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The luxurious interior and state-of-the-art technology of the 2023 long wheel base Range Rover.

still ranks in the top five of the best luxury SUVs. In fact, in 2022, its Range Rover 2022 came in third in a field of 21 direct competitors. Although the luxury set can presumably a ! ord the fuel that gas guzzling SUVs eat for dinner, our changing world won’t allow the continued manufacture of gas-powered vehicles that clog our roadways. Long a world leader in environmental law, on August 25, 2022, the U.S. state of California passed a regulation via its rulemaking body, the California Air Resources Board (CARB), that bans the sale of new gas-powered automotives in the state e ! ective in 2035. Classic car lovers can still purchase used vehicles a # er 2035. They will still have the right to drive their older-model gas-powered vehicles in the state. In an interview with CNN, California Air Resources Board member Daniel Sperling said, “This is monumental. This is the most important thing that CARB has done in the last 30 years. It’s important not just for California, but it’s important for the country and the world.” That’s because, if it receives EPA approval, it will

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Range Rover: The Ultimate in Luxury