 86 bhp and 115 Nm. Both micro SUVs use a 1.2-litre, lakh and ₹ 8.16

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Tesla’s next-gen Model Y from Giga Berlin aims to redefine ‘German engineering’

Teslarati

Tesla’s next-generation Model Y from Giga Berlin in Germany may redefine “German engineering.” “German engineering” is a phrase that has been around for decades and commonly refers to the precision and accuracy that German products are known for. . What do you think?

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Leclanché carves out eTransport business, intends merger with a US-based SPAC

Green Car Congress

If the process to raise capital through the PIPE is deemed satisfactory by the Board of Directors of Leclanché and the SPAC, the parties aim to announce a definitive merger agreement around mid-February 2022. Further details shall be provided at the time of the announcement of a definitive merger, expected by mid-February 2022.

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Designing the First Apple Macintosh: The Engineers’ Story

Cars That Think

Mr. Raskin’s proposal did not impress anyone at Apple Computer enough to bring much money from the board of directors or much respect from Apple engineers. Defining the Mac as the Project Progressed The lack of a precise definition for the Macintosh project was not a problem. No one tried to control us,” said one.

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