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Tesla Temporarily Allows FSD Transfer to New Vehicles

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If you want to add what Tesla calls full self-driving capability (FSD) to one of its new vehicles, you’re looking at up to $15,000 on top of the price of a new model. In an effort to juice sales this quarter, the automaker is letting existing FSD customers transfer their services to a new model, but only in the next couple of months.&

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Electric vehicles score big with enhanced savings over petrol

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In yet another step forward for green mobility, EV owners charging at home are set to enjoy further savings thanks to the UK’s falling energy price cap. Earlier today (25 August), Ofgem announced the new consumer cap for October 2023 (£1,923), with a drop in kWh price down to 27.4p.

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VW Adds Basecamp Accessories to Atlas Cross Sport

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It also makes sense to offer these items as accessories a customer can opt for (and pay for) when buying their shiny new Atlas Cross Sport, since it will juice the average transaction price and can be financed over however many years.

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Ford Performance Introduces 700hp Kit for F-150

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An enormous Whipple Supercharger displacing 3.0L – meaning the part customers are& adding & to their V8 technically has more displacement than most cars on European roads – juices the 5.0L to 700 horsepower and 590 lb.-ft ft of torque. This means one can spec a 5.0L

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2025 Ram 1500 Ramcharger: Charge It Up

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A 92-kilowatt-hour battery and a 130-kilowatt generator combine to bring the juice. Pricing and an on-sale date aren't currently known, but we bank on an early 2025 or late 2024 arrival. The front electric-drive module -- yes we know this sounds like a fancy way of saying "electric motor" -- makes 250 kilowatts and the rear 238.

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Guess Who's Back -- 2024 Toyota Land Cruiser Marks Return of an Iconic Name

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And it will have a base price in the mid-$50,000s. liter four-cylinder with a 48-horsepower electric motor that's juiced by a 1.87-kWh Toyota's Land Cruiser is back after three years. There will be just one powertrain -- an i-Force Max hybrid setup that pairs a 2.4-liter kWh NiMH battery pack.

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BMW Unleashes New 5 Series

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The latter means it will be able to hoover up fresh electrons from suitably burly fast chargers to the tune of juicing itself from 10 – 80 percent in about half an hour. Prices start at $57,900 for the four-banger, $64,900 for the six pot, and $66,800 for the EV. kWh and a maximum charging rate of 205 kW.

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