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Feature: Are Eco-Friendly Cars Expensive to Own?

Clean Fleet Report

The motors that electric vehicles use have fewer moving parts than their gasoline-powered counterparts and don’t require oil changes. EV drivers in parts of the country where charging is more expensive (like Alabama, Illinois, and Nevada) can save as much as $7,500 in lifetime fuel costs or as little as $2,300.

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Mercedes-Benz Introduces Two-Mode Hybrid ML450 SUV at New York Auto Show

Green Car Congress

As a point of comparison, the 2009 Cadillac Escalade 2WD two-mode hybrid carries an EPA rating of 20 mpg city, 21 mpg highway (11.8 The newly developed regulated oil pump adjusts the flow rate to the engine’s actual requirements, thus minimizing the necessary delivery rate and helping reduce fuel consumption and emissions.

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