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What Are Zero Emission Day and National Drive Electric Week?

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As the story goes , its origins go back all the way to the 1980s when graphic designer Ken Wallace was walking outside of his Nova Scotia home with his daughter and noticed idling vehicles. Wallace came up with the idea to give the earth one day free from fossil fuel emissions. Zero Emission Day September 21st is Zero Emission Day.

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Flash Drive: 2023 Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV

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Mitsubishi says the Outlander PHEV is bringing together their best expressions of design, ride and interior space along with performance and of- road capability. mile racetrack at the Polecat Training Center , 90 miles south of Nashville, we opted for Tarmac that stiffened the steering and produced the most power. Why so important?

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Flash Drive: 2023 Toyota Crown Hybrid

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During our time at the Crown media launch program in Nashville, the difference between the two felt larger as the Hybrid Max has the makings of a sports crossover, while the Hybrid will be more at home as a commuter and running errands in-town. The Crown is an all-new design direction for Toyota, and one we like.

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Flash Drive: 2023 Volkswagen ID4

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Clean Fleet Report had the opportunity to drive the 2023 ID4 AWD Pro S from Nashville to Chattanooga, Tennessee. On the most aggressive corners, you can feel the 4,788-pound mass shifting ever-so-slightly, but the ID4 AWD suspension has been designed to easily catch the shift and continue tracking through the corner.