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Lexus Says ‘Yes’ to Accessory Catalog at SEMA

The Truth About Cars

Beyond loading one of their nifty new 2024 GX 550 Overtrail models with a raft of burly accessories, the crew at Lexus has also dusted off a couple of older trucks for this year’s SEMA Show in Las Vegas. As proof this machine is ready to Do Leisure, someone installed stand-up paddleboard and surfboard mounts on the roof rack.

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Lexus RC F makes its European debut at Geneva; V8 with Otto-Atkinson cycle

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Lexus will stage the European premiere of the new RC F—which made its global debut at the North American International Auto Show in January—at the upcoming Geneva Motor Show. In 2005, Ford filed for a patent on Otto-Atkinson technology; the patent (EP 1754872 B1) was published in 2008. The Lexus 5.0-liter Hilbert, H.,

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Ford showcasing vehicle-to-vehicle communication for crash avoidance; potential for leveraging WiFi and smartphones to extend quickly the number of participating vehicles

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Source: Weigle 2008. GHz frequency band reserved using the Wireless Access in Vehicular Environments (WAVE) protocols defined in the IEEE 1609 standard and its subsidiary parts. Despite a request for delay, the so called “analog sunset” became effective in February 2008. Click to enlarge.

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Coulomb Gets Charged Up

Revenge of the Electric Car

Its dream is to be a ubiquitous part of the scenery. In 2008, Coulomb installed its first ChargePoint Networked Charging Station in a downtown San Jose parking garage; its Web site now shows ChargePoints in at least 24 states. Coulomb’s logo, apt but dull, reimagines a gas pump as a standard three-prong electrical socket.

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