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Prius safety, 2024 VW ID.4 range boost, EV concepts from VW, BMW, Mini: Today’s Car News

Green Car Reports

The Toyota Prius and Prius Prime make the safety honor roll. 4 gets more power and more driving range in some forms for 2024. And we look at some of the many models from German automakers to debut at Munich over the holiday weekend. This and more, here at Green Car Reports.

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Flash Drive: 2023 Toyota Prius Prime PHEV

Clean Fleet Report

Flash Drive: 2023 Toyota Prius Prime PHEV Plug-in Hybrid Technology in an All-New Package Toyota is taking the lead suggesting how you should drive a plug-in hybrid. The all-new 2023 Prius Prime gets two less miles per gallon in hybrid mode than the 2022 model, but the all-electric driving range has increased substantially.

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BMW i5 Is Car Of The Year In Denmark 2024

CleanTechnica EVs

continued] The post BMW i5 Is Car Of The Year In Denmark 2024 appeared first on CleanTechnica. Hardly worth mentioning that this is the 5th year in a row an electric car takes the title of Car.

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2017 Toyota Prius Prime: first drive of new plug-in hybrid

Green Car Reports

The 2017 Toyota Prius Prime is a considerably better car than a few electric-car fans had feared. In fact, with an EPA-rated range of 25 miles (more than projected) and energy efficiency so high—at 124 MPGe—that it matches the BMW i3 with all its whizzy advanced technology, it’s a very viable plug-in hybrid choice.

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Floating Tesla, VW diesel payments, Leaf vs Prius costs, BMW batteries: The Week in Reverse

Green Car Reports

Which car should a reader have picked to replace her aged Toyota Prius hybrid? Friday, we covered BMW's announced that it would offer electric-car batteries for. And, what did Tesla CEO Elon Musk tweet this time?

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Hyundai Ioniq Electric beats Prius Prime, BMW i3 on energy efficiency

Green Car Reports

The 2017 Toyota Prius Prime plug-in hybrid's tenure as the most energy-efficient car on sale in the U.S. away from the BMW i3, which had held it since 2014. turned out to be short. The Toyota recently took the title of most energy-efficiency vehicle available in the U.S. But now there's a new kid on the block.

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Most influential green cars, 2017 BMW i3 details, Leaf vs Prius: Today's Car News

Green Car Reports

Today, we name the 12 most influential green cars in history, look at additional details on the 2017 BMW i3 electric car, and compare a Nissan Leaf and Toyota Prius on cost and overall emissions. The 2017 BMW i3 gets a range boost to 114 miles, but the current 81-mile version may stay around as well.