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Sportier Escape Hybrid, Toyota Crown mpg, US motors for Rivian, Hummer EV recall: Today’s Car News

Green Car Reports

The Ford Escape Hybrid takes a sportier-looking turn. GM has recalled the Hummer EV over battery-pack sealing. Rivian is getting U.S.-built built motors. Toyota is reportedly doing some soul-searching on a master plan for its EVs. This and more, here at.

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Hyundai Tucson Hybrid, GMC Hummer EV Crab mode, F-150 Electric plans: The Week in Reverse

Green Car Reports

The Toyota RAV4, Honda CR-V, and Ford Escape will soon have a more direct. Which model did Volkswagen call “the driving force” behind its pivot to electric cars? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending September 18, 2020.

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DOE publishes list of EVs eligible for new tax credit

Teslarati

Ford Escape PHEV. Ford F Series. Ford Mustang MACH E. Ford Transit Van. GMC Hummer Pickup. GMC Hummer SUV. To make things easier to digest, the following lists show the EVs that qualify for this year and next year. These 2022 and 2023 Model-year vehicles are immediately eligible: 2022. Nissan Leaf.

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Cash for Clunkers Buoys US Auto Sales; Hybrid Sales Up 31.8% for Monthly New Vehicle Share of 3.55%

Green Car Congress

to 19,173 units) and Ford hybrids (up 323% to 5,353 units). Non-core brand sales declined when compared with June as Pontiac dipped 7%; Saturn was down 21%, and HUMMER and Saab declined 26%. Ford posted the first year-on-year 2009 sales gains of any major OEM in the US market in July, with total sales climbing 2% to 158,838 units.

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What Does GM’s “30 New EVs By 2025” Promise Mean for the US Market?

EV Adoption

4, Hyundai IONIQ 5, Audi Q4 e-tron, Toyota RAV4 Prime PHEV, Ford Escape PHEV, and Lincoln Corsair PHEV have either become available or likely will be in 2021. And secondly, on the truck front, GM faces significant competition with the upcoming Tesla Cybertruck, Rivian R1T, Ford F-150 and Lordstown Endurance in the fleet market.

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New EV electric car calendar

EV Central

Fering Pioneer – look out Hummer! Ford E-Transit – the first EV Ford confirmed for Australia is slated for mid-2022. Ford has also confirmed the smaller Transit Custom to go EV. Ford F-150 Lightning – EV version of America’s top-selling large pick-up truck is also the fastest and most powerful.

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Dodge Circuit EV First Drive: electric car makes grand promises on Earth Day

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Chrysler isnt the first to realize that building an EV off of a Lotus platform makes for an incredibly fast and fun experience (see also: Tesla Roadster ) We escaped from the dark confines of Cobo Hall onto a decently sunny day and cruised along the river and past the Ren Cen, gunning the Circuit whenever possible.