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2018 VW Tiguan and new 2.0 TSI B-cycle engine gives VW a strong offering in compact SUV segment

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Volkswagen of America is in the process of rolling out its all-new long wheelbase 2018 Volkswagen Tiguan ( earlier post ). As with the all-new 2018 Volkswagen Atlas full-size SUV ( earlier post ), the new Tiguan is based on Volkswagen’s Modular Transverse Matrix (MQB) architecture. Significance of the 2018 Tiguan.

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Study Finds Advanced Safety Comes at a Steep Price

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Karsten Neglia / Shutterstock.com As modern vehicles increasingly incorporate Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) for enhanced safety, a crucial aspect often overlooked is the repair cost of these systems after a collision. The study found that radar sensors and cameras damaged in front-end collisions incurred the highest repair costs.

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Bluejay Mining in JV with Gates-backed KoBold Metals for EV-critical minerals in Greenland; developing Disko

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We are excited to invest in Greenland’s emerging mineral sector and to partner with Bluejay in light of their strong track record in Greenland and the outstanding potential of the Disko project. The total cost of this multi-decade data acquisition and field work represents millions of dollars of total expenditure.

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Road Test: 2022 Kia Rio S 5-door Hatchback

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Launched in 2018, the Kia Rio had a front end restyling last year (2021) with a new bumper and redesigned grille intakes, a narrow black grille with tasteful chrome accents and, on the S trim level, LED head lights. Road Test: 2020 Honda Insight Hybrid. Road Test: 2018 Subaru Impreza. Freshened last year.

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Obama Administration launches series of actions to accelerate EV adoption; inc. $4.5B in loan guarantees, pursuing 350 kW fast charge

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Dayton Power & Light Company. Florida Power and Light Company. Hawai`i Electric Light. Indianapolis Power & Light Company. Kansas City Power & Light. Hackathons are events that bring together coders, data scientists, topic experts, and interested members of the public to discover insights and develop new solutions.

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Road Test: 2022 Honda Civic Sedan 1.5T Touring

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The LED head and driving lights are sleekly integrated next to the small upper grille, which sits above a slightly larger lower grille and LED fog lights in the outer fascia corners. The trunk lid height, diminutive integrated lip spoiler, LED tail lights and rear bumper/fascia all were optimized with airflow in mind.

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This AI Hunts for Hidden Hoards of Battery Metals

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We cofounded KoBold in 2018 with backing from Bill Gates’s Breakthrough Energy Ventures and Silicon Valley venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz. The original Eroom’s law refers to a similar trend in the cost of new pharmaceutical discoveries.) That, in turn, will require manufacturing billions of EV batteries.

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