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Road Test: 2022 Kia Rio S 5-door Hatchback

Clean Fleet Report

Low-cost but not cheap. This combination delivers EPA fuel economy numbers of 33 mpg city/41 highway/36 combined. If the Rio is driven lightly, as intended, surpassing the EPA numbers is easy. This well-built small car should not be considered “cheap” as some people see that as meaning poorly built. Drivetrain.

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Tesla Model Y wins UK bestseller spot in March

Push EVs

HEVs and mild-hybrids are offered by manufacturers as a quick and relatively cheap way (especially in the case of mild hybrids) to improve fleet emissions, compared to ICE-only vehicles.

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Researchers show economic, environmental and grid-resilience benefits of converting diesel trains to battery-electric

Green Car Congress

Now, researchers from the US Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab), collaborating with UCLA and UC Berkeley researchers, suggest that the US can retrofit diesel-electric trains with batteries in a way that is cost-competitive with diesel. The social cost of carbon emissions starts at US$125?t

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Volvo XC40 Recharge and Polestar 2: EV cousins offer different takes on “premium”

Charged EVs

It’s called the XC40 Recharge, and the earliest versions aren’t cheap, priced from about $55,000 including delivery. Where it falls down is its EPA-rated range: a mere 208 miles. The cost of getting national recognition for a new car brand has been estimated at $100 million a year for 10 years. Volvo’s first EV.

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Road Test: 2021 GMC Sierra 1500 Duramax 4WD Crew Cab AT4 CarbonPro

Clean Fleet Report

liter Duramax turbodiesel is EPA rated at 22 mpg city/26 highway/24 combined. About those radio knobs and the climate control wheels: they are constructed using a cheap-feeling chromed plastic. Because of this we don’t address issues such as long-term reliability or total cost of ownership. Fuel economy for the 3.0-liter

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EV Chargers for All!

Cars That Think

And with the transition now being supercharged by the proposed EPA tailpipe emissions standards , the pothole is quickly getting deeper. While the average cost per Level 2 parking space was estimated to be around $5,400, several approached $17,000 or more. One company, Atom Power, just might have the solution everyone is looking for.

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Cleantech Blog: Smart Grids and Electric Vehicles

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Millions will plug-in their electric vehicles (EV), plug-in hybrids (PHEV) and fuel cell vehicles (FCV) at night when electricity is cheap, then plug-in during the day when energy is expensive and sell those extra electrons at a profit. In the future, utilities will pay you to plug-in your vehicle. Carlos 12:43 AM walt the memecaster said.

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