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2019 Honda Insight first drive mpg review: 55 mpg from hybrid sedan

Green Car Reports

During our drive around Minneapolis, its exurbs, and into Wisconsin, we wanted to put to the test Honda's claims that its 1.5-liter liter inline-4 and 96-kw electric motor combination could return an EPA-rated 52 mpg combined (48 mpg.

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NREL study finds 2nd-generation diesel hybrid delivery vans show significant gains in fuel economy over conventional vans

Green Car Congress

The NREL team collected and analyzed in-service fuel economy, maintenance, and other vehicle performance data on 11 hybrid (P100H) and 11 conventional diesel (P100D) step vans operated by the United Parcel Service (UPS) in Minneapolis. mpg, 13% greater than the 9.2 mpg of the conventional group on those routes a year earlier.

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Which City Has The Worst Fuel Economy For All Its Used Cars?

Green Car Reports

The Motor City has the worst fuel economy among used cars, according to a new study by iSeeCars.com, as reported by WardsAuto. mpg or less. Minneapolis-St. If you want to buy a used Toyota Prius, don''t go shopping for one in Detroit. The study found that 71.2 percent of used cars in metro Detroit get 22.5 percent.'

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Where Plug-In Hybrid Conversions (mostly Priuses) Are

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Rybak of Minneapolis , 2007 Prius by Hymotion , Oct 2007 (Minneapolis, MN), contact sustainability@ci.minneapolis.mn.us. Motors Ltd, Toyota Prius by ETVM team, January 2009 (Herzliya, Israel), info@etvmotors.com Nikki and Kate Gordon-Bloomfield, 2004 Prius, by Self, February 2009 (Bristol, England). Full size photo Mayor R.T.

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