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Stuff We Use: Toolboxes & Worktables

The Truth About Cars

Still, don’t cheap out too much – this is one garage item in which the quality (metal, drawer action, and so forth) tends to correspond to the overall price. & Still, for the purposes of illustration and comparison, this is a good example.

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Stuff We Use: What’s the Best Dash Cam?

The Truth About Cars

& In comparison, our old Charger utilized a dash cam from a different brand, one which was cylindrical in shape. We feel that’s cheap insurance against the dude in that brodozer who swears he didn’t run the light. Options exist to hardwire the thing, as well. &

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Revolutionizing rider safety: The protective jacket every e-biker should consider

Baua Electric

Over the years I’ve been fortunate enough to learn how each type of vehicle comes with its own unique personality and enjoyment, but also its own risk profile. But could the perceived risk of different types of rides, such as e-motorcycles versus e-bikes, cloud our judgment on personal protection? I think it might, at least for me.

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Was the Jeep Wrangler 4xe 2021’s 3rd Highest-Selling EV in the US?

EV Adoption

I say apparently as a PR person with Stellantis, the parent company of Jeep, stated the following to me in a January 18 email: I can tell you that it is true, we were the best selling plug-in hybrid SUV last year in the US. credit off the the cap cost makes it a real cheap lease on 53k Jeep. Leased mine. Rocksteadyrobk, 4xeForums.

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Ninth annual Green Innovation Index finds California light-duty vehicle emissions spike; major challenge to 2030 climate goals

Green Car Congress

Between 2006 and 2015, California’s GDP per capita grew by almost $5,000 per person, nearly double the growth experienced by the US as a whole. Cheap gas prices and a strong economy are creating increased goods movement and prompting Californians to drive more. At the same time, per capita emissions in the state decreased by 12%.

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First Look: 2024 Ford Ranger and Ranger Raptor

The Truth About Cars

But some of the materials used on the test models I previewed felt a little cheap. Here’s a comparison (below) to offer a sense of how much more material is lurking behind the tires of the Raptor. But you’ll still be happier in an F-Series if you’re of the portly persuasion. Storage is more than adequate.

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KPMG study identifies 10 sustainability “megaforces” with accelerating impacts on business; imperative of sustainability changing the automotive business radically

Green Car Congress

Environmental costs are often not shown on financial statements because the bearers of such costs can be either particular individuals or society at large, are often both non-monetary and problematic to quantify for comparison with monetary values. Urbanization: In 2009, for the first time, more people lived in cities than in the countryside.