These functions include a charge status indicator and the ability to control the vehicle's new auxiliary climate control option, which enables vehicle preheating or cooling via the Porsche Car Connect app.
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Around seven years ago -- or, a vehicle platform ago -- the only real option for adding in-car entertainment was an expensive one.
Spark EV will be the first vehicle on the market to offer as an available option the recently approved SAE combo charger for DC Fast Charging.
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What the sophomoric spot doesn't mention--perhaps because there isn't a handy double entendre--is that much of the sport utility vehicle's swagger comes from its macho engine option, a 340hp, 5.7-liter V8 Hemi.
This gives customers who prefer to buy, rather than lease a car, the option to simply walk away from the vehicle after four years of ownership should they decide to change models.
For four inches or less, your best option is a front-wheel-drive vehicle with snow tires, which will offer better fuel economy on milder days.
Taxpayers always have the option of calculating the actual costs of using their vehicle rather than using the standard mileage rates.
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Would you have used a personal and extremely costly vehicle to get the job done if it was your only option?
In the event of a problem on the way to orbit, for example, a crew would have the option of a graceful landing, without destroying the vehicle or its payload.
"We're pleased the label clearly demonstrates the Nissan LEAF to be a best-in-class option, reflecting that it's a pure electric vehicle, uses no gas, has no tailpipe and has zero emissions, " said Scott Becker, senior vice president, Finance and Administration, Nissan Americas.
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Also, Ford has been advertising the popular EcoBoost option on its F-150 trucks, touting the fact that its best-selling vehicle provides not only segment-leading fuel economy but also towing and performance capabilities that pickup-truck owners demand.
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Due to various agreements, Fiat must achieve certain milestones before expanding its ownership in the company, such as producing a 40-mile-per-gallon vehicle off a Fiat platform in the U.S. This would grant the Italian automaker an option to acquire an additional 5%, taking its total equity stake to 57% later this year.
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Through the United Nations would be our preferable vehicle for that, and therefore we would look to the U.N. as a forum for evaluating that option.
During a 10-second window, the driver has the option to cancel the call, otherwise UVO eServices will dial 9-1-1, read the vehicle's location out loud to the emergency services operator and allow the operator to speak with the vehicle occupants.
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