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Mercedes Charts Electric Course for Vans, Bringing Luxocruisers Stateside

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Mercedes-Benz refers to them as “privately positioned midsize luxury vans”, referring not to the position of ones privates whilst driving the things but rather the intent of these vans to serve as luxury transportation for humans. First, the people carriers. On certain roads, this is evident.& Specifics on the VAN.EA

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Video Friday: DALL-E 2

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Occidental Petroleum Projects California Shale Development May Become Its Largest Business Unit Within 10 Years

Green Car Congress

Shale production here refers to oil and gas production via drilling from shale source rocks; not the mining of organic shale deposits and subsequent production of hydrocarbon liquids by heating the kerogen found in those deposits—i.e.

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Fallbrook Introduces Variable Accessory Drive Applications for NuVinci CVP

Green Car Congress

Basic design of the NuVinci CVP. This improves fuel economy and enables vehicle designers to reduce engine size without sacrificing performance. Click to enlarge. Fallbrook Technologies Inc., Fallbrook Technologies Inc., run more efficiently.

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The Big Picture

Cars That Think

The 29-seater bus is also designed to serve as a mobile emergency power source that can plug into the grid during outages. But that’s exactly the case being made by SpinLaunch, a startup based in Long Beach, Calif., that is developing giant centrifuges designed to fling payloads into the heavens at supersonic speeds.

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