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2014 BMW i3 REx MPG, New Orleans Electric-Car Charging, GM-Google Ride-Share: Today's Car News

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Today on Green Car Reports: The 2014 BMW i3 REx extended-range electric car gets an EPA-rated 39 mpg on gasoline, Nissan unveils New Orleans'' first public electric-car charging station, and Google and General Motors collaborate on a ride-sharing test. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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2016 Chevrolet Malibu Hybrid to start at $28,645; 47 mpg combined

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With an all-new, hybrid powertrain that uses a slightly modified drive unit and electric motors used in the 2016 Chevrolet Volt, the Malibu Hybrid offers a GM-estimated 48 mpg city, 45 mpg highway, and 47 mpg combined (4.9, l/100 km, respectively)—leading figures in the mid-size car segment. kWh Li-ion battery.

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New VW Golf GTD offers more power and lower fuel consumption; 56 mpg US

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TDI diesel and a stop/start system as standard, the new long-distance express car offers combined cycle fuel consumption of 4.2 l/100 km (56 mpg US) and CO 2 emissions of 109 g/km. Another new option is Car Net for transmitting online information such as the Google Earth map service. Equipped with a new 2.0L l/100 km (52.3

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Nissan introduces new 1.5L diesel in Juke in Europe; 56 mpg US

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l/100 km (56 mpg US)—an 11% reduction in consumption from the 4.72 mpg US) of the outgoing 1.5L engine brings CO 2 emissions down to 109 g/km from 124 g/km, with fuel consumption on the combined cycle of 4.2 l/100 km (49.8 As well as new navigation software and a 5.8-inch liter dCi engine.

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Second-generation Kia Niro debuts in hybrid, PHEV and EV variants

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Improved cooling, friction and combustion technologies ensure maximum fuel efficiency, and Niro HEV returns a targeted 53 mpg combined and an estimated driving range of 588 miles. Intelligent regenerative braking enables a variety of regeneration levels to easily slow the car and recuperate kinetic energy to maximize driving range.

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2023 Volvo V60 Cross Country Review – Quiet Luxury

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It means quiet in the literal sense – the cabin of this car isolates noise nicely, as befits a luxury car – but also in the more abstract sense. This is a car that seems to fly under the radar, even as it’s one of the last wagons left on the market. Speaking of price points, this is not a cheap car.

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Hyundai introduces 2017 Elantra with two new powertrains; up to 35 mpg combined with new 1.4L TGDI

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increase in efficiency for optimized fuel economy, and up to an EPA fuel economy rating of 29 city / 38 highway / 33 combined mpg (for the Elantra SE with 6-A/T). The Eco trim is projected to achieve an estimated 35 mpg combined rating based on internal testing. All of this results in up to a 2.2% Other features of the 1.4L

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