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Jeep’s Recon Isn’t Astronaut Diaper Rated. It’s Trail Rated.

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Back in 2007, an astronaut reportedly put on Maximum Absorbency Garment (aka MAG, a fancy name for the diapers astronauts wear on spacewalks), hopped in her car, and drove 900 miles straight from Houston to Orlando to assault her ex’s new girlfriend. While she says the media exaggerated the story … [continued]

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Hyundai Bets Big On Extended-Range Electric Vehicles

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EREV — it means extended-range electric vehicle and it has become a core vehicle category in China due to policy changes in the country in recent years. For many years, auto manufacturers have been building cars with conventional combustion engine powertrains and adding a small electric motor and tiny battery … [continued]

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Top Selling Electric Vehicles in the World — 27% EV Share in July!

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Plugin vehicle registrations were up 7% year over year (YoY) globally in July, ending the month at around 1.8 million units. Once again, BEVs (+16% YoY) and PHEVs (-11% YoY) are experiencing opposite dynamics, with pure electrics firm in double-digit growth while plugin hybrids remain in deep red (since the … [continued]

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Can Legacy Automakers Survive Without Exports?

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It appears that Chinese carmakers are working around the US tariff wall, by targeting other export markets. Southeast Asia and Latin America are importing record numbers of Chinese EVs. Some Chinese carmakers are not just exporting to these markets, but setting up shop. Which leads me to ask the question: … [continued]

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