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2024 has been a momentous year in the automotive world, including announcements of major mergers and joint ventures, recalls for problems which make your vehicle dangerous to drive, killing off nearly a dozen models, and so much more. Here’s the top news.
There’s always more happening than we can report here on ecoXplorer. So here’s what we’ve been reading about travel, automotive, food, fraud and the environment that you might have missed, along with news about my hometown New York City – from publications you might not follow, but we do. We link only to intel that’s
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These cars, SUVs and trucks are being killed off with the 2024 models by slumping sales or because the manufacturer is moving to hybrid or EV versions of the discontinued gas-powered one. Vehicles that won’t be back in 2025 follows a similarly long and depressing list of models that were killed off for the 2024
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Tesla’s most affordable Model 3 compact sedan is no longer available for order in the USA, apparently because of new Biden Administration tariffs on Chinese-made EVs and batteries. The Model 3 Standard Range Rear-Wheel Drive, priced at $38,990, uses lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery cells sourced from China.
The automobile was born on August 26, 1885. That is the day Gottlieb Daimler filed a patent for his ‘riding car’, the world’s first vehicle with an internal combustion engine. Dr. Carl Benz registered a patent for a similar device six months earlier, with three wheels and large enough to carry passengers. So you
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Cadillac describes the Opulent Velocity EV Concept as the “future of all-electric luxury performance”. I’m defining it as an absolutely gorgeous and powerful EV that hopefully will live up to GM’s hype. Concept cars are an important showcase for a car brand. Concepts tell us what engineers and designers are planning, and they make us
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Jeep is offering its two most rugged off-road vehicles – Gladiator and Wrangler – in a color called Tuscadero, which Jeep describes as a “deep chromatic magenta”, but the rest of us would call Barbie Pink. Jeep claims the new color is in response to customer demand. You’ll need a dose of Pepto Bismol –
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What are the best 2024 model EVs, hybrids and plug-in hybrids? Every year, U. S. News evaluates up to 100 models to determine the best one across ten categories, including SUV, truck and luxury drive.. The vehicles are rated for price and performance, styling and safety features for the title of 2024 Best Hybrid and
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Toyota is going all-in on hybrids. Starting with the 2025 model, the Toyota Camry, the best-selling sedan for more than two decades, will be available as a hybrid only.The new model gets around 20 MPG better mileage and costs less money than the outgoing gas version, with more technology and better looks. What’s not to love.
The New York International Auto Show is back with a collection of cars to drool over. See these super luxury cars, hypercars and sports cars – some costing more than $1 Million – alongside the SUVs, sedans and trucks we can afford. NYIAS is at the Javits March 29-April 7. Just so you know –
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