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Nissan unveils LEAF-based Sylphy BEV at Auto China 2018

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Nissan unveiled the Nissan Sylphy Zero Emission, Nissan’s first electric car made in China for Chinese consumers, at Auto China 2018 in Beijing. A connectivity feature allows the vehicle’s audio and video to be remote-controlled from a mobile phone. The Nissan Sylphy Zero Emission will go on sale later in 2018.

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Dongfeng Motor to introduce more than 20 electric models under new 2022 midterm plan; battery-electric and e-POWER

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As part of the new midterm plan, titled DFL TRIPLE ONE, more than 20 electric models (zero-emission and series-hybrid e-POWER, earlier post ) will be introduced across all brands with six models in 2018 and 2019 across the Nissan, Venucia and Dongfeng brands. Venucia will lead in connected technologies, which will expand to other brands.

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Consumer Reports finds Cadillac’s Super Cruise outperforms other active driving assistance systems; Tesla Autopilot a distant second

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In 2018, Consumer Reports (CR) began ranking active driving assistance systems, with the initial effort focused on systems from Cadillac, Nissan/Infiniti, Tesla, and Volvo. —Kelly Funkhouser, CR’s head of connected and automated vehicle testing.

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Hyundai introduces US market version of Kona Electric at New York show; 250-mile range

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Hyundai introduced the US-market version of its Kona Electric crossover at the New York Auto Show. Kona Electric rides on an all-new CUV platform and is Hyundai’s first compact electric crossover for the US market. It joins Hyundai’s successful new Kona, Tucson and Santa Fe in a full line-up of Hyundai crossovers for the US market.

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The Spectacular Collapse of CryptoKitties, the First Big Blockchain Game

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On 4 September 2018, someone known only as Rabono bought an angry cartoon cat named Dragon for 600 Ethers—an amount of Ethereum cryptocurrency worth about US $170,000 at the time, or $745,000 at the cryptocurrency’s value in July 2022. dozens of new blockchain games based on the cryptocurrency through late 2017 and 2018.

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Road Test: 2021 Cadillac XT5 Premium Luxury FWD

Clean Fleet Report

Competing in the premium midsize SUV category, the 2021 Cadillac XT5 is right in the middle of stiff competition, including models from Acura, Audi, BMW, Genesis, Infiniti, Land Rover, Lexus, Lincoln, Maserati, Mercedes-Benz, Porsche, Tesla and Volvo. Cadillac’s Midsize Contender. Pulling its weight in a tough crowd. Story by John Faulkner.

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Road Test: 2022 Genesis GV70 AWD 3.5T Sport Prestige

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Classy up-market touches for the back seat passengers include heated reclining seats, side window shades, second row HVAC vents, USB ports and a 110V AC outlet. Connecting to the voice recognition is as simple as pressing the button on the left side of the steering wheel and entering a command. Road Test: 2018 Volvo XC60 T8 PHEV.

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