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Junkyard Find: 1988 Volvo 740 GLE with 403,348 miles

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Today we'll honor the 740 longroof by admiring one that drove past the 400k-mile mark during its career. This isn't the highest-mile Volvo 740 wagon I've ever found in a car graveyard. That honor belongs to a 1990 740 Turbo wagon with 493,549 miles , spotted at the Oakland Pick-n-Pull back in 2020.

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Volvo Car Group unveils V60 Bi-Fuel car in Sweden

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The Volvo Car Group unveiled its new Volvo V60 Bi-Fuel car in conjunction with the NGV 2013 Gothenburg event being held from 11 to 13 June at the Swedish Exhibition Centre in Gothenburg, Sweden. Sales for the new product will start in October 2013 in Sweden. The engine is produced at the Volvo Car Group engine plant in Skövde. .

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Junkyard Find: 1982 Mercedes-Benz 300 D With 417k Miles

The Truth About Cars

If you owned a car that had traveled more than 400,000 miles during its life, could you bear to send it into the cold steel jaws of The Crusher ? 417,046 miles is about the same as traveling 16-¾ times around Earth (using a great circle route, of course), and that distance is impressive even by Mercedes-Benz diesel standards.

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First look: 2022 Volvo XC60 Recharge PHEV boosted to 35 EV miles

Electrek

But the Gothenburg, Sweden-based company couldn’t help but give us a quick drive in the bigger XC60 Recharge plug-in hybrid while we waited. The mid-sized SUV got a nice upgrade this year to 35 miles of all-electric driving in its ‘Pure’ mode. Volvo flew us out to sunny Palm Springs to test the relatively new C40 BEV.

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Volkswagen has 30k+ reservations for the ID.3 1ST edition; most from Germany, Norway, the Netherlands, Sweden and UK

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Most of the pre-bookers live in Germany, Norway, the Netherlands, Sweden and the United Kingdom. A range of between 330 and 550 kilometers (205 and 342 miles)(as per WLTP) is possible depending on the battery selection. 3 1ST has a range of up to 420 kilometers (261 miles) (WLTP). More than 100,000 ID.

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Chalmers University joins Volvo Cars autonomous vehicle project in Sweden

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The cars will be driven autonomously on approximately 50 kilometers (31 miles) of selected roads in and around Gothenburg in Sweden; roads which will be typical commuter arteries including motorway conditions and frequent queues. The project was initiated in 2013. —Håkan Samuelsson, President and CEO of the Volvo Car Group.

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REE Automotive unveils P7-C Chassis Cab; new addition to P7 electric truck lineup

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The pre-production specification offers a max range of 150 miles, up to 7,000 lbs payload, a gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) of up to 16,000 lbs, a 24-inch platform height and 39-ft turning circle. Certification for the P7 electric lineup is underway, with the most recent milestone being the completion of winter testing in Sweden.

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