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2024 Ford Mustang EcoBoost Review – Cheap(ish) Speed

The Truth About Cars

There are two new available paint colors – Vapor Blue and Yellow Splash – and buyers can also choose the color of their brake caliper. There’s a whole new array of available wheel options. The biggest bummer here is that EcoBoost loses the available six-speed manual transmission. The rear overhang is shorter now.

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Kit can help convert any classic Mini to all-electric—but it's not cheap

Green Car Reports

Available to order now and scheduled to ship in December, the kit includes one of Swindon's own electric motors (with peak output of 160 horsepower), mounted to a Mini front subframe with purpose-designed brackets. British firm Swindon Powertrain has developed an electric conversion kit for the classic Mini.

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Junkyard Find: 2007 Mini Cooper S

The Truth About Cars

A six-speed Steptronic automatic was available; unusually, the buyer of this car chose the three-pedal setup. There were convertible versions of the Cooper and Cooper S available as well. They're cheap, quick enough to be fun, and junkyard parts are plentiful. This engine was rated at 175 horsepower and 177 pound-feet.

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Junkyard Find: 1980 Fiat X1/9

The Truth About Cars

Still, there were four Fiat models available here during the first couple of years of the 1980s, including the mid-engined X1/9. The X1/9 was developed from the 1969 Autobianchi A112 Bertone concept car , and it was cheap to produce in large part due to its use of the Fiat 128 's front suspension and powertrain mounted in the back.

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Tesla Model 3s from Hertz are going for as low as $14,000

Baua Electric

Hertz is starting to sell some of its Tesla Model 3s and they are going for pretty cheap – as low as $14,000 with the used EV tax credit. The company sells its older rental vehicles directly on its own website and there were some nice deals available: Some vehicles were selling for as low as $17,700. They do tend to get pretty beat up.

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Cheap, Easy, and Underutilized Online Communication for Nonprofits

Green Car Congress

The Golf blue-e-motion offers the three profiles “Normal,” “Comfort+” and “Range+” In the Comfort+ profile, the full 85 kW of power is available; in this mode the Golf blue-e-motion can attain the specified top speed of 135 km/h.

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Potential Motors unveils the Adventure 1: an all-electric Overlanding van

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Despite their age and limited availability outside of Japan, their 4×4 capabilities and Volkswagen Van aesthetics have garnered them a cult following. The vehicle starts at $136,600, and a preorder of the van isn’t cheap either at $1,000. The Toyota Hiace is THE small take-you-anywhere van.