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Porsche Taycan electric car covers 2,100 miles in 24 hours

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On the road to putting its first electric car into production, Porsche ran the Taycan for 24 hours straight at Italy's Nardo test circuit. Covering 2,128 miles around the circuit in a day carried the car about the distance from Los Angeles to Atlanta.

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Hertz introduces CNG vehicle rentals in US; Civics and Yukons

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Hertz also deploys CNG airport buses at its Los Angeles Airport location and rents CNG vehicles in both Italy and the United Kingdom. The new vehicles will be on display at the Oklahoma City Thunder’s home game against the Los Angeles Clippers on Wednesday, April 11. —Mark P. Frissora, Hertz Chairman and CEO.

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LAPD Gets Tesla Model S, BMW i3 Electric Cars As Police Cruisers

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But the Los Angeles Police Department is getting creative with some new additions to its fleet. DON'T MISS: Italy's Crisp Carabinieri Get New. Only a handful of models are typically used as police cars, usually big sedans and SUVs from the Detroit Three carmakers.

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Video Friday: Robot Soccer Finals

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The video is recorded in Perugia Italy. [ The European Robocup Finals 2022, featuring Tech United vs VDL Robotsports. Tech United ] Within the European Union project we aim to autonomously monitor habitats. The European Robocup Finals 2022, featuring Tech United vs VDL Robotsports. RSL ] ICRA 2023 is in London!

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Study links ambient PM2.5 and ozone specifically caused by vehicle exhaust emissions to ~361,000 premature deaths worldwide in 2010 and ~385,000 in 2015

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Exhaust from on-road diesel vehicles was responsible for nearly half of the impacts (~181,000 premature deaths) worldwide, and fully two-thirds in India, France, Germany, and Italy. Together, PM 2.5 and ozone concentrations from transportation emissions resulted in 7.8

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News: 2024 Fiat 500e Introduced

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We did not have the chance to get behind the wheel at a recent press reveal event in Los Angeles, but if it is anything like the past version, it will be zippy and fun to drive. The Fiat team at the press event, held at The Motoring Club in West Los Angeles, assured the media the performance and fun-factor have both been increased.

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Kia Motors to accelerate diversification of global mobility services

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Kia will also launch a dealer mobility service in Italy and Russia later this year. MoceanLab was established last year to provide mobility services in the City of Los Angeles, and plans to expand its services to include autonomous ridesharing, shuttling, multi-modal transportation, and personal mobility.

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