Green Car Congress

JUNE 28, 2019

From 2008-2013, however, the increase was 12.2%. For the first time the analysis included a review of various regions around the country. Because of the growth in popularity of light trucks—including CUVs/SUVs—vehicle age in the US. From 2002-2007, the average age of light vehicles in the US increased by 3.5%.

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The Truth About Cars

MAY 17, 2024

Sure, the current Malibu is a bit behind the competition -- most car reviewers would place it behind the segment stalwarts from Honda and Toyota, and clearly most buyers have, too -- but it is still affordable and fuel efficient. That second part is true, and the first part definitely applies to body-on-frame SUVs.

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Clean Fleet Report

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Tesla helped former shareholder Toyota to bring back the Toyota RAV4 EV , an electric SUV and also aided its other OEM shareholder, Daimler (which also has since divested its Tesla shares), with the Smart ED and B-Class Electric. Mitsubishi finally brought the a plug-in hybrid version of its Outlander SUV to the U.S.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 22, 2009

Now, of course, Bright Automotive is ready to unveil the IDEA, with the expectation it will have 50,000 ready for sale in 2013. • MORE: "How to Build a 100 Mile-Per-Gallon Car. Right Now can be seen here. Yes, still a few years away. • BRIGHT AUTOMOTIVE: Unwrapping the 100 m.p.g. car Because unlike the 100 m.p.g. Yep, a truck.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 22, 2009

In early testing, reviewers said a plug-in electric hybrid sedan from Chinas BYD Co. But the gasoline engine in the BYD rattled and could be noisy when it kicked in, the reviewers said. launched late last year had some kinks. The car, called the F3DM, was launched at least a year ahead of a similar car planned by Toyota.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

GM has announced plans for public sales in 2010, and almost every carmaker now says it will sell PHEVs or highway-speed battery electric vehicles (BEVs) sometime after 2010. In late 2008, BYD started selling the first production PHEV in China. First Escape PHEV delivered to SCE Nov 2007; 20 in 2008-2009. Batteries not ready.

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