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2020 Audi A8 TFSI e plug-in hybrid carries starting price of $94,000

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By comparison, the starting MSRP for a 2020 Audi A8 55 TFSI quattro with automatic transmission is $85,200. Audi anticipates that customers purchasing the 2020 Audi A8 TFSI e will be eligible for a federal tax credit of up to $6,795. The Audi virtual cockpit is also updated to display battery data and range statistics.

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US households are holding on to their vehicles longer

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years in 2017, suggesting that many households have delayed the purchase of a new vehicle and continuing a trend of US households operating vehicles longer. By comparison, the average age of in-use cars increased, in absolute terms, from 9.5 years in 2009 to 10.5 years in 2009 to 10.3 years in 2017. years for pickup trucks.

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Traditional retail sales steady despite e-commerce

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In comparison, the corresponding percentage in 2000 was only 0.9%. Bureau of the Census (e-commerce and traditional retail sales), Proquest (population), and the Bureau of Labor Statistics (Consumer Price Index). by Michael Sivak, Sivak Applied Research. E-commerce sales in the United States in 2019 amounted to 11.0%

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Fires possibility turning EV walk to ash

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That rule is going into impact in September, even though noncompliant micromobility units can silent be purchased out of doors the town and taken in. Brandnew York Town Mayor Eric Adams just lately signed a legislation that calls for micromobility units offered within the town to fulfill UL requirements. Crashes occur.

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2nd annual Bosch analysis of ADAS finds emergency braking and lane assist systems on the rise

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An analysis of new car registration in Germany for 2014 reveals that driver assistance systems are playing an increasingly greater role when it comes to purchasing a car. By way of comparison, the evaluation for 2013 revealed that the two assistance systems featured in only one in ten new cars.

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EEA: Fuel efficiency improvements of new cars in Europe slowed in 2016

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For the second successive year, the share of diesel vehicle sales declined and in 2016 fell below 50% of new sales—the lowest share of new sales since 2009 according to the official statistics. In comparison with 2015, the average mass of new cars sold in 2016 in the EU increased slightly to reach 1,388 kg.

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Bosch overview of global diesel markets; optimistic about US, China

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This statistic increases to two-thirds of all new registrations if the data are restricted to passenger cars, according to Bosch. Purchasers of SUVs, who represent one of the fastest-growing segments of the auto market, almost always opt for a diesel engine. Brazil: no diesel in passenger cars.

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