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Kelley Blue Book reports that values for fuel-efficient used vehicles have peaked

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Kelley Blue Book’s www.kbb.com reports that after increasing close to 25% throughout 20 weeks of consecutive gains, values for fuel-efficient used vehicles have now peaked. In fact, Kelley Blue Book analysts currently see values for some of these vehicles dip into the red for the first time since January. Segment Weekly change.

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Peugeot launching bookings for its numbered 3008 HYbrid4 Limited Edition

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At the 2011 Geneva Motor Show, Peugeot is launching bookings for its numbered 3008 HYbrid4 Limited Edition; only 300 units of the limited edition diesel hybrid will be produced. Earlier post.). The 3008 HYbrid4 is powered by a 2.0-liter

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Hertz ordering 100,000 Teslas by end of 2022

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This includes digitized guidance to educate customers about the electric vehicle to get them on their way quickly, and coming soon, an expedited EV rental booking process through the Hertz mobile app. Hertz will offer a premium and differentiated rental experience for the Tesla EVs.

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DOE: Growth in US vehicle-miles of travel and number of vehicles outpaces population growth

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Growth of VMT and vehicles slowed from 2008 to 2011 but continued the upward trend thereafter. Source: Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Transportation Energy Data Book: Edition 37.1. The number of vehicles in operation was more than six times higher in that same period, while the resident population doubled.

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Autonomous driving visionary Dr. Lawrence Burns joining Neural Propulsion Systems as Executive Advisor; L4/L5 autonomous driving

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After leaving GM in 2009, Dr. Burns was a Professor of Engineering Practice at the University of Michigan (2011-2015), and Director of the Program for Sustainable Mobility at Columbia University (2010-2014). He received a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from General Motors Institute (now Kettering University), an M.S.

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U.S. EV sales grow by 65 percent despite overall auto market decline in 2022

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Sales of electric vehicles in the United States grew by 65 percent in 2022, despite a decline in total new vehicle sales for the first time since 2011, new data shows. New data from Kelley Blue Book shows that, for the first time in just over a decade, Americans bought fewer new cars than the year before.

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ALBERO project seeks to enable safe transport for EVs and more on ro-ro ferries

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Back in November 2011, an electrically powered Nissan caught fire on the vehicle deck of the Pearl of Scandinavia ferry. For example, the booking system, pre-sorting process and traffic management system were incorporated into the parking space design. An investigation revealed that the fire broke out while the car was charging.