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VW's Gigantic Cell Phone Power Bank for BEVs: A Mobile Quick Charging Station is a Juice Pack for Your EV

VW is about to unleash into the BEV wild a really cool mobile charger station that will top the cherry on the ice cream of negating the excuses for range anxiety and city BEV ownership: a mobile power bank that can top off as many as 15 BEVs in as little as 17 minutes. It can be rolled around in a parking lot during events, your boss can have one in the office garage, and it makes a great power source during rolling brown and black outs.
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By: Al Castro

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Uber Has Poor Start To 2019 As Driver Reportedly Hits Woman Twice

With the year hardly two days old comes the news that Uber is already having a poor start. According to reports from Phoenix, Ariz., an airport shuttle driver, who had just dropped his passengers off at a terminal, was shocked when he saw an Uber driver run over a woman, not once, but twice.
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By: Marc Stern

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Mid-Engine Chevrolet Corvette Could Have Power Swinging Doors

An image from a patent filing shows a C7 Chevrolet Corvette with high tech doors that open and close themselves, and while it seems too late in the current generation for this technology to arrive, it makes sense for the long-rumored mid-engine C8 to utilize this feature.
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By: Patrick Rall

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Subaru What’s Coming In 2019; STI Performance, 2 New-Generation Models

Subaru had a good year in 2018, but what is coming in 2019? Look for a new performance WRX STI and two models get the new Subaru Global Platform.
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By: Denis Flierl

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Rarest of Rare Bugattis To Hit Paris Auction Block In 2019

One of 30 Bugatti EB110 Super Sports, made as part of the effort to qualify for Le Mans in the early 1990s, will go on Sotheby's auction block next year. The SS, made using carbon-Kevlar body panels, was originally sold to a German citizen, but it ended up in a Japanese collection. Its condition makes it a sought-after collectible in the automotive world.
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By: Marc Stern

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Dodge Rings in the New Year with a 797-Horsepower Challenger Hellcat Redeye

Dodge has created one final video for 2018, showcasing the 797-horsepower Challenger SRT Redeye Widebody counting down the final seconds of the year with a big, smoky burnout.
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By: Patrick Rall

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The Biggest Subaru Stories Of 2018; Recalls And Lawsuits Lead All

2018 was a big year for Subaru. They brought out a new 2019 Ascent family hauler and the new-generation 2019 Forester. But it wasn't all good. See what surprising recall and lawsuit stories led the news this past year.
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By: Denis Flierl

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Prediction For Future: At Least 9 Electric SUVs By 2025

With the old year rapidly running out the clock and the new year waiting in the wings for its turn on the calendar, it's time to make predictions. Here's one that is pretty clear, by 2025 there will be at least nine electric SUVs on the market. They come from across the automotive spectrum from established companies to startups.
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By: Marc Stern

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