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Abandoned History: Oldsmobile's Guidestar Navigation System and Other Cartography (Part V)

The Truth About Cars

By the Eighties EDS was even larger, and didn’t come cheap. GM paid part of the $5.2B GM bought back their H-class shares, and Hughes agreed to strike the guaranteed $30 a share price from the agreement. Proposed and implemented in 1967, Perot invented the business model which today is called outsourcing. Smith forked over $2.5

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Comment on Who is head of Onvo? Nio president explains by John Hanna

CN EV Post

Financial obligations hover: selling a cheap Model Y is of no value to a public that thinks ahead to how it will gets BAAAS swaps, parts, service, warranty honouring, or a hope of get any re-sale value for their ONVO Y-clone - when NIO is insolvent within a few years. if it ever does. At the expense of mom&pop's family savings.

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The Cybertruck's Windshield Costs $1,900 to Replace

The Truth About Cars

We were promised an affordable Cybertruck, but as it turns out, nothing about Tesla’s latest EV is cheap. The least expensive trim won’t be available until 2025, leaving the truck’s starting price at almost $70,000, and we’re now learning how much some replacement parts will cost.

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SpaceX is building launch pad tanks out of Starship parts and that’s a big deal

Teslarati

SpaceX has begun installing the first of numerous propellant storage tanks at its first orbital South Texas launch facilities – a mostly ordinary and expected step made extraordinary by the fact that those tanks will be built out of Starship parts. That won’t be the case for its orbital-class big brother.

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Ride1Up 700 series review: A classy Class-3 e-bike that doesn’t break the bank

Green Authority

Between the 15 ah Samsung cells and the premium Schwalbe Super Moto-X tires, there are a lot of name-brand components to catch your eye with this Class 3 e-bike. The Ride1Up 700 series is billed as an all-around city and commuting bike, and it’s one of the more affordable Class 3 e-bikes. See also: Electric bicycle buyers guide.

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Mercedes-AMG C63 S Prices Set in Germany

Clean Fleet Report

They become world-class machines capable of doing beautifully at the best racetracks. Some weeks ago, the company released official information about the C-Class’s top-tier version—the C63 S with E Performance. While we know these are not cheap, not all of us know what you are going to get with this investment. second 0-62 mph!)

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Cheaper than a BYD Dolphin or MG4! New Renault Twingo to be reinvented as $33,000 electric vehicle

EV Central

Widely seen as a French fight back against the influx of cheap Chinese imports in Europe, when it lands the next-gen Renault Twingo is primed to cost less than €20,000 ($A33,000) before subsidies – around $5000 cheaper than the current BYD Dolphin in Australia. 2 and at least two affordable rivals from the Hyundai and Kia.

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