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Tucson Hybrid review, Toyota electric pickup, BMW solid state, Genesis EV: Today’s Car News

Green Car Reports

BMW sets a timeline for solid-state tech. A first drive of the 2022 Hyundai Tucson Hybrid told us that the superiority of this 38-mpg crossover over non-hybrid. Genesis shows its first fully electric model. We get drive time in the Hyundai Tucson Hybrid. And Toyota confirms an electric pickup in its future.

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2014 BMW 328d xDrive: 40-MPG Diesel Sport Wagon Reviewed

Green Car Reports

Lots of people want practical vehicles to haul families and their goods around, and increasingly small and fuel-efficient diesel engines are an option--albeit often an expensive one. We''ve tested several diesel SUVs and crossover utility vehicles lately. But last weekend, we got a chance to test one of two diesel wagons sold in the U.S.

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2015 BMW 740Ld xDrive Diesel: Fuel Economy Review

Green Car Reports

We learned that lesson three years ago, when we tested a Mercedes-Benz S-Class diesel, and now we've had a chance to drive its BMW counterpart as well. DON'T MISS: 2012 Mercedes-Benz S 350 BlueTEC: One Week In 32-MPG Diesel Luxury.

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2024 Alfa Romeo Tonale Review — Bada Bing

The Truth About Cars

Fuel economy is said to be 29 mpg on the highway and 23 around town. But, anybody eyeballing the Mercedes-Benz GLA, Audi Q3, or BMW X1, would be an idiot to not at least take the Alfa Romeo Tonale for a test drive. Still, if you want to try and be frugal, the 14.8-kWh With help from the 90-kW electric motor, the 1.3-liter

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BMW Diesel Model Sales Unaffected By Lower Gas Prices, Exec Says

Green Car Reports

DON''T MISS: 2014 BMW 328d xDrive: 40-MPG Diesel Sport Wagon Reviewed.' Gas prices are at their lowest level in years, and that''s triggered a flurry of speculation from analysts that sales of hybrids and other fuel-efficient vehicles will suffer.

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Road Test: 2022 Lexus ES 300h Hybrid F Sport

Clean Fleet Report

The EPA rates fuel economy for the 2022 Lexus ES 300h at 43 mpg city/44 highway/44 combined mpg. mpg average (Rush hour, on-and-off the brakes). mpg average (Using the adaptive cruise control). mpg average (Rush hour, on-and-off the brakes). mpg average (Using the adaptive cruise control).

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Road Test: 2022 Genesis G70 RWD 3.3T

Clean Fleet Report

We spent a week in the smallest Genesis sedan that is designed to take-on the BMW 3-series and Mercedes-Benz C-class sports sedans and found it was a lot of well-engineered car for the money. The mpg ratings are for city/highway/combined. RWD we drove 225 miles through Southern California, averaging 24 mpg. Power Options.

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