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2023 Toyota Prius Review – Better, But is That Good Enough?

The Truth About Cars

The Toyota Prius has pretty much always been focused solely on fuel economy. If you bought a Prius (or leased one) you likely bought it for fuel economy – or maybe because it was affordable. The redesigned 2023 Toyota Prius is supposed to change all that without sacrificing all that fuel-economy stuff.

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News: Corvette Adds Electric Power to Boost Performance

Clean Fleet Report

News: Corvette Adds Electric Power to Boost Performance Hybrid E-Ray Is a 70 th Birthday Present & Future Direction Indicator The 2024 Chevrolet Corvette E-Ray is something old and something new for the brand. In some ways this is a less dramatic new move than Corvette’s shift to mid-engine configuration in the 2020 Stingray.

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Personal: One in a Million

Clean Fleet Report

Here’s the top 10 and their sales (and links to our latest reviews/news): Tesla Model 3 EV – 67,262. Toyota Prius Prime PHEV – 14,275. The number of EVs in my neighborhood seems to be growing weekly. Tesla Model Y EV – 61,022. Chevrolet Bolt EV – 12,313. Toyota RAV4 Prime PHEV – 7,988. Tesla Model S EV – 6,532.

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Road Test: 2023 Kia Niro Hybrid

Clean Fleet Report

The Green Zone mode automatically switches to EV mode through navigation and driving history when driving in residential neighborhoods, past schools and hospitals. Make sure to opt-in to the Clean Fleet Report newsletter (top right of page) to be notified of all new stories and vehicle reviews. Story by John Faulkner.

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Bright’s Plug-In Car: Aerodynamics Are Key

Revenge of the Electric Car

Andy Frank makes the observation that parallel hybrids (Toyota Prius) are cheaper than series hybrids (Chevy Volt). million gallons of gas consumed by those white little trucks trolling your neighborhood. The Prius is a parallel hybrid and Toyota plans to use a parallel hybrid architecture in its first plug-in hybrid.

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Update: 10 Best Car Sharing Programs

Clean Fleet Report

Zipcar offers more than 60 different makes and models of vehicles, including Audis, BMWs, Mini Coopers, pickup trucks, Prius hybrids and more. Enterprise Car Share Although Enterprise is known as a car rental giant, they have expanded into cars sharing in 2005, later featuring a program rich in hybrids, plug-in hybrids, and electric cars.

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Solar Powered Greenius Producing Massive South Bay Energy

Creative Greenius

The good news is that positive things ARE happening and our efforts are starting to make a difference. Luckily we’ve all stopped counting on the newspaper to actually bring us the news. Convert your Prius to a plug-in hybrid and rock the world. You read his take on the new PICC conversion kits and a whole lot more.

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