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2022 Ford Maverick hybrid pickup: City-savvy 40-mpg truck starts at $21,490

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The 2022 Ford Maverick tackles a conundrum many American families have faced for years: They might like the idea of a truck, but all of the pickup options are far more mammoth, more capable, and thirstier than what they need for the occasional weekend-adventure gear or home-project needs.

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Electric Jeeps, Volvo C40 Recharge up close, 50 mpg for under $30,000: The Week in Reverse

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Which company thinks that CVTs are a good idea for electric cars? Which automaker advised owners of its popular EV to park it outside? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending June 16, 2021.

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New US Poll Finds 74% of Likely Voters Favor 60 MPG Fuel Economy Standard by 2025

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” Sixty-six percent of respondents still supported the idea even if it added $3,000 to the price of a new car. If President Obama were to implement a 60 mpg by 2025 rule, 28% of respondents would feel more favorable toward him, while 14% would feel less favorable. Overall, 51% of respondents view Obama favorably, 44% unfavorably.

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2020 Toyota Highlander Hybrid: Top MPG for a big family gets a price under $40k

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Toyota has for a long time teased the idea of making its hybrid powertrain a modestly priced option on mainstream models, on virtually the entire model line, rather than having specialized Hybrid models. And now with the upcoming 2020 Toyota Highlander Hybrid it’s essentially doing that.

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Renault presents the 235 mpg EOLAB prototype; plug-in “Z.E. Hybrid”; targeting production

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EOLAB delivers NEDC combined cycle fuel consumption of 1 liter/100 km (235 mpg US), equivalent to 22g of CO 2 /km. One idea was to replace solid parts less than 2.5mm thick with parts comprising an ultra-thin skin (1.8mm) and injected with foam which is lighter because it contains air bubbles. compared with 0.96

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Electric-Car Battery Costs, 40-MPG Surprise, 11-Speed Automatic: Today's Car News

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We look at sales figures for a surprisingly popular fuel-efficient small car, analyze cost declines in electric-car batteries, and suggest why the European and Asian idea of "city cars" doesn''t make sense in North America. Can you guess which 40-mpg small car outsells a Toyota Prius model and Ford''s. Today in Car News'

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261 MPG Volkswagen XL1 Production Confirmed, Debuts Geneva

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Volkswagen has toyed with the idea of cigar-shaped ultra-eco cars for some time now, but a production car is finally on the way. The Volkswagen XL1 is a plug-in diesel hybrid with a body seemingly beamed in from a future time. It's the physical representation of the benefits of reducing weight and improving aerodynamics.

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