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GM and JVs deliveries in China down 43.3% in Q1; Wuling introduces EVs

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The minivan has a range of 300 kilometers on a single charge and supports DC fast charging. The battery has undergone fire, water, collision, vibration and other testing to ensure it will offer a high level of safety. The Rong Guang electric vehicle has the same dimensions as the model powered by a standard internal combustion engine.

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Chrysler to introduce PHEV models in 2016 and 2017 to meet ZEV requirements; new FCA gasoline engine family coming in 2015

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One will be a PHEV version of the new Chrysler Town & Country minivan to be introduced in 2016; the second will be a PHEV version of a new full-size crossover vehicle to be introduced in 2017. FCA will launch a PHEV minivan in 2016 to comply with ZEV requirements. Variable flow water pump and electric auxiliary water pump.

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My journey to and on the Mauritanian Iron Ore Train

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Up to halfway through Morocco, I could travel by train, then mainly buses and minivans. Eleven euros for a bottle of water? Booking train tickets for international trips is not always easy. Due to a problem with my Airbnb: no host, no water, and no electricity, those blog warnings seemed to be true.

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Third-Generation VW Sharan Van Will Offer Fuel Consumption As Low As 5.5 L/100km (43 mpg US); Start-Stop and Battery Regeneration

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Volkswagen will introduce its new third-generation Sharan MPV (minivan) this summer. The SCR catalytic converter works together with the additive AdBlue to selectively convert nitrogen oxides (NO x ) in the exhaust gas stream to nitrogen and water. Fuel-consumption and emissions lowering features on the new Sharan. Click to enlarge.

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Lotfi Zadeh and the Birth of Fuzzy Logic

Cars That Think

4, 1921 Birthplace Baku, Azerbaijan Height 178 cm Family Wife, Fay; children, Stella and Norman Education BSEE, University of Tehran, 1942; MSEE, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1946; PhD, Columbia University, 1949 First job Design and analysis of defense systems, International Electronics Corp., Zadeh Date of Birth Feb.

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Analysis: What’s the Best Way to Market EVs?

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Harley-Davidson, the legendary and revered American manufacturer of motorcycles, announced that it is establishing LiveWire as a separate electric motorcycle brand on July 8,2021, just in time for the first of nine outdoor International Motorcycle Shows. Next up will be the ID.Buzz electric minivan. Not an H or D in sight.

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