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Junkyard Find: 2008 Mercury Sable, Press Loaner Flashback Edition

The Truth About Cars

The very first press car I ever received was a red 2008 Mercury Sable , so let's take a look at the same kind of car at the end of its 16-year career. As it turned out, Mercury was gone after 2011 , despite the best efforts of Jill Wagner , and the revived Sable existed for just the 2008 and 2009 model years before being terminated.

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Beijing show: Mini Aceman electric wagon confirmed for Australia to fight Cupra Born, Jeep Avenger, Peugeot e-2008

EV Central

tall five-door wagon will be available in two models at launch – the E and the SE – with distinct performance differences. The Aceman E will be power its front wheels via a 135kW/280Nm e-motor fed by a 42.5kWh battery pack. An all-new model added to the Mini range between the larger Countryman and smaller Cooper , the 4.07

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Peugeot focusing its people mover offering on purely electric versions; e-Rifter & e-Traveler

Green Car Congress

Peugeot is already at the spearhead of electric mobility: 75% of our passenger cars and 100% of our commercial vehicles are already available with an electrified powertrain. In 2021, every sixth vehicle sold by Peugeot in Europe was electrified and, in November, this reached one electrified Peugeot vehicle out of every five sold.

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Hybrids represented 52% of all Toyota Motor Europe sales in 2019; 63% in West Europe

Green Car Congress

Toyota Motor Europe reported 2019 sales of 1,089,422 Toyota and Lexus vehicles, an increase of +5.2% With sales of 1,002,216 vehicles, Toyota sold more than one million vehicles for the first time since 2008 delivering 4.5% Total market share for the group rose to 5.3%, in a European market which was stable year on year.

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PG&E showcased extended-range electric truck from via motors at national Plug-In Day event

Green Car Congress

Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) showcased the utility’s first extended-range electric truck with manufacturer VIA Motors at three Bay Area National Plug-In Day events—in San Francisco, San Rafael and Cupertino—on Sunday. PG&E joined with VIA Motors in 2008 to develop the extended-range electric vehicle, or eREV.

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CNG Ford Focus Available in Florida

Green Car Congress

and Altech-Eco have signed an exclusive agreement to bring EPA-certified dedicated and bi-fuel (gasoline/compressed natural gas) retrofitted Ford Focus vehicles (MY 2008 and 2009) to Florida consumers. The Ford Focus with CNG option is now available in Florida through Wise Gas, Inc. Wise Gas , Inc. Wise Gas, Inc.

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Plug In 2008

Plug In Partners

T he Plug in 2008 National PHEV Conference in San Jose by most accounts was a big success. The entire PHEV environmental assessment is available on the EPRI website. If you missed Plug in 2008 , you can still make another exciting conference , and you get to come to Austin in the beautiful fall of the year.

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