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

The Truth About Cars

Here's a very solid Mercedes-Benz W123 oil-burner that now languishes in a self-service boneyard in Phoenix, Arizona. 417,046 miles is about the same as traveling 16-¾ times around Earth (using a great circle route, of course), and that distance is impressive even by Mercedes-Benz diesel standards.

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An Extreme Real World EV Driving (Charging) Test

Clean Fleet Report

Gasoline fueled vehicles require tune-ups, oil, transmission servicing and other typical maintenance and costs. In our case it was as, traveling through four states, California, Nevada, Arizona and Utah, having the extended battery made the trip worry-free. This $7,000 option is a worthy consideration if road trips are in your plans.

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Rapid Charging Electric Cars: How Fast, How Soon?

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

The Renault-Nissan Alliance launched a pilot project in Arizona earlier this month to test out a charging network ahead of the planned 2010 launch of its electric vehicle. My Honda Civic averages 34+ MPG over a year period. My parents live about 180 miles away, which is well outside the range of most electric cars. cents a a mile, 1.3