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2024 Toyota Tacoma Hybrid Pricing and Specs Revealed

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While that’s nearly $7,000 more than the gasoline variant of the TRD Sport, it does come equipped with the more powerful i-Force Max powertrain. That unit offers a combined total of 326 horsepower and 465 pound-feet of torque, a significant improvement over the gasoline-only models. But not all trims are equal.

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Cummins Agrees to Pay $1.6 Billion in U.S. Emissions Fines

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The EPA head stated that "vulnerable communities are more likely to reside near highways where these harmful emissions are concentrated, making this agreement critical to advancing our environmental justice agenda." "The company has seen no evidence that anyone acted in bad faith and does not admit wrongdoing," Cummins stated.

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2024 Lexus TX Hopes to Become a Better Family Hauler

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That unit comes with a 10-speed automatic and should provide a 21 mpg combined EPA-certified economy rating when configured for front-wheel drive. liter to 362 horsepower thanks to dual electric motors offering default all-wheel drive. liter V6 gasoline engine for a very agreeable 406 horsepower and 30 mpg combined fuel economy.

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Perspective: US Needs to Transition to Hydrous Ethanol as the Primary Renewable Transportation Fuel

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This opinion piece originally appeared in the Field-to-Pump blog, published by Renergie, Inc. ]. In 1975, General Ernesto Geisel, then-president of Brazil, ordered the country’s gasoline supply mixed with 10% ethanol. Named flex-fuel vehicles (FFVs), these automobiles run on gasoline, ethanol, or any blend of the two.

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2021 Toyota RAV4 Prime PHEV: 42 mile EV range/600 total miles! A smash hit!

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By John Coulter, CURRENT EV CMO In its new Prime, Toyota offers a RAV4 green version that employs a hybrid drivetrain relying on a gas engine and electric motors that draw power from a plug and regenerative braking. The RAV4 Hybrid boasts several advantages over the standard RAV4, including a smoother powertrain and better fuel economy.

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Perspective: A View Into the New GM

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The morning session started out with an hour long press conference, the highlight being the unveiling of the Volt’s 230 mpg preliminary EPA city fuel economy finding ( earlier post ), as well as a tour showing selected elements from the studios of the four GM North American brands: Chevrolet, GMC, Buick and Cadillac. Build better products.

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Solving the Electric Vehicle Charging Conundrum

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The case, morally and even financially, for an all-electric car is becoming stronger and stronger. Will we have a universal standard for charging? A lot of current and upcoming electric cars are in the 300-mile range. But your experience would likely be you would get in your electric car. And yet, what about recharging?