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Road Test: Ford 2023 Escape PHEV

Clean Fleet Report

The Natural Bridge to an EV Escaping the High Price of Fuel The natural bridge from a gasoline-powered car to an electric vehicle is a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV). The 2023 Ford Escape PHEV compact SUV is a fine example of not only being efficient but also versatile. Two gasoline engines—a 1.5-liter liter 3-cylinder and a 2.0-liter

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Road Test: 2022 Ford Escape PHEV Titanium FWD

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Escaping High Fuel Prices; a Natural Bridge to an EV. The 2022 Ford Escape Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle (PHEV) is powered by a 2.5-liter With a plug-in option the Escape can drive all-electric (for more than 40 miles we found). Note: The Escape PHEV is rated by the EPA to have 37 miles of all-electric driving range.

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Review update: 2021 Honda CR-V Hybrid is 38-mpg mainstream green

Green Car Reports

Yes, you might still be able to get non-hybrid versions of the Honda CR-V, or its rivals like the Toyota RAV4, Hyundai Tucson, or Ford Escape, but each year the portion of these that are selling as hybrids becomes a little larger. The Honda CR-V Hybrid is a quiet giant in the grand shift that’s happening in the auto industry.

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2023 Ford Maverick Tremor Review - Shake It Up

The Truth About Cars

The Maverick Tremor builds upon the established Escape-based pickup formula by lifting the suspension by an inch with a new shock and spring package. EPA ratings for a non-Tremor AWD Maverick - remember, same powertrain - are 22 mpg city, 28 mpg highway, and 24mpg combined. How does the Maverick Tremor shake out?

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Junkyard Find: 2007 Saturn Vue Green Line

The Truth About Cars

Our nameless reviewer felt , back in 2006, that the Vue's panel gaps made it the "automotive equivalent of a shotgun shack" and calculated that the Green Line version would require 90,000 miles of driving with $2.15/gallon In fact, fuel prices went insane right around the time that review was written. liter engine and automatic).

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Road Test: 2023 Kia Niro Hybrid

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Road Test: 2023 Kia Niro Hybrid How Does 53+ MPG Sound? The second generation 2023 Kia Niro is offered in three models–the all-electric Niro EV, the Niro plug-in hybrid, and the one reviewed here, the Niro hybrid. The Niro Hybrid has a few key hybrid competitors of the Ford Escape , Toyota Corolla and RAV4.

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Flash Drive: 2023 Kia Niro Hybrid

Clean Fleet Report

All-New Updated Styling+Higher MPG and Longer Range. Kia also has all-new 2023 versions of the Niro EV and Niro PHEV, which Clean Fleet Report will be reviewing separately, so make sure to sign-up for the newsletter (top right of page) to be notified of all new stories and vehicle reviews. Niro gets a new look–and more.

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