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Prius recall, Canoo subscription electric van, RAV4 Prime vs. Escape PHEV: Today’s Car News

Green Car Reports

Toyota recalls Prius models over hybrid-system concerns. Toyota has expanded a large recall of Prius and Prius V models, ranging from the 2013 through 2017 model years, to address a defect that could. We look at how the Toyota RAV4 Prime compares to plug-in hybrid rivals. And Jay Leno gets to drive a Canoo.

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Flash Drive: 2023 Toyota Prius Prime PHEV

Clean Fleet Report

Flash Drive: 2023 Toyota Prius Prime PHEV Plug-in Hybrid Technology in an All-New Package Toyota is taking the lead suggesting how you should drive a plug-in hybrid. The all-new 2023 Prius Prime gets two less miles per gallon in hybrid mode than the 2022 model, but the all-electric driving range has increased substantially.

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Toyota anticipates 2016 Prius at 52 mpg combined, 56 mpg with Eco grade

Green Car Congress

Toyota anticipates that the 2016 Prius ( earlier post ) will deliver fuel economy ratings of 54 MPG city / 50 MPG highway / 52 MPG combined. As in the third-generation Prius, the Toyota Hybrid Synergy Drive combines the output of a 1.8-liter As in the third-generation Prius, the Toyota Hybrid Synergy Drive combines the output of a 1.8-liter

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Future Ford Escape plug-in, China vs US, more solar power, electric semis on wires: Today's Car News

Green Car Reports

The Toyota Prius V hybrid. Today, we've got a different approach to electric trucks, a complicated combustion engine, more solar power, a plug-in future Ford, and some worries about U.S. competitiveness. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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Tesla Model S Electric Car: Simply The World's Coolest Taxi

Green Car Reports

High-mileage Toyota Priuses or Ford Escape Hybrids? What kind of taxis do you ride in? Battered old Crown Vics? Our bet is that unless you''ve recently spent some time in Norway, you haven''t ridden in a Tesla taxi.

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Is Toyota RAV4 Hybrid SUV hurting Prius V wagon sales?

Green Car Reports

That was a market pioneered by the Ford Escape Hybrid, in 2004, and one that Ford walked away from for 2013. The 2016 Toyota RAV4 Hybrid is the sole mass-market crossover SUV that offers a hybrid powertrain and all-wheel drive. It turns out that there seems to be a market for compact crossovers with both AWD and high fuel economy.

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Ford Planning a Range of New Hybrid Models

The Truth About Cars

He also noted that Ford would not follow the typical hybrid mold of cars like the Toyota Prius and would instead bring more unique solutions to market. Ford currently offers a few hybrids, including the Escape Hybrid, Maverick, and F-150. It also sells three EVs and is rumored to be working on a new electric truck.

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