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Junkyard Find: 1982 Mercedes-Benz 300 D With 417k Miles

The Truth About Cars

If you owned a car that had traveled more than 400,000 miles during its life, could you bear to send it into the cold steel jaws of The Crusher ? Here's a very solid Mercedes-Benz W123 oil-burner that now languishes in a self-service boneyard in Phoenix, Arizona. 1982 Mercedes-Benz 300 D W123 in Arizona wrecking yard.

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Lucid launches its own Referral Program to drive sales after slow quarter

Teslarati

We have reported on Tesla’s Referral Program in the past, which has rewarded owners with chances to win cars , free Supercharging miles, and other prizes for encouraging people to buy the company’s products using a referral code.

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Lucid stock gets elevated target boost from CFRA after initial analysis

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In a note to investors, Nelson wrote “With first-class specs on its forthcoming luxury EV models, strong balance sheet and management team, and brand new factory in Arizona, LCID appears to check all the boxes of an industry newcomer with staying power.” Lucid compared to Tesla, Ferrari as Bank of America initiates coverage.

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Lucid (LCID) is converting its sleek electric sedan into a new line of police vehicles

Baua Electric

The first phase includes reassembling pre-manufactured Lucid Air EVs, built at its Casa Grande, Arizona plant with up to 5,000 annual car capacity. Saudi initially committed to buying 50,000. The Lucid Gravity packs over 800 hp with over 440 miles projected range. Lucid built 8,428 EVs last year as it looks to ramp production.

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Tesla expanding Supercharger network; boosting charging to 120 kW

Green Car Congress

Tesla says that the Supercharger network has enabled an estimated 1 million miles of electric driving since going live in October 2012. By buying a Tesla you essentially have free long-distance travel throughout the country forever. In two years, that coverage should extend to around 98%, he added. —Elon Musk.

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How Long Does an Electric Car Battery Last?

EV Connect

Fortunately for consumers, the government mandates EV manufacturers to warranty batteries for 8 years or 100,000 miles , while California extends that warranty to 10 years or 150,000 miles. The average lifetime mileage of an ICE vehicle is about 133,000 miles. On average, EV batteries only degrade at a rate of 2.3%

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ASU research finds that Cash for Clunkers rebates were too high to prompt car upgrades

Green Car Congress

New research from a team at Arizona State University shows that even when receiving a big rebate from the government, consumers won’t always behave in expected ways. Overall, the average miles-per-gallon of the traded-in vehicles was 15.8, Three professors in the W. and of the new vehicles, 24.9.