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    Autoline After Hours - Thursday Mar 10

    Source: http://www.autoline.tv/journal/?p=80361&cpage=1#comment-1147050 "Our guest is Oliver Schmidt, who was smack dab in the middle of Volkswagen’s dieselgate. In fact, Oliver is one of the few VW executives to spend time behind bars, he was at a federal prison for 5 years for his role in the...
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    Dense chart for the recently updated Teslas

    Source: https://insideevs.com/news/449502/tesla-model-sx3y-comparison-october-2020/ Bob Wilson
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    Looks like the VW ID.4 is popular

    Source: https://insideevs.com/news/445691/volkswagen-outsold-all-id4-1st-us/ We don't know how strong the demand is, but the limited edition is gone. The Volkswagen ID.4 reservation platform for the U.S. was launched at yesterday's global premiere of the model, but it seems that the first...
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    Good Taycan review

    I follow several EV car YouTube channels that some I automatically put on 2x speed because the narrators suffer 'verbal diarreha' . . . 90% fluff and 10% content. I need facts and data, not someone trying to do my thinking for me. This is the best Taycan review so far...
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    Ioniq test drive

    A dealer test drive is at best 'Ok, the car runs' as a proper test drive would take more than the ~7-8 miles and about half an hour. So consider this another blind man report on the elephant. TEST ARTICLE The first Ioniq Blue to arrive at the local dealer, see here; for the equipment list...
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    Visiting BMW i3-REx driver

    Hi, The local Toyota dealer got me to buy a used, 2014 BMW i3-REx (Range Extender engine,) the end of May. An end of lease sold with 6,500 miles, it now has just just under 14,000 miles of which 2,000 where highway, the bad news. The car can maintain 65-70 mph for as long as the 2 gallon tank...
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    Visiting BMW i3-REx Owner

    Hi, A Prius owner, we bought a used, end-of-lease, BMW i3-REx June 3d thanks to a dumb marketing decision by Toyota. This note is to share my lesson's learned. ABOUT THE BMW i3-REx By no means a perfect car, it comes with a 72 mile battery and 78 mile 'range extender' engine. Unfortunately...
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    Visting Prius Owner

    Hi, Apparently VW (and others) have been actively spreading a lot of false information about the Prius versus the TDI diesels. Sad to say, we've learned VW committed a fraud since at least 2009 and we are sorry for this. Diesels did not deserve this fraud nor their owners. But it also reveals...
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    Jetta TDI rental anywhere?

    Hi, I just checked the Budget web site and they don't list the Jetta TDI for rent. Others I've been to include Avis, Hertz, Alamo, and Enterprise. None has a Jetta TDI for rent. Any suggestions? I get the impression that Canadian rental companies might carry them but that is a bit of a...
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