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Nissan Dealership Handed Over 400 Charges

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On this Friday afternoon, we find ourselves adding yet another post to our ‘Dealers Behaving Badly’ tag. This time, some former employees at a Nissan dealer in North Carolina are on the hook for more than 400 charges. The latter likely refers to temp tags that seem to have once been given out by this place like Tic Tacs.

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Premium EV bargain hunting? 2024’s best cut-price prestige electric buys

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Not easy shedding almost $100k in a year, but that’s the case for an ex-demo 4000km-old ’22 BMW i7 limo up for sale in Victoria. For reference, the cheapest ex-demo petrol-powered 2022 BMW 740i is $179,000 plus on-roads. Plenty of non-RS e-tron GTs on sale too, most with around 1000km showing.

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MAEAA Web Links

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PlymouthHorizon : RLewits Home Page, car was for sale but he sold it. Mini :Hans Hochwald "unique" conversion Mini :Kaptain Kleavers Mini Pickup Nissan: Bill and Sharon Hoopes EVs PlymouthHorizon : Mike Chanceys former EV, a Jet Electrica 007. Pontiac Fiero : rechargedwith solar array. Porsche911T : D.

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As Electric Car Makers Ante Up Billions, Software Is Ace in the Hole

Cars That Think

Consulting firm KPMG , for example, estimates that in addition to the 179 new battery EV model launches and refreshes between 2016 and 2020, at least another 251 are expected between 2021 and 2023 by traditional auto manufacturers, or original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) as they are referred to in the industry, as well as start-ups.

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Seres 3: Why this Chinese SUV is the worst EV I’ve driven

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Seres 3 driving joy: as realistic as this promotional picture Seres has 37 distributors/dealers in France – which seems strange as in a week of driving there I never saw another Seres 3, or the larger Seres 5 medium SUV. A Seres 3 Comfort costs €33,990 ($57,800), and our Seres 3 Luxury €36,990 ($63,000). Seems French buyers agree.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

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Establishing dealer network. We believe such production models could be available for sale in three years."Furia GM is committed to putting the system in the Chevrolet Volt for sale by 2010, Lutz said. Daimler/Mercedes Took over Daimler/Chrysler Sprinter PHEV program. Ford Escape PHEV-40 around 2012. Detroit Free Press ).

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Why Warren Buffett is investing in electric car company BYD - Apr. 13, 2009

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Wang signed an agreement last year with Autobinck, a Dutch dealer group, to distribute its cars in the Netherlands and five Eastern European countries. Historical, current end-of-day data, and splits data provided by Interactive Data Pricing and Reference Data. The company hasnt yet decided whether it will enter the U.S.

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