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Rare Rides Icons: The Lincoln Mark Series Cars, Feeling Continental (Part XLIX)

The Truth About Cars

& Ford claimed killing the unpopular Mark VIII freed up space to build two new vehicles. Those two model names were Lincoln’s original plan for the LS sedan, but Lexus stated the “LS#” naming was too close to their LS 400.& And they were front-drive luxury cars according to The Seattle Times.

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Consumer Reports: Tesla and other domestic brands take big steps backwards in reliability rankings

Green Car Congress

Ford ranks the highest at 18, down three spots from the previous year. Right below Ford on the list is Buick, which had performed well in recent years and was in the top 10 last year. Chevrolet is down five places to number 23, in part because the redesigned Traverse had “Much-Worse-Than-Average” reliability.

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Tech: Are EVs More Expensive to Repair?

Clean Fleet Report

When hybrid cars first entered the modern automotive landscape in 2000, they were more expensive than their gas counterparts. This further saves you on brake pads and other brake parts. Only the Ford Escape hybrid requires any extra maintenance. This is because EVs have fewer moving parts, which mean less wear and tear.

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Why Warren Buffett is investing in electric car company BYD - Apr. 13, 2009

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

By about 2000, BYD had become one of the worlds largest manufacturers of cellphone batteries. The company went on to design and manufacture mobile-phone handsets and parts for Motorola ( MOT , Fortune 500 ), Nokia ( NOK ), Sony Ericsson, and Samsung. He certainly doesnt live a very lavish lifestyle. On a trip to the U.S.,

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Goodwood hosts the introduction of many new EVs

Teslarati

This year is no different, and electric vehicles have become more of a part of the festival than ever before with the introduction of the Goodwood “Electric Avenue.” While headlining their ever-popular Mach E , Ford also revealed their “Pro Electric SuperVan.”

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