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Flash Drive: 2023 Toyota Corolla Cross Hybrid

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Flash Drive: 2023 Toyota Corolla Cross Hybrid 40+ MPG Small SUV Starting Under $30,000 Another notch in Toyota’s hybrid belt The Toyota Corolla is one of the best-selling vehicles in the world and Toyota is the largest seller of hybrid vehicles in the world. To keep those lofty perches, sitting still will not do.

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Buyer’s Guide: Hybrid vs. Electric: Which is better?

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Hybrid and electric vehicles are becoming more and more popular as we increase our awareness of environmental impact. What’s the difference between hybrid and electric vehicles? In an electric vehicle, no gasoline is used. The car relies solely on electricity for power. Is an electric vehicle better?

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Junkyard Find: 1987 Chevrolet Sprint ER

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The 1987 Sprint ER came in second place, due to its insatiable thirst for go-go juice on the highway (51 miles per gallon). The original Honda Insight beat it, but it needed a gasoline-electric hybrid powertrain plus a lot of cutting-edge aerodynamic and weight-reduction tricks to pull it off.

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Toyota Hot and Cold on Plug-in Hybrids

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As if to confirm that notion, recently a Toyota spokesman in DC was denigrating plug-in hybrids as Hymotion/A123 and Rob Lowe were making a plug-in splash in Congressman Ed Markey's global warming committee. However, the cars can run only short distances before they run out of juice.

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Road Test: 2021 Volvo XC90 Recharge T8 PHEV

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Local Electric Driving, No Range Anxiety. Volvo has been talking about going electric a lot lately. The company plans to do it with a mixture of all-electric vehicles, like the new XC40 Recharge, and plug-in hybrid versions of its SUVs and sedans. The Plug-in Hybrid Option. Moving towards more juice.

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Investors Daily: Pull the Plug on Ethanol

Plugs and Cars

And they choose electricity, not ethanol. Ethanol has less power per gallon than gasoline. But IBD believes that the political juice of ethanol is distorting policy decisions. The utilities need to step up, declare the benefits of electricity in cars, and promote its product. IBD is ready to choose.

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Taking the Steps To Join the EV World

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When you make the decision to purchase an electric vehicle (EV), you are joining a growing group of people who are dedicated to lessening humans’ impact on the environment. However, making the transition to an EV is a bit more challenging than something like switching from a gasoline to a diesel vehicle.