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Number of vehicles per person is still down from its maximum in 2006

Green Car Congress

The focus in this series is on vehicles per person, as opposed to total number of vehicles (which depends, in part, on the continuously increasing size of the U.S. from 1984 to 2006 (from 0.665 vehicles to 0.786 vehicles), then decreased by 5.2% In the previous analysis , I examined the data from 1984 through 2017. population).

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Used Car of the Day: 2006 Mitsubishi Eclipse GT

The Truth About Cars

A 2006 Mitsubishi Eclipse GT, to be precise. liter engine, automatic transmission, heated seats, sunroof, power windows and locks, and some replacement parts. Today we dig deep and bring you a Mitsubishi. This one has a 3.8-liter Those include the radiator, front and rear struts, driveshafts, and wheel bearings.

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Used Car of the Day: 2006 Mercedes-Benz S-Class

The Truth About Cars

There is a catch, though -- this one is a 2006 Mercedes-Benz S-Class, not a brand new one. Our seller has plenty of OEM parts to include with the sale, and he or she says the car has over 232,000 miles on it and, with "one weekend" worth of work, will be ready to do another 232,000.

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Number of vehicles in the United States: Did we reach the peak in 2006?

Green Car Congress

The focus is on vehicles per person, as opposed to the absolute number (which depends, in part, on the continuously increasing size of the U.S. from 1984 to 2006 (from 0.665 vehicles to 0.786 vehicles), then decreased by 5.3% Vehicles per person has been on a rebound since 2012, but it is still down from 2006 by 2.2%.

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Used Car of the Day: 2006 Porsche Cayman S

The Truth About Cars

So, too, is today's pick -- a 2006 Porsche Cayman S. Part of that is the $29,000 price tag -- I think I'd buy a new car first. The Acura RSXs that show up here are indicative of that. I don't have much wheel time in Caymans and Boxsters, but the few times I've driven one, I've had one thought: "I could own this."

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Used Car of the Day: 2006 Porsche Boxster

The Truth About Cars

Today's UCOTD is a fairly simple one -- a 2006 Porsche Boxster with a manual transmission. The original parts are still available, should you want to bring the car back to how it left the factory. The seller says the car is in good shape except for minor rock chips and the like. This New York-based car is on sale for $23,000.

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Tesla's Elon Musk Tweets That He's Working On "Master Plan Part 3"

InsideEVs

CEO Elon Musk penned Tesla's original Master Plan in 2006. Part Deux was published in 2016. Now, Musk says Part 3 is coming.

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