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EPA fuel economy report finds weight and power leveling off, footprint stable

Green Car Congress

Model year (MY) 2016 vehicle fuel economy was 24.7 The average weight for new vehicles produced in MY 2016 was 4,035 pounds (1,830 kg), which was unchanged from MY 2015 although the weight of an average new car fell by 23 pounds (10.4 The average 0-to-60 mph acceleration time was the same in MY 2016 as MY 2015. Source: EPA.

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Consumer Reports: Tesla and other domestic brands take big steps backwards in reliability rankings

Green Car Congress

Every domestic automaker landed in the bottom-half of CR’s latest reliability rankings, which covers 29 brands this year—two more than 2017. Making air suspension and AWD standard in the 2017 model has added more complexity and more things that could potentially falter. —Jake Fisher. Chrysler drops seven spots to number 24.

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Road Test: 2021 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid Limited

Clean Fleet Report

doesn’t have a ranking system for the cars, crossovers, minivans and trucks we review. Road Test: 2017 Honda Accord Hybrid. First Drive: 2016 Nissan Altima. Clean Fleet Report’s Sonata Hybrid Limited, with $155 in options and the $1,005 freight and handling fee, had a final MSRP of $36,460. Clean Fleet Report.

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2025 Volkswagen ID.Buzz: Electric Microbus for North America appears, at last

Charged EVs

The 2025 Volkswagen ID.Buzz electric minivan has been coming to North America for a long, long time. The concept for an all-EV reboot of the classic Type 2 Microbus appeared in 2016 and was confirmed for production in August 2017. That put it squarely in competition with segment leaders Toyota RAV4 and Honda CR-V.

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How do Chinese language EV makers roll out unutilized merchandise so temporarily?

Baua Electric

Lately, it sells 3 top rate EVs – 001 taking pictures brake, 009 MPV (minivan), and the original member of Zeekr’s population – the compact SUV Zeekr X. In addition they were given revel in from Volkswagen during the JAC-VW three way partnership established in 2017, which was once meant to create SEAT EVs. It’s no longer.

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