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Blazer EV price cut, Dodge electric muscle, Rivian R2 and R3: The Week in Reverse

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Rivian on Thursday provided the most significant future-product preview since the debut of its R1 series trucks at the 2018 LA auto show. The 2024 Dodge Charger Daytona EV has been revealed gives a decidedly muscle-car spin to the brand’s EV future.

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IIHS study finds simple centerline hardening can make left turns safer for pedestrians

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the infrastructure changes reduced the number of times drivers had to swerve or brake suddenly or pedestrians had to dodge out of the way by 70%, said IIHS Senior Research Transportation Engineer Wen Hu, the author of the paper. Pedestrian fatalities rose 53% from 2009 to 2018 and now account for 17% of traffic deaths nationwide.

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CARB settles with FCA for $5.6M for violations of air quality regulations on certain gasoline engines

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The FCA vehicles and model years (MY) involved in the settlement include MY 2012 through 2018 Ram 1500, Jeep Grand Cherokee and Dodge Durango vehicles, equipped with 5.7L This is the second enforcement action against FCA in the past four years. gasoline engines.

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The NTSB Wants More Speed-Limiting Tech in New Vehicles

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The crash was caused by a driver traveling 103 mph in a 2018 Dodge Challenger. The NTSB asked 17 automakers to add anti-speeding tech to new vehicles going forward, following an extremely deadly crash in Las Vegas last year that left nine people dead. Five other vehicles were involved, including a minivan with seven people inside.

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Kelly Blue Book: EV prices increased slightly in March, bucking general downward trend

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Most non-luxury brands—including Chevrolet, Chrysler, Dodge, Ford, Hyundai, Kia, Nissan and Volkswagen—saw ATP declines between 0.2% For comparison, in March 2018, the luxury share was 14.0% The average price paid for a new non-luxury vehicle in March 2023 was $44,182, a decline of $505 compared to February 2023.

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Ferrari partners with battery supplier SK On for advanced cells

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” But in 2018 he changed his mind, saying then that “if there is an electric supercar to be built, then Ferrari will be the first.” Let’s hope for something a little more sophisticated than the screaming, vibrating voice that Dodge has prepped for its electric muscle car.

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Stellantis tests two new connected safety notification technologies in North America

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The initial test includes company-owned vehicles in metro Detroit with 2018 model-year and newer Chrysler, Jeep, Dodge and Ram vehicles equipped with Uconnect. The program leverages greater connectivity capability in the first automotive test of real-time Safety Cloud notifications.