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Road Test: 2022 Kia Rio S 5-door Hatchback

Clean Fleet Report

Low-cost but not cheap. This well-built small car should not be considered “cheap” as some people see that as meaning poorly built. Road Test: 2022 Honda Civic. Road Test: 2020 Honda Insight Hybrid. Flash Drive: 2019 Volkswagen Jetta. Excellent fuel economy, nice styling, low price and an excellent warranty.

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Naysayer Alert – the hydrogen red herring

My Electric Car

Honda have produced the Honda FCX Clarity FCEV, a hydrogen powered Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle (FCEV), which they are leasing in limited numbers to selected customers in specially selected locations only. There are several reasons for this approach and understanding a little more about fuel cell vehicles may explain why.

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Analysis: What’s the Best Way to Market EVs?

Clean Fleet Report

GM, shifting focus to pure EVs, built the last Volt on February 19, 2019. Honda has the Clarity models, initially a fuel cell electric that was expanded to include a plug-in hybrid, full electric and fuel cell electric. Not easy or cheap, but it has worked so far. This summer, it will be joined by the Bolt EUV variant.

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EV Chargers for All!

Cars That Think

When IEEE Spectrum’s editor in chief, Harry Goldstein, needed to replace his 2008 Honda Fit in October 2020, he thought seriously about buying an electric vehicle. Atom Power says its smart circuit breaker will make charging electric cars as cheap and easy as using Wi-Fi. Two obstacles stood in his way. One was affordability.

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Convincing Consumers To Buy EVs

Cars That Think

EVs ain’t cheap Price is another EV purchase risk that is comparable to EV range. On top of the twenty or so luxury EVs already or soon to be on the market, Sony and Honda recently announced that they would be introducing yet another luxury EV in 2026. Currently, EV reliability is nothing to brag about.

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Seres 3: Why this Chinese SUV is the worst EV I’ve driven

EV Central

I’ve a few worst nominees on the combustion front – the Tata Xenon ute, Honda City sedan and Chrysler Crossfire spring to mind – but I’ve now got a sole champion on the EV front. Seres is a subsidiary of Chinese auto giant Dongfeng, and the Seres 3 has sold in China as the Fengon E3 since 2019. The Seres 3 SUV.

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