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Earth Day 2024: each day is about reducing emissions | Autocar Professional

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. ‘Environment’ was a word that appeared more often in spelling contests than on the evening news. Although mainstream America largely remained oblivious to environmental concerns, the stage had been set for change by the publication of Rachel Carson’s New York Times bestseller Silent Spring in 1962.

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Road Test: 2022 Chrysler Pacifica Limited Plug-in Hybrid

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The EPA rates fuel economy, when using the hybrid gasoline-only engine at 30 miles per gallon. This is excellent fuel economy for a 5,010-pound nicely styled shoe box. gallon fuel tank and a fully charged battery, has an estimated 520 mile total driving range. New York City to Toledo?

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Road Test: 2023 Genesis GV60 EV

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Case-in-point is the all-new GV60 EV, which followed its cousins, the Hyundai Ioniq 5 (2020), and the Kia EV6 ( 2021). Each of these are excellent all-electric SUVs (check out review links at the end of this story. The GV60 is sold in Arizona, California, Connecticut, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, Utah and Washington states.

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Road Test: 2021 Chrysler Pacifica Plug-in Hybrid

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Using 87 octane fuel, there is a total system of 260 horsepower combined. The Environmental Protection Agency rates fuel economy at 30 mpg highway and combined in hybrid mode, with an impressive 84 MPGe (miles per gallon equivalent) that measures the pure electric mode. New York City to Toledo? Redesigned Exterior.

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Road Test: 2021 Polestar 2

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There are already spaces in New York City and Los Angeles, and there are now two in the San Francisco Bay Area, where I’m located. Use that number to compare with other electric vehicles or, better yet, use the kWh/100 miles metric that is also on all new vehicles. A sedan look with a hatchback’s practicality.

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Flash Drive: 2023 Toyota BZ4X EV

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The 2023 BZ4X small SUV is the first-ever mass production all-electric vehicle from Toyota. It joins the line-up of cars and SUVs powered by hybrid, plug-in hybrid and hydrogen fuel cell technology that have made Toyota the world leader in electrified vehicles. BZ” = “Beyond Zero”; “4” = “midsize”; “X” = SUV.

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Flash Drive: 2024 Subaru Crosstrek AWD

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A little mud never hurt any Subaru The automotive media was invited to Woodstock, New York, in the Catskill Mountains to test the smallest of Subaru’s SUVs. Our focus is on vehicles that offer the best fuel economy in their class, which leads us to emphasize electric cars, plug-in hybrids, hybrids and diesels.

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