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ALABC lead-acid UltraBattery Civic hybrid surpasses 100,000 miles of fleet duty

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Monthly fuel economy of the retrofitted Honda Civic during the first 9 months of the fleet test. A Honda Civic hybrid retrofitted with lead-carbon UltraBattery modules ( earlier post ) (provided by East Penn Manufacturing) has recorded more than 100,000 miles (161,000 km) of courier duty in the local area of Phoenix, AZ.

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Zipcar introduces Honda Fit EV into UC Davis West Village fleet

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The new Honda Fit EV at UC Davis is located at West Village Square right across the street from West Village’s other Zipcar, a Honda Insight, in front of “The Hub Market.” In the course of a year, the community is designed to generate as much energy as it consumes. Zipcar has had vehicles on campus at UC Davis since 2009.

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Road Test: 2022 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid Limited

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This is sad, but completely unwarranted as some of the best vehicles Clean Fleet Report reviews are sedans—and the 2022 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid Limited is one of those. During our week in the Sonata Hybrid, we drove 345 miles through Southern California, averaging 49.3 Powertrain – 10 years/100,000 miles.

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GSA To Make 5,600 Hybrids Available To Federal Agencies, Including 100 Plug-In Hybrids; Cost Still An Issue

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The Department of Energy (DOE) plans to switch to an all-hybrid fleet within three years, and is leasing 753 hybrids from GSA this year: 334 Ford Fusions, 273 Chevrolet Silverado pickup trucks, 145 Ford Escape sport utility vehicles and one Honda Insight. Tags: Fleets Hybrids Policy. It’s tough to make that jump.

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Road Test: 2023 Volkswagen Jetta GLI 2.0T Autobahn

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Clean Fleet Report spent a fun week in the Jetta GLI 2.0T In 412 miles, we averaged 30.1 But in two 150-mile highway runs with the cruise control set at 65 mph and in the Eco or Normal drive mode, we averaged an impressive 38.9 Clean Fleet Report’s Jetta GLI 2.0T Road Test: 2023 Volkswagen Jetta GLI 2.0T

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Road Test: 2022 Kia Rio S 5-door Hatchback

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In 180 miles driving through Southern California we averaged a combined 37.7 As a test, part of those miles were driven with the cruise control set at 65 mph where we averaged 44 mpg, and at 60 mph resulting in 51.4 Clean Fleet Report’s Rio S 5-door with the $995 destination charge and $2,215 in options, came to $20,300.

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Road Test: 2021 Toyota Camry Hybrid XSE

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Running on regular unleaded, we spent a week cruising Southern California and covered 470 miles. With the majority of driving on freeways, traveling no faster than 75 mph, Clean Fleet Report averaged 47.7 Clean Fleet Report’s Camry Hybrid was nicely equipped with standard equipment that came as part of the XSE trim package.