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Electric cars ; Let's talk

Electric cars, one of the latest trends in the automotive industry, they're clean, they accelerate fast and they can be smoother than petrol or diesel vehicles, but, what else? You just hop into your Lamborghini Aventador, and get ready for that awesome roar of the engine, or maybe you don't want an empty wallet, electric cars or electric versions of petrol cars are more expensive. Whatever it is, petrol and electric cars have their own advantages over each each other, but do electric cars have enough advantages over petrol or diesel cars? The main and the most obvious advantage of electric cars is that they don't pollute the environment, not only do they prevent the pollution that happens through smoke, they also prevent what happens through sound ; sound pollution. Electric vehicles are much quieter than gasoline vehicles. Yes, some people just love the good old roar of your Aventador, but losing that might not be so bad after all. Most countries also offer tax credits fo...

Quick read: How does Toyota make their cars so reliable?

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  I'm pretty sure you all know that Toyota's vehicles are exceptionally attested, there's no doubt in that. According to the reliability score given to every vehicle manufacturer by "What Car?", Toyota stands at third place with pride, whilst holding a score of 97.7%. Lexus, the luxury vehicle division of Toyota, is in the first place. But have you ever wondered how Toyota does that? Whenever Toyota or Lexus makes a new vehicle model, before starting an automated production line, they make the whole car by hand, permitting them to ensure the build of the car is solid. It is after that, that they give the automated production line with robots a test to ensure it is built correctly. Finally, they start the automated production line. Now, making one by hand, testing the production line, and having to retry eats up on time, which when it comes to vehicle manufacturers is money. So to overcome this problem, Toyota has a trick up their sleeve, they reuse many parts suc...