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Junkyard Find: 1991 Ford Escort LX 4-Door Hatchback

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A five-speed manual transmission was base equipment, even in the cheapskate Escort Pony , but the original purchaser of this automobile sprang for an extra $732 ($1,662 in 2023 dollars) for this four-speed overdrive automatic. This one just squeaked past the 175,000-mile mark during its life. That's what's in this car. No, you did not!

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2023 Polestar 2 Dual Motor Review – Silent Luxury

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Modernism in a modern automobile. I didn’t get a lot of highway miles on this test unit, but this car seems built for freeway cruises. The estimated range here is 260 miles. Modernism doesn’t come cheap. Where the Polestar is a tad better is when it comes to coddling the driver and passengers.

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Volkswagen Group invested €11.5B (US$12.9B) in R&D in 2014; ongoing focus on electromobility and digitalization of vehicles

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It may come as a surprise for you, but I highly welcome the interest of Apple, Google and others in the automobile. Winterkorn introduced Future Tracks at the Geneva Show in 2014, saying that over the next few years, the automotive industry will face one of the greatest upheavals since the invention of the automobile. —Prof.

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Sodium-Ion Powered EVs Roll off From Chinese EV Factories

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Volkswagen Anhui holds 50% of Jianghuai Automobile Group Holdings(JAG), the parent company of JAC, and has 75% ownership and managerial control over JAC. Sodium-ion batteries work better in EVs that don’t need a large driving range, such as city cars small cars and last-mile delivery vehicles because of their lower energy density.

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Opinion: The Bentley Crash in New York is Scrambling Brains

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I, and I presume most other drivers, aren’t going to drive EVERYWHERE WE GO as if we’re one of Enzo’s drivers trying to win a thousand-mile long road race. The lack of strict speed governors in modern automobiles? Yet I am not tearing ass down Irving Park road at 80 mph. As for F, we know the car was speeding, but we don’t know WHY.

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How E-Rickshaws Are Bringing The Electric Revolution To India

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The majority of the first and last-mile operations in India is completed by autorickshaws. Mass adaption of E rickshaws could enhance the perception about Evs among Indians because, People get an opportunity to experience what it is like to travel in an EV at a cheap rate. Strengthens EV Supply Chain.

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Billionaire Brings Tesla Autopilot Rebuke

Cars That Think

For a school bus with kids getting off, we showed that the Tesla would drive right past, completely ignoring the “school zone” sign, and keeping on driving at 40 miles per hour. It’s a city that grew up after the automobile came along. We’ve done tests over past years. Have your tests mirrored events in the real world? What’s next?

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