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

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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. That car has been pushed down to 16th in the MMJO list. market 300 D.

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Waymo robotaxi to begin driverless services for employees in Austin – ET Auto

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The company said the services would be available across 43 square miles of the city, including downtown Austin, Barton Hills, Riverside, East Austin and Hyde Park.

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Amazon’s Zoox robotaxis to drive faster, farther, at night in Las Vegas – ET Auto

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The moves are modest compared with Alphabet’s Waymo, which this week announced a plan to begin a taxi service in Los Angeles, on top of the existing markets of San Francisco and Phoenix, where it already ferries passengers in its retrofitted autonomous Jaguars.

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GreenPower delivers its first electric school bus in Arizona

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The BEAST has a 194 kWh lithium iron phosphate battery pack and a range of up to 150 miles, and standard dual port charging, with Level 2 charging rates of up to 19.2 The electric school bus was delivered to Phoenix Elementary School District #1, which operates 15 schools in the center of Phoenix. Get started here. –ad*

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Calling all EV soldiers

Electric Auto Association

The Infrastructure roll out needs our help By Jim Stack, President of Electric Auto Association of Phoenix. Along highways, chargers should be positioned 50 to 70 miles apart in order to accommodate shorter range EVs. Estimated Infrastructure bill allocations per resident.

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Waymo looks to launch full fleet of robotaxis in LA

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The company also said that this month it would start testing its fully autonomous passenger cars without a human driver on freeways in Phoenix. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration states that humans, on average, cause one death about every 100 million miles driven. FTC: We use income earning auto affiliate links.

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Lectric XPress e-bike launched as $999 torque sensor commuter electric bike

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In what should no longer come as a surprise to anyone, Phoenix-based Lectric Ebikes has done it again. Ah) good for 45 miles (70 km). The upgraded model has a 750W continuous-rated motor and a 672 Wh battery (48V 14 Ah) good for 60 miles (100 km). FTC: We use income earning auto affiliate links.