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Kia EV9 home backup, Mazda CX-9 PHEV safety, ChargeScape V2G tech: Today’s Car News

Green Car Reports

The Mazda CX-9 PHEV makes the safety honor roll. And we go hands-on with how the Kia EV9 will help back up the home and smooth the grid. The upcoming Kia EV9 is noteworthy for many reasons, and one of them is the way the. Honda, BMW, and Ford get together for looking at how EVs could connect to the grid.

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2024 Mazda CX-60 PHEV review: Mazda’s electric upmarket gamble

EV Central

2024 Mazda CX-60 PHEV review: Mazda has been telling us for years it wants to be a premium brand. It is the first of four SUV models it is launching to the world based on a new platform with all-new engines and featuring Mazda’s first petrol-electric plug-in hybrid drivetrain. 2024 Mazda CX-60 Azami.

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California passes 1M mark for cumulative sales of electric vehicles: BEVs, PHEVs and FCEVs

Green Car Congress

379,125 PHEV (36% ). 63,141 PHEV (25.2%). Kia: 3,003 Niro EV, 2 Soul EV (1.6%). Jaguar, MINI, Rivian, Mazda, Mercedes-Benz, Lucid, Honda, FIAT and Smart each posted less than 1,000 units for the year, with Smart taking the bottom spot with 5 units total. 11,956 FCEV (1.1%). 3,205 FCEV (1.3%). BMW: 1,286 i3 (0.7%).

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Flash Drive: 2024 Mazda CX-90

Clean Fleet Report

Flash Drive: 2024 Mazda CX-90 Mazda Goes Big with a New Three-Row Crossover The all-new 2024 Mazda CX-90 three-row, midsize crossover is a big deal. Casting a big shadow Propulsion Options The 2024 Mazda CX-90 has three propulsion options, all with some level of electrification. Plug-In Hybrid (PHEV): 2.5-liter

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News: 2024 Mazda CX-90

Clean Fleet Report

News: 2024 Mazda CX-90 An All-New Three-Row SUV Mazda brought the automotive media to Malibu, California, this week to reveal the all-new 2024 CX-90 three-row, eight-passenger SUV. Built on an all-new platform, the CX-90 is larger, wider, and longer than the other Mazda SUVs including the incumbent big wagon, the CX-9.

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Road Test: 2023 Mazda CX-50 AWD

Clean Fleet Report

Road Test: 2023 Mazda CX-50 AWD Mazda Wants You to Live A Little The 2023 CX-50 is part of Mazda’s SUV quiver, smallest to largest, of the CX-30, CX-5, CX-50 and CX-9. Mazda wants the CX-50 to be seen as its first-ever adventure-oriented SUV. -ft., The front grille is slimmer and more mature than earlier Mazda models.

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Road Test: 2022 Ford Escape PHEV Titanium FWD

Clean Fleet Report

The 2022 Ford Escape Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle (PHEV) is powered by a 2.5-liter Note: The Escape PHEV is rated by the EPA to have 37 miles of all-electric driving range. kWh battery is charged, there is no sound upon pressing the start button as the Escape PHEV defaults to electric mode. 72 miles, with 35.3 Level 2 240V 3.5

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