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'Lot Of Gains' For Current EV Battery Tech Before Solid-State Batteries, Tesla's Top Engineer Says

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Photo by: Ford Put another way, solid-state tech, which promises to eliminate the standard liquid electrolyte and solve basically every shortcoming of todays batteries, is cool. Lithium-iron-phosphate, or LFP, is a lower-cost chemistry for lithium-ion batteries. Production of Ford LMR battery cells. But it isnt everything.

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Rare Rides Icons: The Cadillac Eldorado, Distinctly Luxurious (Part LV)

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The Cadillac lineup was all-new in 1971 , as the brand entered what would be seen later as its decline from the Standard of the World status established (partially via marketing) in 1908. Its stablemates in the Buick Riviera and Oldsmobile Toronado also received platform modifications. It measured a quite long 219.9 inches overall.

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Rare Rides Icons: The Cadillac Eldorado, Distinctly Luxurious (Part LXIII)

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As before the platform was also used for the Oldsmobile Toronado and the Buick Riviera. Both were two inches shorter than the Buick Riviera. Though it was a nod to modernity, fully independent suspension was also a way for engineers to create more interior room in a car with much smaller exterior dimensions.

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Junkyard Find: 1982 Cadillac Seville

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This fuel-injected engine was rated at 125 horsepower and 190 pound-feet and was standard equipment in the 1982 Seville, DeVille, Fleetwood Brougham and Eldorado. '82 This fuel-injected engine was rated at 125 horsepower and 190 pound-feet and was standard equipment in the 1982 Seville, DeVille, Fleetwood Brougham and Eldorado. '82

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The U.S. Can ‘Absolutely’ Break Its EV Battery Dependence From China

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Much like a traditional gas car plant draws in Tier 1 suppliers for engines, transmissions and seats, a battery factory of this scale encourages cathode active material and anode producers to establish operations nearby. 30 , and eliminating penalties under Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards.

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Abandoned History: America's 1970s Convertible Controversy, Who's to Blame?

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Rollover standards were enhanced and adjusted by the Highway Funding Bill S.1072, And as safety requirements increased, convertibles became more expensive to build, and required considerable additional engineering dollars. The issue became much more heated after the Ford Explorer’s tire-related rollover fatalities circa 2000.

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Buick debuts V2X technology in China; first V2X vehicle to roll out by year end

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Buick’s vehicle-to-everything (V2X) technology made its debut at the Guangzhou International Automobile Exhibition. Later this year, Buick will become the first brand in China officially to roll out the market-ready technology on a production vehicle, a Buick GL8. Past work on V2X in China.