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Tech: How do Hybrid & Plug-in Hybrid Batteries Recharge? Do I Need to Plug a Hybrid In?

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For the uninformed, the question was: Does the battery need to be plugged in to a hybrid car charger ? When hybrids appeared most used nickel-metal-hydride batteries This question was such a big roadblock for increasing sales that Toyota began an advertising campaign for the Prius that clearly emphasized that plugging in was not necessary.

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Personal: Chevy Volt—Still Electric After All These Years

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I was at the end of a 3-year lease and a 6-month extension on my 2018 Chevrolet Volt Plug-in Hybrid. I love several things about the Volt that tipped my decision to buy out the lease and keep on driving—mostly on electricity: The Lectron charger has style and speed. It’s a shame plug-in hybrids seem to be falling out of favor.

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Road Test: 2022 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid Limited

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Smooth, Quiet and 50+ MPG. Hyundai has electrification figured out, with the Sonata Hybrid reaping the benefits in what may be the best hybrid sedan you can buy. On shorter legs, if even for a brief time, we touched 60 mpg. Since this is not a plug-in hybrid, the Sonata Hybrid doesn’t have a dedicated EV mode.

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T&E concludes that diesel cars emit more CO2 on a full lifecycle basis than gasoline cars

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mpg US) and 7.1 mpg US), respectively. Europe buys 7 out of 10 diesel cars and vans sold globally while less than 1% of new vehicles sold in the US are diesel and in China, the world’s largest vehicle market, diesel represents less than 2%. According to the T&E analysis, an average diesel car produces emits 3.65 l/100 km (37.3

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Road Test: 2022 Subaru BRZ Limited

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seconds, but straight line speed is not why anyone should be buying a BRZ. The BRZ is EPA rated at 20 mpg city/27 highway/22 combined mpg. mpg, which we thought was great considering how much fun we had whipping through the gears while seeking out every twisty road we could find. Road Test: 2022 Subaru BRZ Limited.

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Road Test: 2022 Honda Civic Sedan 1.5T Touring

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Honda bumps up mpg & power. turbo at 31 mpg city/38 highway/34 combined. mpg combined, with a 90-mile all-freeway run, using the adaptive cruise control set at 65 mph, the average bumped up to 40.8 non-turbo, fuel economy estimates are 30 mpg city/37 highway/37 combined. 50+ MPG and good handling, too.

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Road Test: 2022 Kia Stinger GT-Line RWD

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Fuel economy for the Stinger GT-Line is EPA rated at 22 mpg city/32 highway/25 combined. mpg, and 33.0 mpg on a 140-mile freeway run using the adaptive cruise control set at 65 mph. Serious, Affordable Performance. All-new in 2018, the 2022 Kia Stinger continues to turn heads by those that know cars. Powertrain.

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