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This Chinese electric car is almost entirely windows

Electrek

One of my favorite parts of perusing Alibaba for fun and outlandish electric vehicles is seeing just how creative the designers can become. In this case, I’ve found what looks like a mini-minivan that took an extra spin or two around the window factory before emerging complete.

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Google Self-Driving Car Project and FCA to integrate self-driving technology into 2017 Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid minivan

Green Car Congress

The Google Self-Driving Car Project and FCA announced will collaborate to integrate Google’s self-driving technology into all-new 2017 Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid minivans ( earlier post ) to expand Google’s existing self-driving test program. —John Krafcik, CEO, Google Self-Driving Car Project.

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Tesla Model Y driver escapes frightening freak accident unscathed

Teslarati

A Tesla Model Y and a minivan were damaged by a part of a crane that collapsed onto the bridge. A witness who lives in a building in front of the construction site shared his experience with 7News , stating that the part of the crane actually fell into the Tesla first. It hit the front of my car. At around 4:30 p.m.

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TTAC's Worst Cars of 2023

The Truth About Cars

The rules are simple: It has to be a car at least one of us drove during the calendar year, even if only for a few minutes. So, in no particular order, here we go: Chris Tonn From what I’ve read, the recent adage of “There are no bad cars anymore” is being tested by a certain Vietnamese automaker, but I’m not lucky (?)

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Nissan launches new Note Aura in Japan; enhanced e-POWER electrified powertrain

Green Car Congress

Nissan launched the all-new Note Aura premium compact car in Japan, with sales planned to start in autumn. The all-new Note Aura comes exclusively with Nissan’s e-POWER electrified powertrain ( earlier post ), a key part of the company’s electrification strategy under the Nissan NEXT global business transformation plan.

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If Toyota Lavish Highlander cannibalizes gross sales of smaller namesake, it’s a part of the plan

Baua Electric

Any losses, Toyota’s team vp stated, will probably be greater than made up by means of shoppers transferring as much as the bigger 2024 Toyota Lavish Highlander or coming again to the logo as it now has a comfy non-minivan choice for rising households. “I’m a great example.

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Rare Rides Icons: The Lincoln Mark Series Cars, Feeling Continental (Part XLII)

The Truth About Cars

There were simply fewer coupe buyers as Americans ran to minivans and the earliest family-friendly SUVs. & All three cars would again reside on the same platform by the latter portion of the Eighties and well into the Nineties. In those days, the only other domestic rear-drive car with an independent suspension was the Corvette.&

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