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‘Today, people’s choice of colour is a reflection of their personality,’: Shashank Srivastava | Autocar Professional

Baua Electric

Over the years, a car has evolved from being just a mode of transport to being an extension of the consumer’s personality. Cars meant functionality at that time, so there was lesser preference for blues, greens and yellows, for example.” The choice of colour (for cars) is a reflection of their personality.

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Eni subsidiary Versalis and Elevance partner to develop new metathesis technology for bio-chemicals from veg oils

Green Car Congress

The market applications of the future bio-chemicals production will be personal care, detergents and cleaners, bio-lubricants and oilfield chemicals. —Daniele Ferrari, Versalis CEO. The bio-based chemicals business is central to Versalis’ new industrial and business approach.

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Man sentenced to more than 12 years in prison for selling $9 million in fraudulent renewable fuel credits

Green Car Congress

to nearly 12 years and six months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for selling $9 million in renewable fuel credits which he falsely claimed were produced by his company, Clean Green Fuel, LLC. According to evidence presented at the six day trial, Hailey owned Clean Green Fuel, LLC, located in the Baltimore, Md.

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Tesla Model 3 gets high praises from Chris Harris’ Top Gear EV buying guide

Teslarati

Fans of the Top Gear presenter know that it takes a lot for Harris to be impressed, so much so that he ended up being banned by both Ferrari and Lamborghini from reviewing their vehicles in the past due to his critical stance on the automakers’ supercars. . Watch Chris Harris’ Top Gear EV buying guide in the video below. .

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Shell, Gordon Murray and Osamu Goto to develop new ultra-compact ICE city car

Green Car Congress

To address this we are looking at ways to make personal transport as accessible and affordable as possible. Engine specialist Geo Technology is the brainchild of Osamu Goto, former Director of Honda F1, R&D Manager at Ferrari F1 and Member of the Board at a Sauber-owned company. City car Fuel Efficiency Personal Transit'

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Road Test: 2022 Maserati Levante Trofeo

Clean Fleet Report

Clean Fleet Report drove the Levante Trofeo with the Ferrari-built twin-turbocharged 3.8-liter Ours was painted in Urban Green with a premium price of $6,500; other custom colors ranged from $6,500 to $17,000. I personally have always like this system’s controls, look and ease-of-use. A smooth design. It resides in the 8.4-inch

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Tesla Prepping IPO

Revenge of the Electric Car

electric-car maker Tesla Motors plans to go public soon, two sources familiar with the matter said, amid growing interest in green technology and battery-powered vehicles. The person did not give a specific time frame, although IPOs typically take several months. Venture funds back green cars.

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