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Junkyard Find: 1959 Renault Dauphine

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If you insisted on buying a new American-built car in 1959, AMC could get you into a Rambler business coupe for $1,821 ($19,279 now). It wasn't as quick on the ice as his Porsche 356-engined Beetle, but he held onto it until it rusted to nothingness (i.e., In 1959, a new Renault Dauphine cost $1,645 (about $17,416 in 2023 dollars).

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Update: Top 10 Electric Cars

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Porsche Taycan 6,822. Bolstered by production in China for that key market, soon to be augmented by new plants in Austin, Texas, and Germany, Tesla does not appear to be looking back, but if it did would continue to see other automakers in its rearview mirror. Nissan Leaf – the Standard Bearer. Tesla Model 3 80,681.

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Is Elon Musk Back In “Production Hell” With Tesla’s 4680 Battery?

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And where current Tesla packs feature what Munro calls "a crappy cooling design" with thermal channels between cells—superfluous, because most heat is concentrated at cell ends—Munro says 4680 cells will rest atop a liquid-cooled thermal plate that's become a staple of EVs from GM, Ford, Volkswagen, Porsche, or Rivian.

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Tesla 2024 Annual Shareholder Meeting transcript: June 13, 2024

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We continuously set the highest standards for ethical behavior, corporate citizenship, and corporate governance. This simple majority vote standard proposal will help improve Tesla shareholder rights. You don’t see the day-to-day work of the directors, but I can assure you: this is a highly engaged board. That’s insane!

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