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Tesla Cybertruck rival Ford F-150 Lightning firms for Australia

EV Central

The Lightning’s Aussie prospects have been boosted by the establishment of a new assembly line in Melbourne that has started converting left-hand drive petrol F-150s imported from the USA to right-hand drive for sale through Ford dealers from November. A plug-in hybrid Ranger ute has also been confirmed for 2025.

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ClearFlame Engine Technologies hits multiple manufacturing, customer pilot, and fueling milestones

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Reviva is the largest privately held diesel engine remanufacturer in North America and its engines are available at most aftermarket truck component suppliers and large truck dealers in the USA and Canada. Vander Haag’s, Inc.,

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Hertz adds smart fortwo EVs to rental fleet, partners with Starwood Hotels on Hertz Global EV program

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The Hertz Corporation and smart USA, a subsidiary of Penske Automotive Group, Inc., To-date, the company has ordered vehicles from CODA, Nissan, and smart USA, and has signed an agreement with NRG Energy Inc. smart USA is strategically deploying a fleet of 2011 smart fortwo electric drive vehicles across the United States.

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Abandoned History: Oldsmobile's Guidestar Navigation System and Other Cartography (Part VI)

The Truth About Cars

Guidestar was developed in conjunction with Oldsmobile engineers, the newly formed Delco Electronics (Hughes), and component supplier Zexel USA. It would also mean a visit and payment to your local Oldsmobile dealer if you wanted to use guidance in a part of the country not covered by your car’s current set of maps.& Let me know.

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JATO: global vehicle sales fall by 39% in March; electrified vehicles up to 17.4% new registration market share in Europe

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This is in part due to the collapse of the Italian and French markets, on which small cars are heavily reliant for sales—in 2019, 38% of A and B segment registrations in Europe occurred in Italy and France. Sales in the US totalled 1 million units, down by 38% from March 2019—a smaller decrease than both China and Europe.

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AutoCanada says used-vehicle area has ‘wide-open runway’ to develop

Baua Electric

isn’t getting out of the new-vehicle industry, however the dealership staff that owns 83 franchised retail outlets in Canada and the USA is leaning at the older aspect of its operation to develop gross sales and grant a hedge in opposition to ongoing turbulence within the new-car marketplace. AutoCanada Inc.

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Coulomb Technologies to Provide 4,600 Free Home and Public Charging Stations Through ChargePoint America Program

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Coulomb Technologies, in partnership with Ford, Chevrolet and smart USA, will provide 4,600 free home and public ChargePoint Networked Charging Stations for electric vehicles throughout the United States through the ChargePoint America program. Locations for the ChargePoint America program. Click to enlarge. Sacramento, Calif.;

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