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Flash Drive: 2023 Kia Niro Hybrid

Clean Fleet Report

liter 4-cylinder engine coupled to a 32-kW electric motor that puts out 139 horsepower and 195 pound-feet of torque, driving the front wheels through a 6-speed dual-clutch automatic transmission. Stopping was through four-wheel electric-boosted anti-lock brakes. Full tech on display. Niro gets a new look–and more.

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Road Test: 2021 Ford Bronco Sport Outer Banks 4WD

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A throwback but full of modern tech. In 320 miles driving through Southern California we averaged 27.1 The Bronco Sport shares mechanical parts with the Ford Escape, but the differences between the two are obvious pretty quickly. All the tech you would expect. Two Engines, One Transmission. Your numbers may differ.

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President Joe Biden’s Tesla-void EV speech gave Ford too much credit [Opinion]

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Two of the four vehicles I have owned have been Fords, the most recent being a 2008 Ford Escape Hybrid. Ironically, his speech took place at a facility owned by a company that outsourced its first mass-market electric vehicle production to Mexico. An American company had the most popular electric car in China last year.

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Where Plug-In Hybrid Conversions (mostly Priuses) Are

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

See also Hymotions map showing the location of its customers who have signed up (some of these are not included on our list). We estimate there are between 125-150 PHEVs worldwide at this time; we hope to get the rest of them on the list! Below is a chronology of hybrid Toyota Priuses and Ford Escapes that have been converted.

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