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Pencil-Necked Finance Dweebs Suggest Anyone Making Six-Figures Should Only Buy a $15,000 Car

The Truth About Cars

In order to reach this out-of-touch conclusion, the killjoys at Investopedia start with an assumption that one should limit their transportation expenses to 10 percent of an annual salary, including insurance, fuel, maintenance, and the car payment itself. Same goes for the myriad of decade-old BMW X5s and Merc C-Class sedans.

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UK Government awards more than US$141M to 38 driverless and low carbon vehicle projects

Green Car Congress

The projects, led by BMW, CNH Industrial, Ford Motor Company, Jaguar Land Rover, Penso Consulting, Westfield Sportscars and Williams Advanced Engineering, cover a wide range of new innovations. Further successful projects from this competition round will be announced soon.

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UC Davis ITS study suggests hastening consumer adoption of plug-ins will require innovation on the sales side

Green Car Congress

A study by researchers at the Institute of Transportation Studies, UC Davis finds that buyers of plug-in vehicles (PEVs) are substantially less satisfied with the dealer purchase experience than buyers of conventional vehicles—with the notable exception of Tesla buyers. XXXXX Click to enlarge. —Cahill et al.

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Road Test: 2023 Genesis G90 Performance

Clean Fleet Report

Without hesitation, the reply is—The best luxury sedan they can buy. AWD will be compared to its keenest competition–the Mercedes-Benz S-Class, the Lexus LS and BMW 7 Series, which are all very nice luxury sedans. Built in Ulsan, Korea, the G90 represents what a luxury sedan can be, while not costing as much as similar cars.

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More details about California’s proposal requiring bidirectional charging capabilities for all EVs

Charged EVs

In recent testimony, Nuvve CEO Gregory Poilasne told the lawmakers that bidirectional charging can reduce the total cost of EV ownership, and that it’s essential for integrating more renewable energy into the grid. Gregory Poilasne: In April, I went in front of the Energy Committee and the Transportation Committee of the California Senate.

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Update: Top 10 Electric Cars

Clean Fleet Report

Technology upgrades like Full Self Driving remain available to buy, but are not delivered via an over-the-air update. BMW – the Ultimate Electric Driving Machine? BMW starts adding plugs throughout its lineup. BMW Takes Middle Path to Electrification ; Road Test: 2014 BMW i3. Road Test: 2019 BMW i8 Roadster.

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euroFOT study demonstrates how driver assistance systems can increase safety and fuel efficiency

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Head-Up Display: the BMW Head-Up Display puts selected information directly in the driver’s line of sight. SafeHMI was tested by BMW and Daimler. The socio-economic assessment reveals a cost benefit ratio of 1.3 OEM fitment, after-market solution) with different display positions and technologies (e.g. for ACC in trucks.

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