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News: Top 10 “Engines” Now Mostly Electric

Clean Fleet Report

As they noted in announcing this year’s revolutionary list, this is “more about charting where the automotive powertrain world is going, not where it’s been.”. The list of powertrains (note we can’t say engines anymore) was fairly exhaustive—39 vehicles were evaluated with 18 of those electrified models.

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TTAC's Best Cars of 2023

The Truth About Cars

I think my list of faves likely is influenced by my overarching love for compact cars. With arrest-me acceleration and an exhaust that will wake the neighbors -- even if you live next to a cemetery -- this bad-ass pony is an old-school throwback in the best way. Trucks, subcompacts, sports cars, and crossovers.

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Road Test: Ford 2023 Escape PHEV

Clean Fleet Report

For increased recharging, there is an “L” button on the gear selector wheel. The bumper, with a flat top and a skid-resistance surface, incorporates dual exhaust tips. Charging The Escape PHEV uses regenerative braking, which converts kinetic energy into electric energy and stores it in the battery when applying the brakes or coasting.

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Flash Drive: 2025 Hyundai Ioniq 5 N

Clean Fleet Report

Press the Boost button and a familiar exhaust crackle is piped through the 10 interior speakers and two exterior speakers, as the e-shift takes you through the “gears,” which of course is not actually happening as EVs have only one gear. The Ioniq 5 N can go about 25 minutes at full power before needing to be recharged.

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BMW’s 2021 luxury sedan, the 745e PHEV, comes with 16 pure-electric miles

Current EV

The PHEV’s exterior retains the regular 745’s Adaptive LED headlights with Adaptive LED brake lights, enormous front grilles and massive dual-exit exhaust outlets, a panoramic sunroof, fender vents and standard 18” wheels. Using electric power only, the car will take you 16 miles before the 12.0kWh Lithium-ion battery needs to be recharged.

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SAE Publishes Revised J1711 Standard to Measure Exhaust Emissions and Fuel Economy of Hybrids and Plug-in Hybrids

Green Car Congress

Also, the list of standard test procedures addressed in SAE J1711 has been expanded to cover all five major test cycle procedures (UDDS, HFEDS, US06, SC03, and Cold FTP) now being used to evaluate vehicle fuel economy. There are two basic exhaust emissions and fuel economy tests described in J1711. Earlier post.)

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Road Test: 2022 Ford Escape PHEV Titanium FWD

Clean Fleet Report

For increased recharging, there is an “L” button on the gear selector wheel. The bumper, with a flat top and a skid-resistance surface, incorporates dual exhaust tips. The Escape PHEV uses regenerative braking, which converts kinetic energy into electric energy and stores it in the battery when applying the brakes or coasting.

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