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2024 Lexus TX, GX satisfy 2 heavy wishes for emblem

Baua Electric

since 2002, is getting into its 3rd era with a ground-up redesign and 2 unutilized trims that bolster off-road personality and capacity. Estimated blended gasoline economic system is 17 mpg. The post 2024 Lexus TX, GX satisfy 2 heavy wishes for emblem appeared first on Bauaelectric Auto News.

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Junkyard Find: 2007 Saturn Vue Green Line

The Truth About Cars

Toyota and Honda didn't have much to fear from the Vue Green Line's hybrid technology, but it did benefit from regenerative braking and delivered a pretty good 23 city/29 highway miles per gallon (versus 19/25 mpg for the base Vue with 2.2-liter liter engine and automatic). The Vue's platform outlived Saturn and still lives today, though.

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Road Test: 2021 Ford Mustang EcoBoost Premium

Clean Fleet Report

high-performance at 20 mpg city/27 highway/22 combined. In 240 miles driving around Southern California we averaged 23 mpg, but in a 100-mile run with the adaptive cruise control set at 65 mph, we averaged 31.2 mpg, exceeding the EPA figure. And yes, you can spin the tires! The EPA has rated the EcoBoost 2.3L

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News: 2025 Honda CR-V e:FCEV

Clean Fleet Report

The first Honda hydrogen vehicle–the FCX EV Plus 1997-99 Insight Hatchback Hybrid 1999-2006 Civic Hybrid 2003-* (offered intermittently in various generations of Civics starting with the 7 th generation in 2003; note: An all-new Civic Hybrid will be released in 2025.)

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Third of fuel economy improvements ‘not real’ says T&E

Green Cars News

A new report from the European Commission suggests that about a third of all reported CO2 emission reductions from new cars since 2002, have not really happened. Drivers are being ‘cheated out’ of real fuel economy tests by a flawed system of testing, according to environmental NGO, Transport & Environment (T&E).

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News: 2024 Volkswagen ID.Buzz

Clean Fleet Report

News: 2024 Volkswagen ID.Buzz Reimagining a Classic Surfers and hippies are frequently associated with a mid-century Volkswagen microbus, seen with surfboards on top or flowers painted on the sides, chugging along in the slow lane. We do our best to present our unvarnished evaluations of vehicles and news irrespective of these inducements.

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Perspective: Drive Star Conversion Program Could Cut US Oil Use in Half by 2020

Green Car Congress

The good news? That’s why we need a second speech with a new strategy. We’re now in the crisis CalCars knew, when we began in 2002, would some day arrive. (We For details on what we’ve called “The Big Fix” beyond the following, see [link] —and we’ll continue adding back-up info at CalCars-News and elsewhere.

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