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Consumer Reports Lists Least/Most Expensive Car Brands to Maintain

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This included oil changes and necessary repairs, but would exclude everything covered under recalls or warranty. From Consumer Reports : The comparison for fresher cars is muddied because a number of brands, including BMW and Toyota, offer free maintenance periods on new cars.

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2024 Hyundai Elantra N Review – Tightening Up

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Well, that’s true – it’s mostly the same car that launched a couple of years ago. That’s a lot of small, minor changes that are too technical for the average buyer to care about, but in theory, the car should ride and handle a bit better and be more resistant to brake fade. What’s that you say? You know about the Elantra N?

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2023 Toyota Corolla Hybrid Review – Sensible Shoes

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And that was before I compared the car to its rivals, such as the usually solid Honda Civic or the ever-improving Hyundai Elantra. Some of this may have been that the car tended to have an awkward seating position. Or perhaps it was just that the Corolla never seemed as fully baked as other cars wearing the Toyota badge.

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Automakers agree on common plug to recharge electric vehicles

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German energy firm RWE has stated that a cadre of respected automakers and energy firms have all come together in agreement on a three-point, 400-volt plug that will enable electric cars the world over to be recharged anywhere, regardless of which recharging station they stop at. let me plug this car in right here, oh wait!

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Electric Car Manufacturers Inspire New Paradigms -- Seeking Alpha

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Price tag: about $25,000, made from 95% recyclable materials with a top speed of 65 miles per hour and range of 110 miles per charge. Kulongoski, Oregon as the electric-car manufacturer may be eyeing the “green” city of Portland. market b y the end of 2009. The Norwegian company just last week met with Gov.

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GM Says Chevrolet Volt Won't 'Pay the Rent' | Autopia from Wired.com

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Wired Home Subscribe Sections Cars 2.0 The Volt is, and always has been, more than than an electric car. Lutz, who retired earlier this year, called the car Detroits "moon shot" and an attempt to wrest the mantle of innovation back from the Japanese. The car is expected to cost around $40,000.

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