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Junkyard Find: 1992 Geo Metro 4-door hatchback

The Truth About Cars

You could buy versions of this car all the way through 2017 in Pakistan. Gas was cheap during the late 1980s and early 1990s, other than a spike after Iraq invaded Kuwait , but some car buyers still wanted good fuel economy. My guess is that the reels turned over once, for a total of 162,150.9 Gets 100 kilometers per 4.5

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EV myths busted: Are electric vehicles actually good for the environment?

Drive Electric

Throughout this article, we’ll refer to ICEVs and EVs; here’s a quick breakdown explaining the difference between the two. When measuring the efficiency of a vehicle, it has become common to measure the processes involved in the entire ‘life cycle’ of a vehicle – referred to as ‘cradle to grave’. Here’s what we discovered.

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EV myths busted: Are electric vehicles actually good for the environment?

Drive Electric

Throughout this article, we’ll refer to ICEVs and EVs – here’s a quick breakdown explaining the difference between the two. For example, BMW now buys cobalt directly from mines to avoid child exploitation by intermediaries. Here’s what we discovered. WHAT EV MYTHS HAVE WE COVERED? THE BOTTOM LINE.