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Junkyard Find: Gray-Market 1981 Mercedes-Benz 380 SEL

The Truth About Cars

Of all the European-market new cars that flooded into the United States during the wild gray-market years of the early and middle 1980s , the Mercedes-Benz W126 S-Class appears to have been the most popular. Today's Junkyard Find is one of those cars, found in a self-service boneyard near Denver, Colorado. This car has one.

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Mercedes-Benz and BMW to sell car-sharing JV SHARE NOW to Stellantis

Green Car Congress

Mercedes-Benz Mobility and BMW Group intend to sell their car-sharing joint venture SHARE NOW to Stellantis. Meanwhile, it has accelerated its car-sharing expansion in the United States, with service now available in Washington, D.C., Portland, Oregon, Denver, Colorado, Columbus, Ohio and Austin, Texas.

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Genesis is quietly outpacing luxury rivals as EV availability expands into new states

Baua Electric

Genesis Neolum full-size electric SUV concept (Source: Hyundai Motor) Genesis expands EV availability to outpace luxury rivals Genesis also revealed the GV60 Magma, the first vehicle for its new high-performance brand. Genesis Magma will rival Mercedes-AMG, which previewed its first high-performance EV earlier this year.

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Junkyard Find: 1988 Buick Reatta Coupe

The Truth About Cars

A 1970s desire on the part of Cadillac dealers for a two-seater to compete with the Mercedes-Benz R107 plus fierce intra-GM political battles led to the development of a couple of interesting two-seat designs that hit American roads during the late 1980s. The only Reatta transmission available was a four-speed automatic.

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BMW Aims to Launch the First Prototype EV With Solid-state Batteries By 2025

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BMW has been working with Colorado-based Solid Power since mid-2021 when it led a Series B fundraising round alongside Ford. According to the carmaker, a demonstrator vehicle equipped with a solid-state battery would be available before 2025.

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J.D. Power: growing usage of safety technologies in new vehicles contributes to increasing vehicle appeal

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Over the past several years, we have seen non-premium brands increasingly offer the types of in-vehicle technologies that used to be available only to premium buyers. Porsche is followed in the rankings by Jaguar (855), BMW (854), Mercedes-Benz (853) and Audi (852). Ford (three): C-Max, Expedition and F-150.

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Putting the “Utility” in Sport Utility Vehicle: Which Electric SUVs Perform Best Off-Road?

EV Life

The R1S is available in dual-motor, performance dual-motor, and quad-motor options, each offering different levels of performance and range. EV Life will help determine your eligibility and apply for every federal, state, and local program available to you, pre-approving the dollar amount you qualify for.

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