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2023 Toyota Crown Platinum Review – Eating (Some) Crow

The Truth About Cars

You don’t buy a large sedan to blow people’s doors off – and if you did, you’d be buying a Stellantis product with the letters SRT affixed somewhere. You buy something like the Crown for comfortable cruising with a spacious cabin. At least at urban and suburban speeds.

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You Could Buy the Entire Fisker Company for Less Than the Founder's Home Costs

The Truth About Cars

Company founder and designer Henrik Fisker appears to be preparing for the worst, as he and his wife recently listed their Los Angeles residence for $35 million, more than the automaker is currently worth. Fisker is on shaky ground, and while it might have a few interested buyers, nothing is certain, and things could go sideways at any time.

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2024 Chevrolet Trax Activ Review – A Surprising Bargain

The Truth About Cars

It’s not all about the drive, either – the interior design is interesting, if not attractive (beauty is in the eye of the beholder and all), and the feature list is nice. The angular interior design may or may not be your cup of tea, but it does allow for an integrated infotainment screen.

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Review: 2025 Honda Civic Hybrid achieves Prius-like fuel economy

Baua Electric

Individual mode can customize the throttle response, synthesized engine sound, and gauge cluster design. Honda paid for travel costs and I got very little sleep to bring you this firsthand review The post Review: 2025 Honda Civic Hybrid achieves Prius-like fuel economy appeared first on Bauaelectric Auto News.

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Lexus RZ450e review

EV Central

However, whereas the UX300e was adapted from an internal combustion engine architecture, the RZ450e was designed from the ground up as an EV. With the 7kW charger installed at home when you buy the car it’s more like 11 hours of charge time. Yet other than its distinctive design it doesn’t stand out at the luxury end of the EV crowd.

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HeyBike Mars review: Reliably rugged wherever you go

Green Authority

In this review, we’ll take a closer look at this bike’s features, benefits, and drawbacks to help you decide if it’s the right choice for your needs. This is a much easier solution to unfolding the bike and sliding the battery out of the frame, like the Lectric bikes are designed, for example.

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MHI designs new bulk carrier enabling 25% reduction in CO2 emissions; ADM buying three

Green Car Congress

MHI) has designed a new bulk carrier equipped with the proprietary Mitsubishi Air Lubrication System (MALS), which reduces frictional resistance between the vessel hull and seawater using air bubbles produced at the vessel bottom, along with high-efficiency hull form and enhanced propulsion system. in designed draught.

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