The Truth About Cars

OCTOBER 8, 2024

It's wagon time again with this 2008 Volkswagen Passat VR6. It's a VR6 4Motion with about 162,000 miles on it and apparently it's in pretty good shape -- certainly good enough for a 100-mile regular commute. The bad is that it seems to have electronics and lighting issues, a slow to engage A/C, and a transmission slip.

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The Truth About Cars

MARCH 26, 2024

This 2008 Saab 9-3 Aero caught my eye, though. It's been a minute since I've seen a Saab in our forums. Front-wheel drive, V6, automatic, and no rust. Well-maintained, so says the seller. Oh, and paid off. This Missouri-based car does have at least one dent, however. There are over 152,000 miles on the clock.

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The Truth About Cars

APRIL 4, 2024

Today we bring you a hot-rod 2008 Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8 with under 60K miles on the clock. In addition to the low mileage, this Jeep has short-tube headers with cats, a Magnaflow X-pipe, Magnaflow exhaust, and an Airaid intake. Other features include Rockford speakers and 300-watt Rockford subwoofer.

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The Truth About Cars

DECEMBER 21, 2023

It's a 2008 BMW M5. Today we're going German with a 15-year-old sedan that ticks a lot of boxes -- powerful, handles well, and offers a manual transmission. Apparently this particular version is one of only 1,400 made, and one of fewer than 10 in this color with a stick shift.

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CleanTechnica EVs

JANUARY 9, 2023

The Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Vehicle Technologies Office estimates the cost of an electric vehicle lithium-ion battery pack declined 89% between 2008 and 2022 (using 2022 constant dollars). That compares to $1,355/kWh in 2008. The […].

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EV Central

MARCH 25, 2023

The French auto-maker has confirmed the local arrival of the e-2008 in a single highly specified variant. The e-2008 is fitted with a 100kW/260Nm electric motor fed by a 50kWh battery. 2023 Peugeot e-2008. More likely, the e-2008 will be priced near the Kia Niro and Hyundai Kona electric.

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The Truth About Cars

MAY 13, 2024

The very first press car I ever received was a red 2008 Mercury Sable , so let's take a look at the same kind of car at the end of its 16-year career. As it turned out, Mercury was gone after 2011 , despite the best efforts of Jill Wagner , and the revived Sable existed for just the 2008 and 2009 model years before being terminated.

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The Truth About Cars

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

The year 2008 doesn't seem that long ago, although it is. So if you've got a thing for Swedish wagons, you'll need to find something like this used 2008 Saab 9-5 Sportcombi. It similarly seems like just yesterday that Saabs were still sold. But, alas, Saab isn't really a thing anymore, at least not as a car company.

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Creative Greenius

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

So was this back in 2008. When my good friend and former CBS EcoMedia colleague, Taylor, heard Larry Mantle on today’s live broadcast of KPCC’s Film Week mention, “Joe from Redondo Beach” and the documentary “Inconvenient Truth,” she texted to ask if that was me. So cool to have the historical record to show who said what, when.

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The Truth About Cars

DECEMBER 6, 2023

I have a soft spot for Bullitt Mustangs, and this 2008 Ford Mustang Bullitt that comes to us by way of New Mexico has piqued my interest. It has a salvage title, so that raises a red flag, but the seller claims to have all the necessary CarFax info and that there was no airbag deployment.

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Green Fleet Magazine

MAY 23, 2024

Breaking down the most recent NHTSA data, which reveals the number of people killed in fatal traffic crashes during the holiday period in 2022 totaled 502, the most since at least 2008.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 10, 2019

million barrels per day (mmbd) in 2008 to 15.3 Annual petroleum production in the United States doubled from 6.8 mmbd in 2018, according to the US Department of Energy (DOE). Record levels of production began when the 11.8 mmbd in 2014 topped the previous high of 11.3 mmbd from 1970.

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The Truth About Cars

JUNE 26, 2023

This 2008 Saab 9-3 reminds me that Saab still existed 15 years ago. We haven't featured a Saab in UCOTD in a while, so here's one. Four grand gets you this car, which has 140,000 miles and has had a Vtuner Stage 0 since there were 25,000 miles on the clock. There's not much more to the ad copy than the fact that there's an in-dash Nexus 7.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 7, 2019

related damages, researchers from Carnegie Mellon University and Stanford have found that, US-economy-wide, gross external damage (GED) due to premature mortality has decreased by more than 20% from 2008 to 2014. GED was calculated for the 3 most recent NEI years: 2008, 2011, and 2014. In a new study of PM 2.5 Tschofen et al.

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EV Central

JANUARY 19, 2024

French cars have frustrated the living hell out of me this past decade, and the Peugeot e-2008 GT is another one to add to my list. As tested, our e-2008 GT small SUV is over $67,000 to drive-away in Queensland. Day 1: Bonjour, mon ami 2024 Peugeot e-2008 GT. Bonne chance, e-2008. I should want to own one.

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Green Car Reports

APRIL 21, 2020

Given Tesla's later successes, it is easy to forget how surprising the first-generation Roadster was when it first went on sale in 2008. It proved that electric cars could be sporty and desirable, paving the way for Tesla's later, higher-volume models. Jay Leno's test drive from.

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EV Central

APRIL 24, 2024

While pricing has yet to be announced, logical opposition for the Aceman in Australia will include premium-priced small EVs such as the Peugeot e-2008 , Cupra Born and forthcoming Jeep Avenger. A higher performance JCW Aceman model is expected to launch later.

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EV Central

JULY 24, 2023

An expansion into electric vehicles is intended to recharge interest in Peugeot, with the brand preparing to launch the Peugeot e-208 and e-2008 in Australia. The brand has just rolled out its first local electric vehicle, the Peugeot e-partner small van and will add the e-2008 small SUV within months. 2023 Peugeot e-2008.

