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Hypercar Company Rimac Developing Robotaxi Service

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Since then, Rimac has only deepened its ties to Porsche, entered into a joint venture with Bugatti, and started working with Hyundai/Kia on developing high-performance electric vehicles. The electric hypercar company was developing an autonomous taxi based around the Renault Espace minivan. General Motors’ Cruise).

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TTAC's Worst Cars of 2023

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But I’m convinced that while there are few “bad” cars that make it to production, some are quite clearly out of their element in their particular segment. Kia Carnival: To be clear, this writer isn’t criticizing the Carnival because it is a minivan, he is criticizing it because there fails to be any one standout trait.

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KPMG survey finds global auto execs ranking fuel efficiency the top consumer priority

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Fuel efficiency, safety innovation, and vehicle styling will be the three most important product issues influencing automotive consumer purchase decisions over the next five years, indicating a perceived shift in buying priorities, according to the 12 th annual global automotive survey conducted by KPMG LLP.

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EPA annual trends report finds new vehicle fuel economy at record 24.1 mpg; new powertrain technologies rapidly gaining share

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The report also noted that: Since alternative fuel vehicle production [CNG, PHEVs and EVs] has generally been less than 0.1% of total vehicle production until very recently, the impact of excluding alternative fuel vehicles was negligible. Since 1975, half of car production has consistently been within several mpg of each other.