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Lunaz to begin production of electric classic Range Rovers; prices begin at £245,000 excluding local taxes

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Lunaz, a creator of electric classic cars, announced the first tranche of production availability for classic electric Range Rovers. Prices for classic electric Range Rovers by Lunaz start at £245,000 (US$329,000) excluding local taxes. These cars will be available in both standard and long wheelbase.

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2017 Jeep Grand Cherokee qualifies for Japan’s Eco-Car tax tncentive

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The 2017 Jeep Grand Cherokee mid-size SUV has become the second gasoline-driven, US-made, US-brand vehicle to qualify for Japan’s Eco-Car tax break. The Grand Cherokee that qualifies for Japan’s Eco-Tax incentive is powered by an upgraded version of the award-winning Pentastar V-6. The 2016 Jeep Cherokee Trailhawk was first.

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Chevy Equinox diesel offers EPA-rated 39 mpg hwy; starts at $31,435

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l/100 km) on the highway (FWD model) with the available 1.6L A variable-vane turbocharger enables the engine to deliver more power with lower exhaust emissions and no decrease in overall fuel efficiency. Tax, title, license and dealer fees extra. The 2018 Chevrolet Equinox offers an EPA-certified 39 mpg (6.03 Earlier post.).

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Tesla Cybertruck resale market loses all momentum

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We thought that these actions would limit the availability of Cybertrucks for sale and boost pricing. At those prices, it is becoming harder after taxes and middlemen, which are often required at those prices. Sure enough, we noted that an early Cybertruck sold for $244,000 last month, but prices are now dropping like a rock.

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Nissan launches new Skyline in Japan; one-motor two-clutch hybrid system in every grade

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The new Skyline achieves 20% improvement in fuel economy over 2015 standards and SU-LEV certification, emitting 75% fewer exhaust emissions than 2005 standards, thereby fully exempting it from the automobile acquisition tax and automobile weight tax in every grade. Earlier post.).

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California adds $72.5M for cleaner diesel trucks, deployment of advanced vehicle technologies

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Additionally, the board was briefed on additional funding the Legislature recently made available for clean car, truck and bus programs. This can be combined with an up to $7,500 clean vehicle federal tax credit and various other regional incentives. Funding was approved for three specific programs.

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Scania adds 13-liter biodiesel engines to its Euro 6 range

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Both SCR and EGR are used in the aftertreatment of the exhausts. The attributes of biodiesel fuel lead to an increased proportion of ash in the exhaust fumes, leading to shorter service intervals and a slightly increased consumption of fuel. Both fuel and AdBlue consumption may increase by 10% in an engine run on 100 percent biodiesel.

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