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National Safety Council: US on pace for deadliest driving year since 2007

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million were seriously injured, putting the country on pace for its deadliest driving year since 2007. While the high death and injury toll could be due to many factors, an improving economy with lower gas prices and unemployment rates herald increases in vehicle miles traveled. Costs are also up.

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Maruti Suzuki’s hits and misses | Autocar Professional

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Affordable and fuel-efficient, the 800 democratised the passenger car and did so reliably, something new to the Indian landscape back then. Buyers took time to warm up to its boxy styling and accept the price premium it commanded over the 800 and Zen for its tall boy look and added practicality. million households.

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Maker of 3-wheeler EV Arcimoto files for IPO under Reg A

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Arcimoto was founded in 2007 to catalyze the shift to a sustainable transportation system. The name Arcimoto means “Future I Drive,” and it is the company’s aspiration to devise new technologies and patterns of mobility that raise the bar for environmental efficiency, footprint and affordability.

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BC government unveils climate plan

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BC’s target is to reduce 2050 emissions 80% below 2007 levels. The plan’s initial 21 action items include making electric vehicles more affordable and boosting the Low Carbon Fuel Standard from 10% to 15%. Carbon pricing mechanisms. As any effective price signal on carbon has to go up over time, B.C.

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In the world of EV stocks, there can only be one winner: Rob Arnott

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Still, Blackberry wasn’t the ultimate winner either, because a company called Apple headed by a guy named Steve Jobs came along with a little creation called the iPhone in 2007. While Tesla is the most notable, accomplishing an over 700% increase in stock price in 2020, even with the COVID-19 pandemic, there were other big ones.

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Lux: carbon fiber to go mainstream in automobiles by 2025

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Even this figure is dwarfed by the full potential for CFRPs in automotive if they can become affordable enough for use in mainstream vehicles, Lux posits. With another major upturn in CFRP patent activity occurring in 2007, large-scale mainstream automotive use is likely by the mid-2020s. Earlier post.)

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TTAC's Best Cars of 2023

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2007 Subaru Impreza: Why is this car on my list? He’s pitching in to the sub-$2,000 price with money he earned, has committed to continue learning how to drive stick, and has already begun bookmarking COBB Tuning and Ontario-based Subie Supply Co. Oh, and the price isn't cost-prohibitive. on his laptop.

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