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Exploring the Appeal of JDM Cars

Clean Fleet Report

Some JDM cars, like the Honda Civic Type R, make it stateside The Journey of JDM Culture Originating in Motorsport Magic The allure of JDM cars traces its roots back to Japan’s vibrant motorsport scene. Personalized Expression Enthusiasts revel in the endless customization options available for JDM cars.

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Driving Dystopia: Automakers Are Selling Your Driving Data to Insurance Companies

The Truth About Cars

LexisNexis analyzed that driving data to create a risk score “for insurers to use as one factor of many to create more personalized insurance coverage,” according to a LexisNexis spokesman, Dean Carney. According to the report, the trip details had been provided by General Motors — the manufacturer of the Chevy Bolt.

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BMW, Ford, Honda to Form New EV Charging Company

The Truth About Cars

Ford, Honda, and BMW have announced plans to create a new “vehicle-to-grid company” that’s aimed at standardizing vehicle charging via a singular platform. ChargeScape will allegedly help “reduce EV customers’ personal carbon footprints” by utilizing electricity stemming from renewables like wind and solar.

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How Much Privacy Do You Really Have In Modern Vehicles?

The Truth About Cars

Still, Nissan products ended up receiving the same negative score as the vehicles being offered up by Volkswagen, General Motors, Ford, Mercedes-Benz, Toyota, Honda, and Hyundai and all of its subsidiaries. Our main concern is that we can’t tell whether any of the cars encrypt all of the personal information that sits on the car.

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How to Get a Plug-In Hybrid

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Because of Hondas different architecture (the engine runs whenever the motor runs), aftermarket conversion of Hondas are unlikely. As for warranties , there is legal precedent that original auto warranties cannot be voided completely by modifications — only the part(s) affected by retrofit will have their warranties affected.

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Ola S1 Pro Electric Scooter: Test Ride & Observations

Plug In India

But I would have been happier with a flat floorboard, aka the Honda Activa and the Suzuki Access. I personally found the Ather design language resonates better with me. The single shocker at the rear is a standard design for most scooters. Both these features, incidentally, are not legal as per Indian traffic rules.

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Former EPA exec surveys the road ahead for US emissions standards

Charged EVs

Under President Obama, the EPA set the first federal greenhouse gas standard for cars. The Trump administration attempted to throw this process into reverse by watering down the federal standards. California, at the same time, was moving to establish their own greenhouse gas standards. That’s where the CAFE standards originate.

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