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Independent Repair Shops Win Over Dealerships in Consumer Survey

The Truth About Cars

Conversely, Jeep and Kia, followed closely by Hyundai, find themselves at the lower end of customer satisfaction scores. Jeep chose not to comment on their rating. Dealerships: Diverse Experiences Across Brands Experiences with dealership service departments show considerable variation depending on the vehicle brand.

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UPS updates 125 Workhorse E-GEN series hybrid electric step vans with smaller genset engine for better fuel economy

Green Car Congress

a Cincinnati-based company, was announced by Carlton Rose, UPS Global Fleet Maintenance and Engineering president at the annual Advanced Clean Transportation Expo in Long Beach, Calif. Subsequently, the company created electrification packages for the Chevrolet Equinox SUV, the Jeep Grand Cherokee and the Mercedes Benz ML350.

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The Next High-Tech Tool for the Auto Aftermarket? Voice Assistants 

Clean Fleet Report

KITT was not just the trusty sidekick for David Hasselhoff, who played the series hero, but a vision of what’s possible at the intersection of the most advanced automotive and conversational AI technologies. . RAIN is a leader in voice technology and conversational AI. When cars began to talk back (image from Automobile Magazine).

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My Friend has had 34 Cars. He’s only kept his Tesla Model 3.

Teslarati

In the four years since, he has had numerous vehicles, from Jeeps to pickup trucks, to performance vehicles, to muscle cars. The Tesla always comes up in conversation. After four years of ownership, I never visited a service center, and the only maintenance I did was windshield washer fluid and two sets of tires in 92,000 miles.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Chevrolet S-10 :Brian has a new and very nice conversion. Chevrolet S-10 :Jim Coates very clean conversion Chevrolet S-10 :Mark Brueggemanns neat project, and more. Comutacar : Scott HullsC-cars and upgrades DaihatsuFellow Van : Interesting Japanese conversion. FordExpress : Svein Medhus has the first EV conversion in Norway.

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Tesla Inside: The Ultimate Vintage Land Rover Retrofit

Cars That Think

For this baby-blue Rover, the conversion includes a powerful electric drive unit from a. There, more than 60 employees and two production lines will have the capacity for 100 conversions a year. Nostalgic 4x4 trucks, including Toyota Land Cruisers and Jeeps, have never been more popular or prized.

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Tigor EV Highway Drive: Bengaluru - Coimbatore - Ooty - Mysuru

Plug In India

With the cruise control on, managed to have a lovely conversation with Karthik on Jared Diamond’s excellent book Guns, Germs and Steel. (In Throw in costs of the driver, electricity and maintenance, that would mean a minimum revenue required of Rs. Vikram took us around his garage, where he has his Merc and a few jeeps.