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Cars have a large engine in the front and you have a gearbox, which is cumbersome. Electric cars don't have this problem. The motor is much smaller, the battery is below you. This will allow you to play with different shapes.

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Carlos Ghosn
Age: 70
Born: 1954
Born: March 9
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