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Courts: Mahindra Can Continue Selling Roxor In the United States

The Truth About Cars

Indian automaker Mahindra has long sold the Roxor, a surprisingly strong lookalike of the Jeep Wrangler, but it has faced a legal challenge from Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, Jeep’s parent company. It’s probably possible to make one street legal, but for that effort, it’d probably be easier just to buy a Jeep.

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Electric Pedicabs - future for London's transport

DIY Electric Car

The reason of this blog is however to concentrate on the electric pedicabs. It was all fine for about two years until police found out that these are not legal on the public road. There is currently only one company which is based in London that works on the development of first legal electric rickshaw.

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Europe Expands Virtual Borders To Thwart Migrants

Cars That Think

The ship’s captain stopped the engines, and the aircraft flashed its lights at the rubber boat. If it were legal to deliver rescued migrants to Libya, it would be as cheap as sending rescue boats a few extra kilometers south instead of east. But neither the ship nor the aircraft came to the rescue. The main reason is because the E.U.

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San Francisco Traffic Stands Still After Cruise AVs Stall in North Beach

The Truth About Cars

Presumably there to snag some riders, the vehicles were unresponsive and ended up blocking traffic on San Francisco’s less-than-ample roads with their hazard lights on. It’s unethical and immoral but legal,” he continued. However, they all suddenly came back to life after their nap and continued on as if nothing had happened.

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Gone in Thirty Seconds: Super Bowl LVIII Auto Commercial Pre-Game Roundup

The Truth About Cars

As always, I’ll be live-blogging during the game on Sunday night, sharing YouTube links of each individual spot roughly as it airs. And while side-by-sides like the Kawasaki Ridge shown in this ad are technically not street legal, wander into any rural area and you’ll find locals running errands in these fun machines.

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Urban transport | Two wheels good | The Economist

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

It is no sweat to restart, so the temptation to zip through a red traffic light, menacing people as you do so, is removed. As your correspondent waits at a light, a fit pedal cyclist pulls up beside her. Advertising info Legal disclaimer Accessibility Privacy policy Terms & Conditions Help. “What is it? An electric?

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BMW, Ford, Honda to Form New EV Charging Company

The Truth About Cars

Assuming ChargeScape is given the green light to move ahead, the trio plans to have equal shares and for the business to get rolling in 2024. But your author is not qualified to provide legal advice and we seem to live in an era where corporate monopolies are relatively commonplace.

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