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  2. List of automobiles known for negative reception - Wikipedia

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    Jeep Commander. The Jeep Commander is a 3-row SUV based on the Jeep Grand Cherokee, introduced for the 2006 model year. Launched at the onset of the 2000s energy crisis, the Commander was a commercial failure that was withdrawn after four years on the market and has received poor retroactive reviews.

  3. History of the automobile - Wikipedia

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    From 1886, many inventors and entrepreneurs got into the "horseless carriage" business, both in America and Europe, and inventions and innovations rapidly furthered the development and production of automobiles. Ransom E. Olds founded Oldsmobile in 1897, and introduced the Curved Dash Oldsmobile in 1901.

  4. Environmental impact of transport - Wikipedia

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    The environmental impact of transport are significant because transport is a major user of energy, and burns most of the world's petroleum. This creates air pollution, including nitrous oxides and particulates, and is a significant contributor to global warming through emission of carbon dioxide. [2][3] and also plant pollution, by heavy metals ...

  5. CarComplaints.com - Wikipedia

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    CarComplaints.com is an online automotive complaint resource that uses graphs to show automotive defect patterns, based on complaint data submitted by visitors to the site. The complaints are organized into logical groups with data published by vehicle, vehicle component, and specific problem. The average cost to fix, average mileage at failure ...

  6. Health and environmental effects of battery electric cars

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    Under the provisionally agreed Euro 7 standard electric cars have a lower limit of brake particulates. [12][13] Electric cars may have some disadvantages, such as: Possible increased tire pollution compared to fossil-fueled cars. This is sometimes caused by the fact that most electric cars have a heavy battery, which means the car's tires are ...

  7. Peerless Motor Company - Wikipedia

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    The Peerless Motor Car Company was an American automobile manufacturer that produced the Peerless brand of motorcars in Cleveland, Ohio, from 1900 to 1931. [2] One of the "Three Ps" – Packard, Peerless, and Pierce-Arrow – the company was known for building high-quality luxury automobiles. [3][4] Peerless popularized a number of vehicle ...

  8. Moon Motor Car - Wikipedia

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    Moon, Diana, Windsor. Car #32 - Moon - winning the 1909 Wheatley Hills Race. Moon Motor Car Company (1905 – 1930) was an American automobile company that was located in St. Louis, Missouri. The company had a venerable reputation among the buying public, as it was known for fully assembled, easily affordable mid-level cars using high-quality ...

  9. Carver (automotive company) - Wikipedia

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    carver.earth. Carver Europe B.V. was a Dutch company that developed and manufactured three-wheeled electric enclosed man-wide vehicles. The company's core technology was the Dynamic Vehicle Control (DVC) system, which enables narrow vehicles to make banked turns, [dubious – discuss] aiding stability when turning at high speeds.