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Paris To Charge Higher Parking Fees for Large Vehicles and SUVs

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Porsche has a synthetic fuel factory in South America, and some racing series have signed on for the ride, but there are no currently available synthetic fuels for sale.& & [Image: Ioan Panaite via Shutterstock] Become a& TTAC insider.

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Penske Truck Leasing joins CharIN to promote electric commercial vehicle charging standards

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A leading global transportation services provider, Penske operates more than 270,000 vehicles and serves customers from more than 1,000 locations in North America, South America, Europe, Australia and Asia. Penske Truck Leasing Co., The Charging Interface Initiative e.V. CharIN e.V)

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J.D. Power: quality takes a back seat to innovation as problems reach a record high

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Porsche (167 PP100) ranks second and Cadillac (170 PP100) ranks third. General Motors Company’s plant in San Luis, Potosi, Mexico, which produces the Chevrolet Equinox and GMC Terrain, receives the Gold Plant Quality Award for North/South America. Among premium brands, Alfa Romeo ranks highest with a score of 143 PP100.

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Volkswagen Group and Tata Motors Ltd. to explore strategic alliance for joint development projects; ŠKODA to lead

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Tata cars, buses and trucks are being marketed in several countries in Europe, Africa, the Middle East, South Asia, South East Asia, South America, Australia, CIS and Russia. The Group operates 120 production plants in 20 European countries and a further 11 countries in the Americas, Asia and Africa.

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The Grand Tour's "Sand Job," Nothing to See Here, I'm Afraid

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Renamed Dakar, from 2009 to 2019 the race ran in South America. The cars are to be cheaper dupes of the very expensive “rally spec” production cars from the likes of Lamborghini (Huracan Sterrato), Porsche (911 Dakar), and Morgan (CXT). Since 2020, Dakar has been held in Saudi Arabia.&

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What is the Combined Charging System (CCS) Standard?

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Seven automotive manufacturers (Audi, BMW, Daimler, Ford, General Motors, Porsche, and Volkswagen) agreed to adopt the combined plug standard, with the first prototype implementation demonstrated in May 2012. CCS1 is also available in Central America, Korea, and Taiwan. What are CCS “combo plugs”?

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Volkswagen Group nearly doubles BEV deliveries in 2021 to 452,900 units; 5.1% of total deliveries

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Porsche Taycan (incl. The Group also lifted its delivery volumes year-on-year in the South America region. The Group’s top-selling battery-electric models in 2021 were (in units): Volkswagen ID.4: 4: 119,600. Volkswagen ID.3: Audi e-tron (incl. Sportback): 49,200. ŠKODA Enyaq iV: 44,700. Volkswagen e-up!: Turismo): 41,300.