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Stellantis Patents Fake Engine Vibrations for EVs

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When Dodge previewed its Fratzonic Chambered Exhaust for the all-electric Charger Daytona SRT concept (pictured), enthusiasts were divided. Some thought the idea of a faux exhaust system, designed to help EVs mimic the howl of a V8, was a cringe-worthy gimmick. Previewing the 126-dB Fratzonic Chambered Exhaust was the first step.

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Disneyland faces pressure to electrify its stinky ‘Autopia’ ride, and quick

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However, the cars still create exhaust, which is still poisonous to the children riding behind these polluting engines. Thankfully, in 2012, Disney attracted a new sponsor, Honda, and in 2016, Honda upgraded the engines to small four-stroke engines, reducing noise and pollution significantly.

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Disneyland announces Autopia will be all-electric within the next 30 months (Updated)

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However, the cars still create plenty of exhaust noise and smell, which is still poisonous to the children riding behind these polluting engines. But the ride was sponsored by Chevron from 1998-2012, and that company is pretty dedicated to poisoning small children anyway, so it was apt.

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Dodge CEO Says Electrification Won’t Spoil American Muscle

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Everybody's panicked about [electrification]," Kuniskis told Automotive News from the sidelines of Roadkill Nights, the annual Mopar-themed motorsports event held in Pontiac, Michigan, ahead of the Woodward Dream Cruise. "It It is what it is. This is the regulation. This is where the industry is going. This is what we have to do."

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Augmented Reality’s Moats Will Be Made of Money

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Through such events, we have come to expect that tech Davids really can slay tech Goliaths. Such companies buy competitors, strangle rival technologies in the crib, erect walled gardens, and practice silent sabotage. Technology firms that put a stop to innovation quickly exhaust their own markets. But there’s a trap here.

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2024 Alfa Romeo Tonale Review — Bada Bing

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Alfa Romeo has likewise been talking a big game about going all-electric, making me wonder how their holdover combustion vehicles are going to fare when nobody running the business wants you to buy them. An ungodly amount of traffic and roadworks further lowered my spirits en route to the driving event. I am only human.)

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Indian car and 2W OEMs recall 284,906 vehicles in 2023, 5.35 million since 2012 | Autocar Professional

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The first was on January 17 for 17,362 petrol/CNG variants of the Alto K-10, S-Presso, Eeco, Brezza, Baleno and Grand Vitara to check for “a possible defect the airbag controller, which in rare case might result in non-deployment of the airbags and seat belt pretensioners, in the event of a vehicle crash.”

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