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Month: September 2022

New York to ban sale of gas cars by 2035, matching California

New York will follow California’s lead in moving to phase out by 2035 the sale of new cars, SUVs, and light trucks powered purely by internal-combustion engines. In a statement issued on Thursday, Governor Kathy Hochul said she directed New York’s State Department of Environmental Conservation to propose and finalize rules for the adoption of …

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Opel Astra GSe 225 HP Warm Hatch And Wagon PHEVs Debut In Europe

Even though the latest Opel Astra looks very different compared to the Peugeot 308, both inside and out, they are basically the same car underneath, based on the same Stellantis platform, featuring the same tech and powertrains. That’s why it’s no surprise that Opel has launched plug-in hybrid versions of the Astra which share the …

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2023 Peugeot e-208 Adds Power, Range Courtesy Of e-308 Powertrain

Starting next year, the Peugeot e-208 will get a more powerful powertrain that will provide a healthy increase of the driving range as well. The electric technology offered on the recently announced Peugeot e-308 will also become available on the smaller e-208 in 2023. As a result, the subcompact electric hatchback will deliver 15% more …

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Audi Q4 E-Tron and Mercedes EQS SUV reviews, Midwest hydrogen fuel-cell trucking: Today’s Car News

Today we bring two first drives—of the American-made Mercedes EQS SUV and of Audi’s most accessible EV yet, the Q4 E-Tron family. And will a group of U.S. Midwest states manage to make their own hydrogen economy? This and more, here at Green Car Reports.  In a review of the 2023 Audi Q4 E-Tron SUV …

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Review: 2023 Mercedes-Benz EQS SUV comforts the budding three-row electric class

The 2023 Mercedes-Benz EQS SUV joins the Tesla Model X and Rivian R1S as the only practical (but impractically expensive) battery electric crossover SUVs that can seat up to seven.  The latest three-row electric crossover comes from an automaker that helped launch the internal combustion engine revolution, instead of just accelerating its demise. There are …

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Review: 2023 Audi Q4 E-Tron SUV and Sportback go for practicality more than punch

The 2023 Audi Q4 E-Tron gives the German luxury brand an all-electric entry in the popular compact crossover segment, making EV Audis accessible at prices of $50,000 and up. The brand’s large E-Tron SUVs and E-Tron GT sedan started at more than $70,000 and $105,000 respectively, and have sold in relatively modest numbers, so this …

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CarMax’s huge earnings miss could mean trouble ahead for new-car market | Autoblog

New-car sales are expected to rise in the just-ending third quarter, but a deteriorating market for used vehicles  — which sent CarMax Inc. shares tumbling Thursday — suggests trouble ahead for automakers. The resale market often indicates where new-car demand is headed — and CarMax said vehicle sales dropped in the three months ended Aug. …

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