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Jim Wangers, the Godfather of the GTO, useless at 96

Baua Electric

The all-new 1955 Bel Wind splendidly redefined Chevrolet with abundance kudos to Jim Wangers. Even if it appeared there used to be none, Wangers by no means forgot that horsepower and keenness dominated Detroit. Wangers took it as an indication and attempted his hand working a automobile dealership in Milwaukee.

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Review: 2024 Chevy Silverado EV RST arrives for civilians

Baua Electric

We had a chance to spend several hours driving through the largely flat precincts around Detroit, putting almost 100 miles on a black example that stickered just south of $100,000. — Chevrolet provided airfare, lodging, and meals to enable Green Car Reports to bring you this first-person drive report.

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Tesla Offers ‘Sport’ Model…0-60 in 3.7 seconds!

Revenge of the Electric Car

It comes with a hand-wound stator and increased winding density for lower resistance and higher peak torque.&#. It comes with a hand-wound stator and increased winding density for lower resistance and 15 percent higher peak torque. Listen to what Elon says: “The Roadster Sport does 0 to 60 mph in 3.7 seconds, compared with 3.9

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MIT Battery Breakthrough Could Revolutionize Electric Cars : Gas 2.0

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Hopefully the funding was from the same place as well… 2 Bill C said on March 13th, 2009 at 1:21 pm I think a few billion should be taken out of the Detroit bailout and give some capital to all of the electric car companies. The tango (commuter cars) says they only need 50 million to become profitable. This is a drop in the bucket.

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Car Companies Standardize Plug for Electric Vehicles : Gas 2.0

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

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Chevy Equinox EV first drive: GM may have cracked the code in delivering a quality SUV that’s affordable [Video]

Baua Electric

Chevy is finally beginning sales of its long-anticipated Equinox EV, but before then, I got an invite to Detroit to test it out for myself. This is a potential deal breaker for me personally, but I’m sure most people won’t care. Road and wind noise were minimal, and bumps were well alleviated by the SUV’s suspension.

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GM, Segway partner on two-wheel city vehicle | Green Tech - CNET News

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

The prototype vehicle, called Project PUMA (Personal Urban Mobility and Accessibility), is designed to ease congestion and pollution problems in cities. It is based on the Segway Personal Transporter but holds two people, instead of one, and lets them sit, instead of stand. You could even call it Personal On-demand Driving.

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