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How do you make an already capable SUV even more so?  If you are the Ford Motor Company, you develop the Bronco Raptor.  We spend some quality time behind the wheel. 

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Stellantis, a global automotive manufacturer (Dodge, Jeep, Ram, and Chrysler are some of their 14 brands) is teaming up with Ample to integrate the battery company's Modular Battery Swapping solution in Stellantis's electric vehicles, starting with the Fiat 500e.  

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It should be no surprise that the Chevrolet Camaro has ended production.  As the marketplace continues its evolution to SUVs, crossovers and pickup trucks, waning sales of this performance icon prompted the move.  Chevrolet officials are hinting at a future rebirth of Camaro as an electric performance car, but no prototypes or timetables have been announced. 

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The specific gene in your DNA is called PCSK9 and its manipulation may hold the key for a breakthrough in how high cholesterol is managed.  

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Earlier this year, almost half of the 1,900 Buick dealers in the United States took a buy out of their franchise from General Motors.  The dealers took the offer rather than make the additional investments to get ready for an EV future.  Does this spell the end for the storied 118 year old Buick brand? 

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The Jeep Renegade SUV is dead for 2024.  The Jeep folks have discontinued selling the small SUV in North America, although it will be available in other parts of the world.  Meanwhile, the folks at Fisker have jumped into the EV pickup truck segment with the introduction of the Fisker Alaska.  Bold name, I wonder if the truck has what it takes to back that up? 

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A New Hampshire non-profit pioneered a way for those Americans who are the least likely to be secure in home ownership to gain control of their own destiny and actually improve their collective standard of living in the process.  They are called resident owned cooperatives and they have taken the concept nationwide. 

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With most automakers doubling down on SUVs, crossovers and pickup trucks, Hyundai has chosen the contrarian route of producing amazing passenger cars for those that are still in the market for them.  One of the results of this commitment is the 2023 Hyundai Elantra sedan.  

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Will the self-driving vehicles of the future optimize time and travel over interacting with pedestrians, bicyclists and motorcycles?  Is the move to autonomous vehicles a doubling down on car culture?  Is there a better way? 

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It lasted only twelve minutes and didn't have a safety pilot on board, but the Cessna 208B Caravan flew without a flight crew between airports in California.  We review. 

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