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Road Test: 2024 Ford Maverick Lariat FWD Hybrid

Clean Fleet Report

The Most Fuel-Efficient Gas-Powered Pickup You Can Buy Ford Maverick Hybrid owners will willingly tell you all about their truck, so be prepared to hang-out for a while. A hybrid hit Hybrid Power/Efficiency to Love Clean Fleet Report spent a week in the 2024 Ford Maverick Lariat Hybrid, powered by a 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. Third party converters have spent time and resources tweaking their plug-in hybrids to meet ARB testing written with gasoline-only hybrids in mind.

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Road Test: 2022 Ford Maverick XL FWD EcoBoost

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A more powerful option. EcoBoost Maverick has significantly more horsepower and torque than the hybrid power plant of the 2.5-liter liter gasoline engine and a 94-kilowatt electric motor that produces 191 total system horsepower and 155 pound-feet of torque.

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Car Companies Standardize Plug for Electric Vehicles : Gas 2.0

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Car Companies Standardize Plug for Electric Vehicles Written by Jerry James Stone Published on April 19th, 2009 34 Comments Posted in Electric Cars (EVs) , Plug-in hybrid EVs Just a few hours after General Motors called for a standardized EV plug , one has been created! More on Electric Cars: It’s On! Like this post?

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Road Test: 2022 Ford Maverick XL FWD Hybrid

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This compact pickup is smaller than the mid- and full-size trucks roaming our streets, but size alone doesn’t explain how it sips fuel. Clean Fleet Report spent a week in the 2022 Ford Maverick Hybrid XL, powered by a 2.5-Liter Liter gasoline engine and a 94kW electric motor. An efficient engine and electric power.

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MIT Battery Breakthrough Could Revolutionize Electric Cars : Gas 2.0

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

The breakthrough could revolutionize electric car battery technology and pave the way for ultra-fast charging electric vehicles in as little as two years. 3 David Herron said on March 16th, 2009 at 12:31 am Fast recharge will require huge power levels. Like this post? Subscribe to our RSS feed and stay up to date.

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