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Performance, Luxury, SUV.  It seems that now more than ever, the lines between those three attributes are blurry at best.  Ever since the introduction of the first ever Porsche Cayenne, the automaker's first SUV, and especially after the introduction of its performance variants, more and more automakers are using that recipe to seduce consumers to park one in their driveway.  The Acura MDX Type-S is the latest to make a solid case for ownership.  

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MINI, Ford, Chevrolet, Dodge, and BMW.  All currently have vehicles for sale that offer a manual gearbox as an option for motorists.  In the case of MINI and Ford, the manual gearbox was actually returned to the line-up in the case of MINI, the 2-door hardtop, and Ford for a no-holes barred version of its popular Bronco SUV.  But with just an industry average take rate of just 3 percent (it had been as high as 9 percent in recent years), can automakers continue to make a business case to keeps the manual shifters in production? 

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With its 8R farm tractor as the basis, Deere & Co. is moving into the autonomous tractor market.  Building on systems already available to the farmer, such as the company's Starfire receivers, AutoPath guidance precision technology,  and TruSet-enabled chisel plow, the company believes that farmers would be comfortable uploading maps, tillage prescriptions and machine and field data to and from the tractor in the John Deere Operations Center.  We have questions. 

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Chicago.  A city of over 230 square miles and a population of almost 2.75 million people.   The leadership of the Windy City wants to combat segregation and gentrification within the city limits with a sweeping transit-focused development ordinance dubbed "Connected Communities".  

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The heavy end of the light duty truck market requires special solutions that are just beyond the grasp of current EV tech.  We explore why. 

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IT'S HERE!  I spent some quality time with the first-ever electric F-150.  And what a ride it was! 

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If you are a person of color, elderly, low income or otherwise in need of special assistance to travel - you are more dependent on public transportation than ever.   According to industry observers, low income riders represent more than 35 percent of transit rides and are harder hit by transit costs than other riders.  How should public transit agencies work to meet the needs and resolve the challenges of this at risk community? 

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While driving on our nation's highways and byways is challenging enough, its possible that the person driving in a vehicle next to you has no legal business on the road.  Problem is that despite the accumulation of moving and severe violations that may have occurred outside their home state where their license is issued, the state department of motor vehicles may not have taken action to suspend or revoke that individual's right to drive.  And that, has had some very dire consequences. 

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There was a time in recent memory, that when people talked about Subaru performance, they were talking about the fire-breathing direct descendant from its World Rally Competition Car - the WRX STi.  But with the STi out of the picture for 2022, Subaru has tweaked its near cousin, the WRX to fill the role.  All I'm sayin is high speed fun, low altitude flying is the experience behind the wheel.   The joys of a short throw six speed manual gearbox! 

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Beverage giant PepsiCo will get the first of a fleet of Tesla Semis starting this December.  Also production of the commercial EV Class 8 truck has been delayed several times over the last few years, industry sources report that it is now in production with deliveries to Pepsi slated to begin in December.  

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