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

The Truth About Cars

The product people at Cadillac made a crucial decision early in the Fifties with regard to the positioning of the second generation Eldorado: It would be less expensive, and less special. The subsequent 1954 Eldorado appeared with a more reasonable price, and was a fancy trim package atop the new Series 62 convertible.

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Update: Top 10 Electric Cars

Clean Fleet Report

The only upgrade is the Plaid version that features even faster acceleration from three motors, producing sub-two second 0-60 runs. Production of the Roadster, the company’s initial product, ended after deliveries totaling 2,500, but a new version of the Roadster is due at some point. Nissan Leaf – the Standard Bearer.

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New EV electric car calendar

EV Central

Aiways U6 – ambitious EV start-up has big plans and right-hand drive production is already confirmed, opening the door to a local arrival. Avatar E11 – a new brand with big dreams, Avatar has input from Huawei and CATL and is the product of Chinese car maker Changan. BMW iX1 – EV version of the X1 confirmed by 2023.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

In late 2008, BYD started selling the first production PHEV in China. Weve kept the summary table below generally up-to-date for passenger PHEVs, but not for BEVs, motorcycles or larger vehicles like buses and trucks. Several dozen prototypes on 15-passenger van since 2004; now in second generation development; no production plans.

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