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The Truth About Cars

JUNE 15, 2023

This Chicago-area 2008 BMW M5 with a manual (!) Today's UCOTD comes from my backyard (well, sort of -- it's within the metro but a bit of a trek). has belonged to the seller since 2016, when he or she brought it up from Dallas. In addition to a row-your-own gearbox, this M5 has just over 60K miles on the clock.

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EV Central

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

You can, in the genuinely sexy shape of the Peugeot e-2008 — the all-electric version of the brand’s impressive ICE-powered small SUV, having done away with the petrol motor in favour of a small-ish battery and a front-mounted electric motor. What does the Peugeot e-2008 cost and what features do you get?

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EV Central

OCTOBER 14, 2024

The post Renault R4 is reborn as a retro mini SUV but would you have one over the cute new MINI Paceman or Peugeot E-2008? On sale in Europe next year, the Renault 4 is expected to be confirmed for Australia shortly with its debut Down Under set to take place in the second half of 2025. appeared first on EV Central.

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Blink Charging

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

The US Department of Energy’s Vehicle Technologies Office reported a remarkable 89% decrease in the cost of electric vehicle lithium-ion battery packs between 2008 and 2022. In 2008, the cost per kilowatt-hour (kWh) was $1,355, but by 2022, it had dropped to $153 per kWh.

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The Driven EV News

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

The post Peugeot confirms its first electric SUV, the e-2008, will arrive in Australia this year appeared first on The Driven. The first all-electric passenger SUV from Peugeot to launch this year, just after its first electric delivery van.

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EV Obssesion

OCTOBER 4, 2021

Research by the Department of Energy’s (DOE) Vehicle Technologies Office estimates the cost of an electric vehicle lithium-ion battery pack declined 87% between 2008 and 2021 (using 2021 constant dollars). The post DOE Estimates That Electric Vehicle Battery Pack Costs in 2021 Are 87% Lower Than in 2008 appeared first on EV Obsession.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 29, 2014

The global economic recession of 2008—which severely depressed light-duty vehicle sales—resulted in an increase in the age of the light-duty vehicle fleet in the US that likely slowed the rate of decrease of fleet average emissions, according to a study by Gary Bishop and Donald Stedman at the University of Denver. Technol. ,

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The Driven EV News

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

The post Peugeot pushes back Australian launch of e208 and e-2008, promises all-electric van appeared first on The Driven. Peugeot delays release of its two popular EV models into Australia, but will be looking at release of an electric van.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 14, 2011

Fuel poverty in the UK increased about 22% from 2008 to 2009, according to the latest figures from the UK Department of Energy & Climate Change (DECC). million in 2008, according to DECC. million in 2008. The increase in fuel poverty between 2008 and 2009 was largely due to rising fuel prices, DECC said. Source: DECC.

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InsideEVs

AUGUST 6, 2024

The latest data reveals massive reductions in costs.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 18, 2013

Peugeot 2008 HYbrid Air. Like its group partner Citroën ( earlier post ), Peugeot will display an application of the new Hybrid Air technology ( earlier post )—the 2008 HYbrid Air—at the upcoming Geneva show. The energy tank can be seen in the central tunnel, and the low-pressure tank at the rear. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 27, 2014

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has opened a preliminary investigation (PE14001) to to assess the cause, scope and frequency of reported intermittent loss of assisted braking in model year (MY) 2007-2008 Toyota Camry hybrid electric vehicles (HEV).

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 12, 2012

At the Paris Motor Show, Peugeot is presenting the 2008 Concept, a B-Segment follow up to the Urban Crossover Concept it introduced in Beijing earlier this year. Peugeot 2008 Concept. 3-cylinder turbocharged direct injection engine developing 100 bhp (75 kW). Peugeot has sold more than 15 million ‘2’ series compact vehicles.

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Green Car Reports

SEPTEMBER 14, 2014

Ford is recalling certain models of its 2005-2008 Ford Escape Hybrid and 2006-2008 Mercury Mariner Hybrid crossover utility vehicles to fix a cooling issue. The recall will replace faulty Motor Electronics Coolant Pumps in approximately 70,209 vehicles. The pump cools electronics related to the operation of the hybrid powertrain.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 4, 2013

Increased new vehicle sales and lower scrappage rates pushed VIO to the highest point on record since Q3 2008. In Q2 2013, more than half (50.9%) of VIO were between model years 2000 and 2008. The number of cars and light trucks on the road in the US reached 247.9 The top five vehicle segments in the United States made up 49.9%

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Discover EV

MARCH 1, 2021

The Peugeot e-2008 is a stylish, practical and comfortable electric SUV but with a limited range.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 20, 2016

These were the highest January deliveries in eight years, since 2008. Total petroleum deliveries, a measure of US demand, rose 0.8% in January from the prior year to 19.4 million barrels per day, according to data from the American Petroleum Institute (API). Total motor gasoline deliveries, a measure of consumer gasoline demand, rose 1.4%

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 13, 2020

This brief study analyses, for each individual state, the changes from 2008 to 2018 in the use of coal (one of the two most polluting energy sources) to generate electricity. The results indicate that the percentage of electricity generated from coal decreased from 2008 to 2018 in 49 states.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 1, 2011

Changes in percentage of teenagers with driver’s licenses, 1983 to 2008. The age composition of US drivers has changed substantially between 1983 and 2008, according to a new study by University of Michigan researchers Michael Sivak and Brandon Schoettle, published in the journal Traffic Injury Prevention. Click to enlarge.

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