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Lyft commits to 100% EVs by 2030

Green Car Congress

This includes cars in the Express Drive rental car partner program for rideshare drivers, its consumer rental car program for riders, the autonomous vehicle program, and drivers’ personal cars used on the Lyft platform. Last year Lyft launched hundreds of EVs onto the Lyft platform through Express Drive in Seattle, Atlanta, and Denver.

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Junkyard Find: 2015 AM General MV-1

The Truth About Cars

That day has come, with this 2015 model in a Denver self-service boneyard. The Denver U-Pull-&-Pay had this photo in the "Misc" make section , and it looked intriguing enough to make me look up the VIN. I have some personal experience in the matter of wheelchair-friendly vehicle designs.

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Study suggests high-mileage light-duty fleets contribute higher emissions and emissions share than expected

Green Car Congress

A study by researchers from the University of Denver and the University of Puget Sound indicates that high-mileage light-duty fleets contribute higher emissions and emissions share than expected based on their actual numbers in the fleet.

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2018 VW Tiguan and new 2.0 TSI B-cycle engine gives VW a strong offering in compact SUV segment

Green Car Congress

Based on our half-day of driving the new Tiguan in the foothills of Denver, the automaker has succeeded on the quality front. For consumers who prefer a more personal touch, agent destination assist is also available. Diagnostics and maintenance information is also available through Car-Net Security & Service.

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Junkyard Find: 1994 Mercedes-Benz E 320 Wagon

The Truth About Cars

We'll fix that today, with this painfully clean W124 wagon found in a boneyard just south of Denver. Now, the main difference between a 30-year-old W124 and a 20-year-old Accord is that maintenance and repairs to the Mercedes-Benz cost a lot more, meaning they often get deferred once the car reaches the hands of its third of fourth owner.

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A Critical Look at AI-Generated Software

Cars That Think

In 2005, faulty software for the US $176 million baggage-handling system at Denver International Airport forced the whole thing to be scrapped. Testing and debugging remain the bread and butter of software reliability and maintenance. Then, given a prompt from a person, they use a probabilistic approach to generate new text.

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The New Supersonic Boom

Cars That Think

Piloting the bullet-shaped Bell X-1 rocket plane in 1947, Chuck Yeager became the first person to exceed the speed of sound while in horizontal flight. The best-funded of this group is Denver-based Boom Technology (which also goes by the trade name Boom Supersonic). Everett Collection/Alamy.