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Hybrid Fans to Toyota: The Next Step is Plug-in Hybrids

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Toyota increasingly devotes precious energy contained in hybrid batteries charged with expensive gasoline to higher power output rather than efficiency. Plug-in hybrids - 39% Higher fuel economy - 37% Alternative fuel hybrid - 18% Higher power output - 6% The desire of 94% would be fulfilled by a plug-in hybrid.

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News: 2024 Mazda CX-90

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Mazda has been repositioning itself into the premium category, and the CX-90 will give it a larger SUV to compete with the Acura MDX , Buick Enclave , Kia Telluride , Hyundai Palisade , Subaru Ascent and Toyota Highlande r. kilowatt-hour battery. It also will mark the first plug-in hybrid from Mazda when it arrives in two months.

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Flash Drive: 2023 Toyota Crown Hybrid

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Their similarities are that each have regenerative braking, which converts kinetic energy into electric energy and stores it in the nickel-metal-hydride battery. Road Test: 2020 Toyota Highlander Hybrid. In addition, we aim to offer reviews and news on advanced technology and the alternative fuel vehicle market.

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Flash Drive: 2024 Mazda CX-90

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kilowatt-hour battery has a combined 323 hp and 369 lb.-ft. hours 480V Level 3 Not Available Easy overnight charging Even at the Level 1 charge rate, the battery will be topped-off by plugging it in overnight, just like you do every night with a mobile phone. The 48-volt mild-hybrid system with both 3.3L Plug-In Hybrid (PHEV): 2.5-liter

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Soot and Spin: Two Plug-in Paradoxes

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Required reading: Bill Moore's EVWorld review and Martin Zimmerman's LA Times piece about their test drives of the Toyota Plug-in Prius and the hydrogen fuel cell Highlander FCHV. Plug-in cars have been under attack while a love affair with hydrogen and fuel cells has been well promoted. To take one example, batteries.

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Road Test: 2021 Hyundai Palisade Calligraphy AWD

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To jump over the midsize SUVs of the Honda Pilot, Ford Explorer , Chevrolet Traverse , Volkswagen Atlas , Toyota Highlander and the Kia Telluride , the Palisade Calligraphy had better be a step up. Road Test: 2020 Toyota Highlander Hybrid. Edging into luxury territory. The 2021 Hyundai Palisade is an excellent three-row SUV.

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Road Test: 2021 Toyota Sienna Hybrid

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The nickel metal hydride battery is charged when applying the brakes or coasting. The regenerative charging system converts kinetic energy into electric energy and stores it in the battery. This process can be viewed on a dash gauge where you can watch the power flow into and out of the battery and engine. Exterior Design.

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