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Drive Electric Earth Month Launches April 1 with 172 Events

Plug in America

With more EVs on the streets and new changes to the federal tax credit allowing for instant discounts at the dealership, we’ve seen more people curious about EVs and making the switch.” Plug In America, Electric Vehicle Association, Sierra Club, Drive Electric USA, and EVHybridNoire partnered to organize this year’s national campaign.

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Road Test: 2021 Chrysler Pacifica Plug-in Hybrid

Clean Fleet Report

Oh, and could you get used to 32 miles of all-electric driving and 30+ mph when in hybrid mode? The newly styled 2021 Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid is ready for your test drive. When Clean Fleet Report first reviewed the Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid in 2017, it was the only electrified minivan on the market. Ready to ride. How It Works.

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Road Test: 2023 Toyota RAV4 Prime XSE AWD PHEV

Clean Fleet Report

Be careful listening to self-anointed experts that owning a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) is not a wise choice or viable option when buying a new car. The Toyota parallel hybrid drivetrain has a non-turbocharged 2.5-liter How Does 50+ MPG Sound? This, of course, is nonsense and crazy talk.

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Nissan Promises EV for 2010

Revenge of the Electric Car

Regardless, once the $7,500 tax credit is accounted for, and the much lower maintenance costs, these should be about the same as buying a gas car, only the fuel will be less than a dollar a gallon equivalent. The car will seat five and be in the size range of a Sentra or Versa, he told the Chattanooga Engineers Club. “It

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Hatch Hopes to Drive Plug-In

Plug In Partners

EV world HATCH HOPING TO DRIVE PLUG-IN HYBRID TECHNOLOGY Speech with National Press Club explores alternative-fuel cars Washington — Sen. Hatch (R-Utah) extolled the virtues of plug-in hybrid technology, which promises electric-gas cars powered via standard wall sockets, in a speech to the National Press Club today.

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Time to shake-up EV outreach?

Electric Auto Association

The leaders of the Southern Oregon Hybrid and Electric Vehicle Association (SOHEVA) do not rest on their laurels when it comes to convincing the public to drive electric. At that time, I included hybrids and some high mileage ICE vehicles. The Southern Oregon chapter tests new ways to spark interest.

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Road Test: 2022 Mazda MX-30 EV

Clean Fleet Report

Not in this case, as beginning in 2023 the MX-30 will be offered as a hybrid and then a plug-in hybrid, possibly with a small range extender gasoline engine. Clean Fleet Report is all-in with Mazda joining the electric club, and are eagerly anticipating the next models they will release in the upcoming years.

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