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Ford introduces 7-passenger people mover with up to 30+ mpg highway: Transit Connect Wagon

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Ford is introducing a seven-passenger people mover expected to break the 30 mpg-plus highway barrier. The Transit Connect Wagon offers customers a choice between two four-cylinder engines: a 2.5-liter liter EcoBoost that is estimated to deliver the 30 mpg-plus (7.8 Transit Connect Wagon Click to enlarge.

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2020 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid offers up to 52 mpg combined; Solar Roof System

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At the Chicago Auto Show, Hyundai introduced its new 2020 Sonata Hybrid, featuring up to 686 miles of driving range and an EPA-estimated 52 mpg combined fuel economy rating on the Blue trim. This is the first time the Sonata Hybrid has been shown in North America. The Sonata Hybrid is equipped with a Smartstream G2.0 Remote Start.

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New 2020 Ram 1500 EcoDiesel 4x2 pickup EPA-rated at 32 mpg highway in US; new 3.0L EcoDiesel

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The half-ton EcoDiesel will be rated at 32 miles per gallon (mpg) highway, 22 mpg city for 4x2 models; 29 mpg highway, 21 mpg city for 4x4 models. Ram 1500’s unsurpassed 29 mpg highway fuel economy rating for 4x4 models is significant in that 4x4 models represent more than 80% of the U.S. full-size truck mix.

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Hyundai unveils 2021 Elantra and Elantra Hybrid; 50 MPG EPA-estimated combined rating on the first Elantra Hybrid

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The 2021 Elantra showcases Hyundai’s latest ambitions, including a Sensuous Sportiness design identity, hybrid-electric vehicle technology, and segment-first wireless Android Auto and Apple CarPlay connectivity. The first Elantra Hybrid to be brought to market offers more than an EPA-estimated 50 mpg combined cycle. and more than 13.8

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XL Hybrids introduces cloud-based fleet vehicle connectivity and analytics system

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XL Hybrids has introduced the XL Link cloud-based big data analytics system, which measures key performance indicators—including MPG performance—and reports carbon dioxide emissions reductions in clients’ hybrid-electric fleet vehicles. —Clay Siegert, co-founder and chief operating officer at XL Hybrids.

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New 2014 Toyota Corolla brings Valvematic, new CVT to North America; up to >40 mpg highway

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The Corolla Eco-badged models will achieve an estimated highway fuel economy rating of more than 40 mpg (5.88 liter engine with Valvematic—a further development of VVT-i—a valve train technology which appears for the first time in North America with Corolla. The 2014 Corolla offers two 1.8-liter,

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Chevrolet introduces 2018 Equinox SUV with turbo diesel option in N. America

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Chevrolet has introduced the all-new 2018 Equinox compact SUV with a choice of three turbocharged engines—including the segment’s first turbo-diesel in North America. The new Equinox is the first Chevrolet model in North America to use an all-turbocharged, multi-engine powertrain lineup. Connectivity. The choices are a 1.5L

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