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CapGemini: 87% of global consumers prefer personal vehicle to ensure safe travel, up from 57% in April 2020

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This reflects a continuous shift in consumer preference towards personal mobility, fueled by the COVID-19 pandemic, as car ownership today is seen as a safeguard against the risk and spread of infection. Meanwhile, 78% of consumers will opt for using their personal vehicles over taking public transport.

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“I’m personally confident we can get it across the line.” Local Tesla boss predicts Cybertruck could come to Australia as early as 2026

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Speaking to EV Central , Tesla Australia country director Thom Drew said he was personally confident the Cybertruck would make its way here to provide an EV alternative to the RAM 1500, Chevrolet Silverado, Ford F-150 and Toyota Tundra as well as others in the SUV market. Im personally confident we can get it across the line.

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Rare Rides Icons: The Cadillac Eldorado, Distinctly Luxurious (Part LI)

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The new V8 was designed with fewer moving parts, fewer seals and gaskets, and was meant to provide low-end torque while consuming tons of fuel. With revised lighting and a big new engine, GM set the eighth-gen Eldorado out for sale one final time in 1970. Images: GM, seller , seller ] Become a TTAC insider.

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ExxonMobil: diesel will surpass gasoline as the number one global transportation fuel by 2020

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By contrast, gasoline demand will be relatively flat, despite the doubling of the global personal vehicle fleet over the Outlook period from more than 800 million vehicles to more than 1.6 Around 2025, ExxonMobil expects hybrid vehicles will be less expensive and their share of sales will expand quickly, adding more efficiency to the fleet.

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XPeng M03 and P7+ electric sedans confirmed for Melbourne motor show: But which one will go on-sale in Australia?

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The Mona M03 is a Tesla Model 3 rival that has already proved a hit in China, with almost 50,000 sales in its first four months on-sale. The Melbourne motor show will be part of a multi-faceted decision-making process on M03 and P7+, TrueEV CEO Jason Clarke told EV Central. 2025 Mona M03 interior. 2025 XPeng P7+ interior.

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Explosion Kills One and Shuts Down Toyota RAV4 Part Supplier's Production Lines

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Toyota recently paused production at one of its Japanese suppliers factories for a much scarier issue after an explosion killed one person on Thursday. The blast happened at the Chuo Spring Company building in Toyota City, where the supplier builds parts for the RAV4 and Harrier models. While most of the RAV4s Toyota sells in the U.S.

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

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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. Soon, though, the world began embracing little computers by the millions, with IBM dominating those sales. With that, the preeminent U.S. and Poughkeepsie, N.Y.,

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