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‘Today, people’s choice of colour is a reflection of their personality,’: Shashank Srivastava | Autocar Professional

Baua Electric

Over the years, a car has evolved from being just a mode of transport to being an extension of the consumer’s personality. Further explaining the rationale in buying cars, he said that when a family usually picks a car, ‘the least disliked colour will pass muster,’ for example silver and grey.

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Tesla Model 3 gets high praises from Chris Harris’ Top Gear EV buying guide

Teslarati

In its recent “Fast Electric Car Buying Guide,” the Tesla Model 3 received some high praise from Top Gear , as explained by presenter and veteran motoring journalist Chris Harris. . If you’re buying an electric car, it’s very, very difficult not to automatically buy this one,” Harris said. .

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Denied! Why the bonkers BYD Yangwang U9 electric hypercar has been locked out of Australia

EV Central

READ MORE: Ferrari SF90 XX Stradale and Spider PHEVs READ MORE: Lamborghini LB744 supercar gets three-motor PHEV … with a V12 READ MORE: Australian order books open for $449,500 McLaren Artura plug-in hybrid 2023 BYD Yangwang U9 supercar. “But Todd certainly has a point. 2023 BYD Yangwang U9 supercar. 2023 BYD Yangwang U9 supercar.

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Opinion: The Bentley Crash in New York is Scrambling Brains

The Truth About Cars

I understand that someone who isn’t a car person – and I have no idea of what level of automotive knowledge Kois possesses – might make an unfortunate correlation between the number of gears in a transmission and the amount of power a car’s engine possesses. There’s a lot more that’s wrong with this piece, but let’s start there.

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Bentley CEO Jumps Ship for Aston Martin

The Truth About Cars

Bentley's former CEO Adrian Hallmark has broken with the company after making remarks that sales were down due to wealthy people buying fewer luxury products over concerns that it might upset poorer people living in those markets. Former Ferrari executive Amedeo Felisa had been brought out of retirement to head the brand in 2020.

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Man sentenced to more than 12 years in prison for selling $9 million in fraudulent renewable fuel credits

Green Car Congress

Hailey used the proceeds of the scheme to purchase luxury vehicles, including BMWs, Mercedes Benz, a Rolls Royce Phantom, a Lamborghini, Ferrari, Maserati and others, as well as real estate and more than $80,000 in diamond jewelry. to buy his home in Perry Hall, Md.

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Q&A: Why the Metaverse Needs to Be Open

Cars That Think

They envisage a sprawling network of interconnected virtual worlds for such diverse activities as gaming, watching live entertainment, buying real-estate, and collaborating on design projects. For me, it's the evolution of the internet as the fabric for our personal and professional lives. IEEE Spectrum : What is the metaverse?