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Honda to offer three hybrid systems; new fuel cell vehicles for US, Japan, Europe in 2015

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The 2014 Accord plug-in currently features Honda’s first two-motor hybrid system, and uses a new Earth Dreams i-VTEC 2.0-liter liter 4-cylinder Atkinson-cycle gasoline engine producing 137 hp (102 kW) at 6200 rpm, teamed with a 124 kW electric motor. Electric driving is supported by a 6.7 Earlier post.). Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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2024 Lexus TX Hopes to Become a Better Family Hauler

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The infiniti QX80 and GMC Yukon are a little too big, while something like the Acura MDX is a little too small. What isn’t is the Lexus-exclusive plug-in-hybrid model (exclusive to the all-wheel drive TX550h Plus) that hybridizes a 3.5-liter liter V6 gasoline engine for a very agreeable 406 horsepower and 30 mpg combined fuel economy.

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News: 2024 Mazda CX-90

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Mazda has been repositioning itself into the premium category, and the CX-90 will give it a larger SUV to compete with the Acura MDX , Buick Enclave , Kia Telluride , Hyundai Palisade , Subaru Ascent and Toyota Highlande r. It also will mark the first plug-in hybrid from Mazda when it arrives in two months. kilowatt-hour battery.

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Consumer Reports Says EVs Less Reliable Than Traditional Automobiles

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Plug-in hybrids were even worse with 146 percent more issues. However, standard hybrids actually outperformed every other group with 26 percent fewer problems than vehicles wholly reliant on gasoline. For 2023, CR reported that EVs had 79 percent more problems than automobiles that use internal combustion.

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Road Test: 2023 Volvo XC60 Recharge Ultimate

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Road Test: 2023 Volvo XC60 Recharge Ultimate Surprising Performance in a Compact Plug-In Hybrid SUV Okay, a show of hands if “quick or fast” come to mind when Volvo SUV is mentioned. That’s a measurement of how far a car can travel, electrically, on the same amount of energy as is contained in one gallon of gasoline.

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Honda debuts hydrogen-powered Class 8 fuel cell Semi truck concept

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Along with its release of some new BEVs like the Honda Prologue and Acura ZDX, both produced in partnership with GM, it has also come out with a unique fuel cell plug-in hybrid version of its CR-V. Honda has been a little slow to electrify, falling behind as has been the case with a lot of Japanese automakers.

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Honda to build 2014 Accord Hybrid in Ohio

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was the first Honda plant in North America to build a hybrid vehicle, and currently produces both the Civic Hybrid and Acura ILX Hybrid models. One of four efficient powertrains for the Accord lineup, the new Accord Hybrid Sedan joins the 2014 Accord Plug-in Hybrid Sedan in incorporating Honda’s first two-motor hybrid system.

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