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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. liters instead of 1.8,

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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. The Vette’s usual 495 hp V8 directs its power to the rear wheels. liter V8’s exhaust. To get to 60 mph in 2.5

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Ford C-MAX Hybrid EPA-rated at 47 mpg city, 47 mpg highway; plug-in Energi version offers 85 mph top electric speed

Green Car Congress

100km), bettering the fuel economy of the Toyota Prius v by 3 mpg on the city cycle and 7 mpg on the highway (5 mpg combined). Ford is offering the C-MAX Hybrid with a base price of $25,995, including destination and delivery—$1,300 less than Toyota Prius v. In EV: Now mode, the vehicle operates in EV mode using plug-in power.

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GM and OnStar sign on as official Pecan Street partners; studying EV services and smart grid interaction

Green Car Congress

Pecan Street also offered a limited number of rebates for the Nissan Leaf and Prius PHV. When Austin closed the Mueller municipal airport in 1999, community leaders committed to redeveloping the site into a ground-breaking mix-used, sustainable urban neighborhood. The Mueller Community. Attributes include: 700 acres.

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Road Test: 2023 Kia Niro Hybrid

Clean Fleet Report

This process can be viewed on the instrument cluster where you can watch the power flow into and out of the battery and motor. The motor driven power steering was tuned well for zippy handling, with maneuvering in town, especially parking, being easy. Outward visibility is excellent as the 6.3-inch Story by John Faulkner.

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Profile: Li-ion Provider Compact Power, Inc. Focusing on the Automotive and Vehicle Markets

Green Car Congress

Green Car Congress recently had the opportunity to spend some time with Dr. Prabhakar Patil, the CEO of Compact Power, Inc. it would bring down the neighborhood. Extreme cold generally isn’t a durability concern but can impact available power until the pack naturally warms up. by Bill Cooke. Click to enlarge. “ Earlier post.).

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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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