Green Car Congress
MAY 29, 2014
Consumer Reports fuel economy tests found the Honda Accord Hybrid delivered impressive overall fuel-economy of 40 mpg (5.88 l/100 km), tying the smaller Honda Civic Hybrid and falling below the top-performing and smaller Toyota Prius hatchback by only 4 mpg. —Jake Fisher, director of automotive testing at Consumer Reports.
Green Car Congress
FEBRUARY 5, 2013
As another example, in December, Consumer Reports road testing found the fuel economy on the 2013 Fusion Hybrid sedan and new C-Max Hybrid falling far short below Ford (and EPA) triple 47 mpg (5.0 47 mpg for city, highway and combined—for both vehicles. liter Four on Fusion SE models. Ford Fusion. Kia Optima.
Green Car Congress
APRIL 1, 2012
BMW i8 Concept Spyder. Following on the presentation of the BMW i3 Concept and BMW i8 Concept coupé at the Frankfurt show in 2011 ( earlier post ), the BMW Group has introduced a third i Model: the BMW i8 Concept Spyder. Like the i8 coupé concept, the BMW i8 Concept Spyder with eDrive is a plug-in hybrid.
Green Car Reports
MARCH 24, 2018
What good-looking new 47-mpg hybrid sedan went on sale this week? Which important new electric car did we finally get a chance to drive and report on? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending on Friday, March 23, 2018.
Clean Fleet Report
OCTOBER 21, 2021
A disappointing compliance car, the Ford Focus EV, languished while plug-in hybrid versions of the midsize Fusion and small crossover C-Max sold relatively well, until Ford came up with a real plan. BMW – the Ultimate Electric Driving Machine? BMW starts adding plugs throughout its lineup. Road Test: 2019 BMW i8 Roadster.
Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 13, 2012
At the Manhattan stop on its year-long “Born Electric” World Tour, BMW i featured the BMW i8 Concept Roadster—shown for the first time in North America—and the BMW i3 Concept. A single-speed gearbox sends the power to the rear wheels and accelerates the BMW i3 Concept to a top speed of 150 km/h (93 mph).
Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
APRIL 28, 2009
I really would love to get a 120D coupe BMW u cant beat 0-60 of 7.5 and 49 mpg. Reply ↓ ↑ report 8 Roger Smith 3:45PM (4/25/2009) Why do they even sell the Gas ver of the car in the states the Diesel ver just makes more sense it gets almost twice the mileage of the petrol ver. o well I guess they think all yanks hate diesels.
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