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Junkyard Find: 1980 Fiat X1/9

The Truth About Cars

The side-mounted scoops that feed air to the X1/9's radiator look good when installed on a 1965 Chevrolet Impala sedan. The X1/9 got Bertone badges and was available here through 1989, while the 124 Sport Spider became a Pininfarina. This car still had a set of 13-inch Cromodora magnesium wheels when I found it.

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Rare Rides Icons: The Cadillac Eldorado, Distinctly Luxurious (Part XX)

The Truth About Cars

For our 20th installment in the Cadillac Eldorado series, we turn the page to 1959 and a new generation of Cadillacs. & The more daring of the two was the four-door six-window hardtop, which had a faster roofline that angled down to a standard rear windshield and a rear-side window that did not open. Its Fleetwood body spanned 244.8

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Flash Drive: 2023 VinFast VF 8

Clean Fleet Report

Details are on the VinFast website with easy steps to order the charger and arrange for installation and how to download the app and use the public chargers. The VF 8 has standard, four-wheel anti-lock brakes, power assisted vented front and rear discs and automatic emergency braking. Power front seats are standard.

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The Reality of Fast Charging for Electric Vehicles

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

I have also seen people advertising EVs on eBay who claim 100 mile range from a one hour charge using a standard 110V outlet. When GM installed chargers for the EV1 they used a 50amp 220V circuit that could pump over 6KW into the batteries. Some industrial sites are even set up with 440V 3 phase service.