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Consumer Reports Says EVs Less Reliable Than Traditional Automobiles

The Truth About Cars

Fellow TTAC author Chris Tonn noted that differing maintenance routines could have played a factor, using brakes as an example. It might not seem that long ago, but Toyota launched the Prius hybrid about 25 years ago,” Steven Elek, head of CR’s data analytics program, stated. SUVs, crossovers, and minivans were next.

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Audi banking on Gen 2 3.0L TDI diesel for US sales; calls for a “fair shot” for diesel

Green Car Congress

Previously she was vice president over government relations at Toyota Motor North America and executive director, government relations at Mitsubishi Motors North America.). They then combined these estimates with three- and five-year estimates for repairs, maintenance, insurance, fees and taxes from an outside data source.

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IIHS Worried About Rear Seat Passengers After Lackluster Small Car Testing

The Truth About Cars

This year, the group noted that midsize SUVs had fallen short in terms of backseat safety and has followed up by saying the same is true of small cars. Your author’s resident backup beater is a seemingly unkillable 2000 Toyota Corolla. But it also serves as a lesson in automotive history.

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Road Test: 2021 Hyundai Santa Fe Calligraphy 2.5T AWD

Clean Fleet Report

The midsize Santa Fe has been one of Hyundai’s best-selling SUVs, so when it was time for some updates they weren’t going to just make it prettier, but also better to keep ahead of the pack. In general, the Santa Fe is a comfortable riding and handling SUV. Maintenance – Three years/36,000 mile. Story by John Faulkner.

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Plug-In Hybrids (or Plugin Hybrids)

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Cost increments for a plug-in hybrid compact vehicle will be 10-20% more than a regular hybrid: $2000-3000 extra for a sedan; $5000 for an SUV. This means the more maintenance-free electrical systems of PHEVs offset the initial higher cost of batteries. See CalCars-News Archive for updates.

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Solving the Electric Vehicle Charging Conundrum

Cars That Think

An electric SUV is going to have more aerodynamic drag than an electric sedan like a Tesla Model S or Lucid Air. The two I'm looking at for my needs are the Subaru Crosstrek, which gets 14 miles on the electric, and the Toyota RAV4, which gets 42 miles on the electric. And it varies by car. Temperature is another factor.

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Solving the Electric Vehicle Charging Conundrum

Cars That Think

An electric SUV is going to have more aerodynamic drag than an electric sedan like a Tesla Model S or Lucid Air. The two I'm looking at for my needs are the Subaru Crosstrek, which gets 14 miles on the electric, and the Toyota RAV4, which gets 42 miles on the electric. And it varies by car. Temperature is another factor.