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Stellantis Patents Fake Engine Vibrations for EVs

The Truth About Cars

Some thought the idea of a faux exhaust system, designed to help EVs mimic the howl of a V8, was a cringe-worthy gimmick. Stellantis has found itself in a tricky situation since buying up the former Fiat Chrysler properties. The patent was actually published with the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) in May of last year.

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Thankful To Be Home — And ALIVE!

Creative Greenius

“ Debra didn’t want me to go and I will admit I was tired from too much food and too much drink. “I still have no idea what you’re talking about.” Buying off politicians and everybody to make sure nothing gets done to fix things?” Jesus, it’s not about your stupid blog.”

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Lotus and Harmon partner up to add sound to hybrids

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Ive noticed that youll hear the sound of an oncoming cars rolling tires before you hear the sound of its engine. Even if I couldnt see, Id be able to hear the sound of the tires well before that car got to me. In that case, the sound of the tires might not audible, but they wouldnt be audible anyway.

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My Cycling trip from Agra to Bikaner

Plug In India

Atul Gopal I went on a cycling trip from Agra in UP to Bikaner in RJ this winter and here is my blog on it. Here is the blog - [link]. Cycled down to Bharatpur town to buy some fruits for the next day’s ride. They had planned that the route should be truck friendly, as our support 407 EX tagged along us.

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Udaipur to Himachal : 923 km in an electric car

Plug In India

Ended up buying some harbaara , carrot, cucumber and oranges. The next action point was to open the dicky and remove the spare tire. One experiment that I thought will work out well is using a VIN based unique ID - which can then be linked to a common payment app, say the Fast tag. I was told to push down the MSD hard.

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VIDEO: Driving a Tesla-powered Smart

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

a rolling death-wish on skinny tires 157 days ago See More Related Articles and Blog Posts Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1) 1 TEG 3:09PM (4/24/2009) "Because of the nature of the event, there was no demonstration of heart-stopping acceleration or sure-footedness through a slalom." 15 days ago AutoblogGreen for 03.31.09

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

People will likely not buy plug-ins without big federal tax breaks." ( Reuters ) 11/29/06 [In response to GMs announcement at the LA Auto Show], Ford Group marketing manager Cisco Codina said the answer for now is full hybrids, like the latest version of its Ford Escape hybrid SUV unveiled at the show. ( People wont buy a full car.

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