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Flash Drive: 2023 Kia Sportage

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When Kia says the 2023 Sportage is all-new, believe them. But it is more than a larger and more capable Sportage, now in its fifth generation and Kia’s longest-running model, but one that offers three propulsion systems, including the X-Pro trail-rated model for those who want to go off-roading. Liter Inline 4-cylinder, Gasoline.

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Diesel new vehicle market share in Europe in February dropped to 39.5%; SUVs still driving growth

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in February, as gasoline car registrations increased by 16%. Alternative-Fueled-Vehicles were also able to take advantage of the decline of diesel, growing by 18.5% —Felipe Munoz, JATO’s Global Analyst. Hyundai and Kia also increased market share in the segment due to the strong performances of the Kona and Stonic SUVs.

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EPA annual trends report finds new vehicle fuel economy at record 24.1 mpg; new powertrain technologies rapidly gaining share

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Fuel economy has now increased in eight of the last nine years; average carbon dioxide emissions are also at a record low of 369 g/mile in model year 2013. The majority of the carbon and oil savings from current vehicles is due to new gasoline vehicle technologies, the report observed. Fuel economy. Source: EPA. mpg, which is 0.5

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Road Test: 2023 Kia Niro SX Touring Plug-in Hybrid

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Road Test: 2023 Kia Niro SX Touring Plug-in Hybrid The Perfect Marriage: 33 All-Electric Miles+A Miserly Hybri d Love your gasoline internal combustion engine and don’t want to jump into a battery electric vehicle quite yet? Adding together the gasoline and electricity, the EPA estimates 108 MPGe (Miles Per Gallon Equivalent).

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Road Test: 2021 Volvo XC90 Recharge T8 PHEV

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While Volvo offers a T5 turbocharged model and T6 turbocharged and supercharged model of the gasoline-only XC90, it’s the T8 that’s the focus here. Fuel economy for the Recharge is 55 miles per gallon equivalent (MPGe) when you use electricity and gasoline and drops to 27 mpg when you don’t charge up the battery.

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Road Test: 2021 Ford Bronco Sport Outer Banks 4WD

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The all-new 2021 Ford Bronco has two EcoBoost gasoline engine choices. inch LCD information screen displays a different animation graphic for each mode, such as green leaves for Eco and red checkered flags for Sport. Road Test: 2021 Kia Seltos. Road Test: 2018 Kia Sportage. A throwback but full of modern tech.

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Kia introduces 2018 Niro PHEV crossover to US at Los Angeles Show

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Kia introduced the 2018 Niro Plug-in Hybrid (PHEV) ( earlier post ) to the US market at the Los Angeles Auto Show. liter GDI (gasoline direct injection) four-cylinder engine with an 8.9 kW electric motor, a set-up for optimum fuel efficiency and electrically driven range. The Niro PHEV pairs an all-aluminum 1.6-liter