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Drive Notes: 2024 Ford Maverick Hybrid XLT

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Pros The fuel economy is great -- and the powertrain spends a decent amount of time in electric mode. The infotainment screen and driver's info screen are a tad small. As I try to do with most cars I test, I am giving you a Cliff's Notes version in pro/con format, with a full review likely to come down the road. So, here goes.

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Toyota introduces new LPG hybrid taxi in Japan; trial of lane-specific congestion info from taxi data

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l/100 km) fuel economy and sharply reduced CO 2 emissions. Toyota Motor Corporation has introduced a new taxi vehicle for Japan, the “JPN Taxi.” Equipped with a newly developed liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) hybrid system, the new model offers 19.4 mpg US, 5.51

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REE begins trials of electric P7 modular platform for delivery fleets; Classes 3-5

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The P7 will utilize REE-Hitachi’s Data and Application as-a-service capabilities of injecting intelligence and actionable insight info fleet operations and affording fleet owners complete visibility over their operations allowing faster time to market, lower total ownership costs and suite of lifecycle services.

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Tesla Will Hold AI Day 2021 On August 19

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That’s all the info we have for now, so I wanted to pose to readers here: What do you think Tesla will cover on AI Day? Elon Musk just announced on Twitter that Tesla will hold “AI Day” on August 19. What potential surprises are around the corner? Tesla AI Day August 19th — Elon […].

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Dude Leaks Dozens Of Details From Elon Musk’s All-Hands-On-Deck Tesla Conference Call

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Some of these people are highly engaged/active as well and have gotten connected with Tesla staff members who routinely leak them info from inside the company. There are many people who spend much of their days on Twitter looking around for new Tesla tidbits. One of those very active Tesla Twitter people, Sawyer Merritt, shared […].

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Drive Notes: 2024 Nissan Versa SR

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On a MPG basis, fuel economy is excellent. I wished for more info from the gauge cluster. The car handles better than one would expect. Not sporty, precisely, but it's not somnolent. Trunk space is plentiful. I like the styling inside and out. There's a caveat, however. An easy-to-learn-quickly infotainment system! Thank you, Nissan.

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A City Planning Model In Shanghai Reveals Land Reserved For Tesla Giga Shanghai

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He also shared an article with more info. Kelvin Yang has shared a photo on Twitter that may be of particular interest to Tesla/EV followers. He noted that Shanghai’s city planning office has a city model that reveals land that is reserved for Tesla Giga Shanghai. City planning model reveals reserved land for Giga Shanghai […].

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