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Toyota introduces new LPG hybrid taxi in Japan; trial of lane-specific congestion info from taxi data

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The new model showcases a people-friendly, universal design that provides usability and comfort to a wide range of people through continual innovations and improvements, from grab handles to the overall vehicle structure. The taxi is designed to beautifully complement the cityscape while at the same time being easily recognizable as a taxi.

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Ford hired former Tesla, Apple exec to create next-generation vehicle technology and services

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Doug is one of the world’s most respected engineering and product design leaders and has been a driving force behind breakthrough products across auto, tech, and mobility, including at Apple, Tesla, and Segway,” Farley noted. Field was the Vice President of Special Projects at Apple from 2018 until his move to Ford.

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Tesla community comes together to fulfill terminally ill Cybertruck fan’s wish

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I tried to get secret info, but Steven was very informative yet vague,” the Wisconsin-based Tesla fan wrote. And in 2018, similar efforts by the EV community helped a Tesla superfan who was diagnosed with stage 4 colon cancer get a meet-and-greet with Tesla Design Chief Franz von Holzhausen. Such a cool guy.

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Volkswagen to introduce battery-electric compact SUV in US in 2020; based on I.D. CROZZ

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The MEB is highly scalable; models will have independent functions features and design. CROZZ, first shown in Shanghai in April and subsequently updated for the Frankfurt show in September, is sized similarly to the 2018 Tiguan in a four-door coupe shape, with the interior space of a mid-size SUV. It is the key to our future.

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ARC Automobile responds to NHTSA request in airbag inflator probe

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ARC, which in January 2018 put in tools to hit upon over the top weld slag and alternative particles within the welding procedure, stated it believes the ruptures resulted from “one-off manufacturing anomalies” that had been addressed through automakers in next recollects. .”

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Volkswagen unveils MEB-based I.D. CROZZ electric crossover concept in Shanghai; production in 2020

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CROZZ is more compact and has a lower roofline than the all-new 2018 Tiguan, yet the CUV provides just as much space. This gives the designers and engineers freedom to change the way in which the car is designed. The concept car offers similar interior space to the all-new 2018 long-wheelbase Tiguan, but is 3 inches shorter, 1.9

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We need to talk about tax…

Clean Car

Company car tax rates are designed to encourage company car drivers to choose cars with lower levels of CO2 and (from April 2018) NOx emissions. This includes the 4% supplementary charge introduced in 2018 for all diesel vehicles that are not ‘RDE2’ compliant (which is most of them). . If you are driving a 2018 Ford Focus 1.5L

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