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50-mpg Hyundai Elantra Hybrid, Honda’s big hybrid plans, $35k Model 3: Today’s Car News

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Electric car range drops quite predictably in the cold, a new group test finds. The Hyundai Elantra gets on the Hybrid bandwagon—and is aiming for 50 mpg or more. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. The Honda CR-V Hybrid plays a key role in the brand’s high-volume plans for hybrids.

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2014 Mitsubishi Mirage MPG, Electric-Car Sales, Carmaking Takes Energy: Today's Car News

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Today on Green Car Reports: Owners say they can get more than 40 mpg in the 2014 Mitsubishi Mirage, we look at the energy of manufacturing cars, and Nissan (with Renault) could well beat its 2020 sales target for electric-car sales. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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Electric Jeeps, Volvo C40 Recharge up close, 50 mpg for under $30,000: The Week in Reverse

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Which company thinks that CVTs are a good idea for electric cars? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending June 16, 2021. We got an up-close look at the Volvo C40 Recharge electric vehicle and its rounded.

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2020 Toyota Highlander Hybrid arrives, promises 34 mpg combined

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Facing its first three-row hybrid rival, the 2020 Toyota Highlander Hybrid that bowed Thursday at the 2019 New York auto show boasting one big number: 34 mpg combined, according to the automaker’s estimates. That’s 10 mpg higher than early estimates for the 2020 Ford Explorer Hybrid.

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Actual fuel economy of cars and light trucks: 1966-2019

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mpg for both years). million} plug-in electric cars and light trucks that were sold in the United States through December 2019 were still on the road, they would represent only about 0.6% of all registered cars and light trucks in 2019.). A modest increase between 1973 and 1991 (from 12.9 gallons per 100 miles to 5.10

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Review: 2023 Toyota Prius rethinks high-mpg hybrid for stunning style

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Throw away what you think you know about the Toyota Prius, the ur-hybrid that was briefly Silicon Valley’s most tech-forward car before it was supplanted by Tesla and other electric cars. The 2023 Toyota Prius, which goes on sale early next year, is a stunner.

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Gas-tax hike, Kia Sorento Diesel, Bolt EV after a year, 37-mpg F-150, electric cars in CA: Today's Car News

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Today, we've got an interesting mix of stories, from a debate over how many electric cars California needs to the source of funds for an engine promised to deliver 37 mpg in a full-size Ford F-150 pickup. All this and more on Green Car Reports. California.

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