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7 Maintenance Tips To Extend the Life of Your Diesel Truck

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7 Maintenance Tips To Extend the Life of Your Diesel Truck. According to Globe Newswire, the sale of diesel pickup trucks and sport utility vehicles (SUV) grew by 28% in 2020, even when auto sales for the year declined by 14%. Keep Your Engine Running at Peak Performance. This article may contain affiliate links. Ford F-150 Diesel.

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Road Test: 2024 Cadillac XT4 Premium Luxury FWD

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Cadillac’s Subcompact SUV The 2024 Cadillac XT4 is smack dab in the heat of the subcompact premium/luxury SUV category. It is the third best-selling SUV for Cadillac, coming in behind the larger Escalade and XT5, but ahead of the XT6 and Lyriq EV. The first thought is this references a 3.5-liter Let’s take a look.

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How Safe Are EVs for Fleets?

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Many fleet owners and operators are interested in reducing operational and maintenance costs with electric vehicles (EVs), but they worry about vehicle safety. This is referred to as “well-to-wheel emissions.” Maintenance is one of the areas where EVs are safer than ICE vehicles because they have far fewer moving parts.

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Road Test: 2021 Cadillac XT5 Premium Luxury FWD

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Competing in the premium midsize SUV category, the 2021 Cadillac XT5 is right in the middle of stiff competition, including models from Acura, Audi, BMW, Genesis, Infiniti, Land Rover, Lexus, Lincoln, Maserati, Mercedes-Benz, Porsche, Tesla and Volvo. We were surprised to cross the 30 mpg mark for this 3,915-pound, five-passenger midsize SUV.

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SEAT pushes forward with CNG line-up

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Plus, the maintenance costs of the TGI models are similar to those of traditional combustion engine vehicles. This is the first SUV in the world to use CNG technology and it enters one of the fastest growing segments in Europe. New SEAT Arona TGI. With three CNG tanks totalling 13.8 With three CNG tanks totalling 13.8

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Road Test: 2021 Cadillac Escalade Duramax 4WD

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Flagship SUV Gives Smooth Luxury, Powerful Diesel Performance. When fully loaded or pulling a trailer, mileage numbers may be less, but getting oh-so-close to 30 mpg is impressive for a 6,015-pound SUV. True to being a luxury SUV, there was little road noise, harshness or vibrations transmitted into the quiet and peaceful cabin.

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EV myths busted: Are electric vehicles safer than gas-powered cars?

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Throughout this article, we’ll refer to ICEVs and EVs; here’s a quick breakdown explaining the difference between the two. The nickel-metal hydride used in EV batteries is in maintenance-free sealed cells, so nothing gets in or out. Here’s what we discovered. WHAT EV MYTHS HAVE WE COVERED?