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Toyota BZ4X test drive, Kia Niro EV, Nissan Leaf, Civic Hybrid return, Wrangler PHEV sales: The Week in Reverse

Green Car Reports

Which brand teased two future electric sports cars? Which state is planning to form EV policy around those who use a lot of gasoline? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending April 15, 2022. In a first test drive review of the 2023 Toyota BZ4X, we found it to be weird yet.

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GM and Nissan lead in US plug-in sales in December; GM and Toyota for the year

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Nissan North America, Inc. While Toyota took second place for the year, with 12,750 units of the Prius PHV plug-in hybrid, it dropped to third place in December with 1,361 units of the PHV. All TMS hybrid sales in 2012 totaled 327,413 units, up 83.3% December Nissan North America sales were 99,290, down 1.6% to 512 units.

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Nissan Hyper Power, Honda Prelude EV: Automobile Information Headlines

Baua Electric

The 2023 Tokyo auto display opened its doorways to the media on Wednesday and a few of the points of interest used to be a amaze idea from Nissan that can simply preview the subsequent GT-R. You’ll in finding those tales and extra in these days’s automobile information, proper right here at Motor Authority.

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Hyundai Ioniq 6 deal, affordable Honda and Toyota EVs, Civic and Elantra hybrids: The Week in Reverse

Baua Electric

The 2024 Hyundai Elantra Hybrid gets a price hikeā€”and more of a price bump versus non-hybrid Elantra models, although the Elantra Hybrid does now get the larger 10.3-inch Efficiency-focused Elantra Hybrid Blue models retain the 54-mpg combined EPA rating. Honda says hybrids made up more than a quarter of its total U.S.

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UCS Hybrid ScoreCard Dings Automakers for Forced Features in Hybrid Offerings

Green Car Congress

Hybrids don’t have to be luxury vehicles. As an example, the UCS “Hybrid Scorecard” gives both the 2010 Ford Fusion Hybrid and 2009 Honda Civic Hybrid a high “hybrid value” rating. But both models come with forced features that cost nearly as much as their hybrid drivetrains.

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GM, Toyota continue to lead plug-in market in US

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Year-to-date, Toyota has sold 9,623 units of the Prius plug-in hybrid. The Nissan LEAF posted sales of 1,579 units in October, up 86% from the prior year. Year-to-date, Nissan has sold 6,791 LEAFs, down 15.6% Year-to-date, Nissan has sold 6,791 LEAFs, down 15.6% Overall, Nissan saw its October US sales drop 3.2%

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Toyota and Ford See Hybrid Gains in March, While Honda Hybrids Drop

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The top two vendors of hybrids in the US, Toyota and Ford, each reported strong gains in hybrid sales in March 2010 year-on-year. Toyota saw its overall hybrid sales grow 21.6% Ford reported hybrid sales of 3,050 units, up 69.3% Honda, however, reported a decrease in hybrid sales of 22.2% from March 2009.

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