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Housekeeping: A Reminder About Used Car of the Day

The Truth About Cars

I keep seeing comments -- and not just from one particular individual -- that suggest that not everyone fully understands the Used Car of the Day format, its purpose, and how I select the cars I do. Let's start with what the feature is not -- it's NOT a chance for the site, or me personally, to make money from a sold car.

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How the IBM PC Won, Then Lost, the Personal Computer Market

Cars That Think

On 12 August 1981, at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in midtown Manhattan, IBM unveiled the company's entrant into the nascent personal computer market: the IBM PC. The personal computer vastly expanded the number of people and organizations that used computers. With that, the preeminent U.S. Press coverage of the announcement was lukewarm.

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QOTD: How Charged Up Are You?

The Truth About Cars

The big question is, will Dodge be able to sell muscle-car aficionados, some of whom are probably anti-EV and/or very much in favor of internal-combustion engines, on a pure battery-electric vehicle? So whether I would buy an EV Charger is academic for the moment -- and I reserve final judgment on any new vehicle until I drive it, anyway.

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Is it the Right Time to Buy an Electric Car?

Get Electric Vehicle

Facts such as The Tesla stock being the ‘HOT’ one in the market right now, Elon Musk rises to the richest person in the world, Governments providing incentives for electric vehicles , etc. ’ But when the question of buying an electric vehicle pops up, some of us are still can’t make a decision, and it’s not our fault.

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Tesla adds new method to Referral Program that doesn’t require a purchase

Teslarati

Tesla has introduced a new way to earn credits through its Referral Program that does not necessitate the referred person to buy a car. Every person that test drives a vehicle at a showroom and uses your referral code will qualify you for 100 credits. Tesla has added Demo Drives in the U.S.

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Stolen GMC Syclone Returned to Owner By Unknowing Buyer

The Truth About Cars

Buying things from private parties can be risky. One Texas man recently had a terrible experience buying what he thought would become his dream car, only to discover his new purchase was a stolen vehicle. They had no idea it had been stolen, but Rowe did the right thing and returned the Syclone to its rightful home.

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Pre-owned two-wheeler market: Waiting to take off | Autocar Professional

Baua Electric

The market, which had been dominated by unorganised players, local small-time financers and person-to-person transactions, has now started attracting the attention of automakers and banks who sense a great new opportunity. times for used cars versus new cars. times, compared to 1.4

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