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Trend Report: Automakers are always searching for the next big thing that will click with buyers. They may have found it with electric bikes and scooters, long popular in Europe and Asia. With the growth of car sharing and ride sharing, especially in large cities, two-wheel motorized transport is an effective and inexpensive way for
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Great looks, comfort, handling, fuel economy, luxury and high-tech features at an affordable price. There’s little more to say about the Lexus NX300 hybrid other than, “I want this SUV”. Okay, a lot more. I fell in love with the upscale hybrid on a recent test drive in the wintry Northeast that included a meterologist’s
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Trump Administration tariffs and threatened tariffs on imported vehicles and vehicle parts are raising prices and slowing sales. The White House is ignoring millions of foreign cars made in America, hundreds of thousands of Americans who work those foreign car companies in the USA, and the many billions of dollars those foreign car companies have
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Mahindra is the world’s largest auto company you probably never heard of. But you will. Mahindra is building a $2 Million limited edition EV supercar designed by Pininfarina, which it bought 50% of recently, scheduled to launch in 2020. The new model incorporates some of what Mahindra has learned on the Formula E race circuit.
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Wheel Deals: Yes, there still are new vehicle models you can buy for less than $20,000, and one of the best buys is the 2019 Hyundai Kona. It’s a versatile sub-compact SUV packed with safety features not usually available at this price, including lane keep assist, driver attention warning and forward collision-avoidance assist, which uses
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Going Green News: Honda is launching a program that allows owners of its electric vehicles to get money back when they recharge vehicles when demand on their local grid is lowest and availablity of renewable energy is highest. The new Honda SmartCharge program helps you save money and reduce your environmental footprint at the same
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Rimac is a small automotive technology company, based in Croatia, with big plans. They are launching a $2 Million electric supercar using the lithium batteries and systems Rimac produces for brands including Land Rover and Koenigsegg. The Rimac C-Two is a beauty, with stunning good looks power and technology, scissor doors, 1,194 HP, 230 MPH
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Meet the world’s largest electric vehicle, expected to save more than 1,300 tons of CO2 emissions and 125,000 gallons of diesel fuel over the next decade. Not suprisingly, this huge dump truck also has the largest battery ever made for an electric vehicle. The world’s largest biggest electric vehicle is on the job in the
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Eco-conscious newlyweds Prince Harry and Meghan Markle drove from the luncheon after their wedding at Windsor Castle to an evening reception in a zero-emissions Jaguar electric vehicle. It is an EV conversion of the classic Jaguar E-Type, which Enzo Ferrari once described as “the most beautiful car in the world”. The new Duke and Duchess
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Travel Technology – A short stretch of road just outside the Stockholm Airport can recharge your electric car or truck when you drive over it. It’s in the test stage now, and if successful, this electric road could be a model for making it easier to own and drive EVs long distances. The electrified rail
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