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Junkyard Find: 1987 Chevrolet Sprint ER

The Truth About Cars

It was the Chevrolet Sprint ER , and I've found a nicely intact example in a car graveyard just east of Sacramento. liter Suzuki three-cylinder engine, rated at 49 horsepower. Other Sprint models could be purchased with optional automatics that year. Back in its Japanese homeland, this car was known as the Suzuki Cultus.

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Junkyard Find: 1992 Geo Metro 4-door hatchback

The Truth About Cars

Not the Subaru Justy , not the Toyota Tercel , not the Hyundai Excel and not the Suzuki Swift. The Metro was based on the second-generation Suzuki Cultus, and it was the successor to the 1985-1988 Chevrolet Sprint (which was based on the first -generation Cultus). It was today's Junkyard Find !

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Opinion: Consumer Reports’ Tesla Autopilot stunt crossed a line in an already-heated EV climate

Teslarati

The auto sector is no stranger to tribes, as seen in the rivalry between enthusiasts of Ford and Chevrolet vehicles. Consumer Reports may not want to talk about it much today, but back in the 80s and the 90s, the magazine ended up costing the United States one of its most affordable, fun, and popular off-roaders ever — the Suzuki Samurai.

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Junkyard Find: 2002 Daewoo Nubira SE Sedan

The Truth About Cars

Just about the final vestiges of passion and mechanical competence had been squeezed from the Chevrolet Cavalier by 2002 (after two decades of J-Body sales ), but the price of the Cavalier was pretty good: $14,035 for the cheapest possible four-door version ($19,697 today). Even the new Leganza returned in 2004, as the Suzuki Verona.

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History of Electric Vehicles in India

Get Electric Vehicle

Tesla, Mercedes-Benz, Audi, Hyundai, Mahindra, Chevrolet, BMW, and Renault are among the companies producing revolutionary electric automobiles today. TATA Motors, Maruti Suzuki, Toyota, and a slew of other firms have begun to sell battery and hybrid electric vehicles in India. The Future.

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China puts its electric vehicles on center stage - China automotive news

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Chevrolet Volt plug-in hybrid, which is expected to sell for $40,000 when it goes on sales in the U.S. Most Chinese buyers also are purchasing cars for the first time and have not developed particular preferences. Those prices are much lower than that of General Motors Corp.s in late 2010. GM plans to launch the Volt in China in 2011.

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Automakers agree on common plug to recharge electric vehicles

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

I heard that you can change zones 3 times and then you have to purchase another car. Thas why this dingy ole thing wont work on regular plugs ere in britan! The "normal plug" idea doesnt neccessarily work dude. Neutral tim @ Apr 19th 2009 11:02PM What about zones? Neutral ???? @ Apr 20th 2009 12:34AM They just wont use different plug.