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The 2018 Honda Clarity real-world review: enough to challenge the Chevrolet Volt?

Green Car Reports

I’ve owned two Chevrolet Volts, an early 2011 model and, currently, a second-generation 2017 version. They’re sleek, sprightly, and have enough electric range to cover most driving. For longer trips, the gas engine kicks in when the charge runs out. The Volt, to me, is the perfect compromise between electric and.

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2023 Jeep Grand Cherokee Trailhawk 4XE Review – Getting Your Money’s Worth?

The Truth About Cars

One cool thing is that the hybrid system allows you a lot of control – you can set to hybrid mode, or set it to run EV until the battery drains (or you need the gas engine to assist, such as with passing), or tell it to save the battery charge for later. The battery is a 400-volt, 17 kWh unit. The max charging rate is 7.2

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Looking to get in a hybrid for cheap? Used Toyota Prius 1.5 HSD 2004-2009 Review

Green Car Congress

People might be bored reading about the Prius but a review on four Priuses (2004, 2005, two 2006s) that my family owns that ran a total of 913k km (570k miles) should be interesting, right? Having enough electric charge to last a 5-15 minute in silence in a traffic jam. During reversing, the Prius is powered only by the electric motor.

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2023 Jeep Wrangler 4xe Rubicon Review – Charged-Up Jeep

The Truth About Cars

Now you can run it solely on electric power for up to 21 miles and plug it in to charge. liter turbocharged four-cylinder that works in concert with two electric motors and a 400-volt battery pack, plus an eight-speed automatic transmission. Your combined MPGe is 49, and your gas-only combined MPG is 20.

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2017 Toyota Prius Prime real-world gas mileage, electric range review

Green Car Reports

It proudly flaunts its eco-friendly credentials, yet its factory-rated 25 miles of electric range simply pales in comparison to the 53 miles advertised by the Chevrolet Volt. The 2017 Toyota Prius Prime is an automotive enigma.

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2023 Genesis GV70 Electrified Review - We Gonna Rock Down

The Truth About Cars

It’s electric, and it’s a crossover. While when hybrids and the first full-electric vehicles appeared on our roads as sloth-like creatures focused solely on minimizing environmental impact, the potential was there for some astounding performance vehicles. Double yawn. These are not ingredients from which one makes driving excitement.

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2017 Toyota Prius Prime: gas mileage, electric range review

Green Car Reports

It's a viable competitor to the second-generation Chevrolet Volt plug-in hybrid, though the Volt has an EPA-rated 53 miles of electric range to the Prime's 25 miles. Now we've had.

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