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VW Adds Basecamp Accessories to Atlas Cross Sport

The Truth About Cars

Several automakers have decided to ‘offroadify’ some of their crossovers – Mazda with the CX-50, Honda with their Trailsport trim, and Subaru’s new Wilderness packages to name a few. Volkswagen is taking a different tack, choosing to offer a raft of accessories instead of installing items on the assembly line.

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Junkyard Find: 1987 Chevrolet Sprint ER

The Truth About Cars

What was the most fuel-efficient (mass-produced, internal combustion-powered, highway-legal, non-gray-market, four-wheeled, et freakin' cetera) new car available in the United States during the 1980s? No, not the Toyota Starlet or Corolla Tercel , not the Honda CRX HF , not the Subaru Justy.

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Opinion: Tesla Needs to Behave Better

The Truth About Cars

I could write a screed like this just about every week -- it seems like we're constantly hearing about Tesla or one of Elon Musk's other companies cutting corners when it comes to safety, presumably in order to keep the stock price juiced. Indeed, the Reuters piece references safety problems at SpaceX. Take your medicine, Elon.

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Opinion: Hey VW, Electric Vehicles Are Not a Joke

Clean Fleet Report

One or two or sometimes more companies let their PR folks’ creative juices loose on a gag press release sent on April 1. Volkswagen took April Fools Day to a new level this year with a convoluted plan to announce a name change to VOLTSWAGEN to highlight its new ID.4 Jeep made real news with a new EV concept.

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Juiced’s RipCurrent S e-bike is $599 off for limited-time, Traeger Pro 34 grill, Leviton level 2 EV charger, and more

Baua Electric

Headlining today’s Green Deals is a surprise flash sale on Juiced Bikes’ RipCurrent S Fat-Tire e-bike that is dropping the price to $1,800 for the first 50 models sold. Head below for other New Green Deals we’ve found today and, of course, Electrek ’s best EV buying and leasing deals. 3,695) Juiced’s HyperScrambler 2: $1,999 (Reg.

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27 November 2009 - In First "Plug-in Arizona" Outing to Nogales, AZ, " the "Spirit" Made the News with Nogales International

Spirit of DC - PHEV3A

Cheers EVADC'rs, PHEV'rs, and EVnthusiasts, One & All - After a Thanksgiving, fully stuffed and more, it was most gratifying to see that on her first "Plug-in Arizona" outing to Nogales, AZ, that the "Spirit" made the news on the front page of the Nogales International as follows.

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Upcoming electric vehicles in India

Electric Vehicles India

Honda PCX electric scooter. Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India (HMSI) said that the company will start a feasibility test of its upcoming electric scooter with its dealerships by the end of the 2021 festive season. hours using an 11kW charger while a 50kW DC fast charger and can juice up from 0 to 80 per cent in just 35 minutes.

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