Green Car Reports

FEBRUARY 2, 2012

Due to be launched at the 2012 Chicago Auto Show, the 2013 Volkswagen Beetle TDI is set to combine retro style with modern-day gas mileage. VW is predicting fuel economy of 29 mpg city, and 39 mpg highway.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

Ford unveiled the redesigned Transit Connect Wagon at the Chicago Auto Show. liter four-cylinder gasoline engine with direct injection with Auto Start-Stop as standard equipment, or the new 1.5-liter EcoBlue diesel to deliver an EPA-estimated fuel economy rating of at least 30 mpg (7.8 Ford is targeting the 1.5L

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 14, 2009

liter V8 engine at the 2009 Chicago Auto Show. The new V8 delivers 310 hp (231 kW) of power and 327 lb-ft (443 Nm) of torque and has preliminary fuel efficiency estimates of 15 mpg city and 20 mpg on the highway. unit with an EPA rating of 14/17 mpg US city/hwy. Like Tundra’s optional 5.7-liter

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Green Car Reports

FEBRUARY 8, 2012

The 2012 Hyundai Elantra sedan nabbed a 40-mpg EPA rating, backed up by some real-world results, and it's also the North American Car of the Year. Now it has a pair of siblings: the 2013 Hyundai Elantra GT and Elantra Coupe, unveiled today at the 2012 Chicago Auto Show.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 21, 2015

The Sonata Hybrid is available to rent at airports including Los Angeles, Orange County, San Francisco, Atlanta, Dulles International and Chicago, as well as cities such as San Jose, San Diego and Long Beach in California; Portland, Oregon; and Denver. All of the Green Traveler cars have fuel efficiency ratings starting at 33+ highway mpg.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 12, 2016

Kia unveiled three major hybrid offerings at the Chicago Auto Show: the 2017 Niro Hybrid Utility Vehicle; the new Optima Hybrid; and the new Optima Plug-in Hybrid. Niro is targeting a combined fuel efficiency rating of 50 mpg (4.7 Optima Hybrid.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 9, 2012

Volkswagen will bring the new Beetle TDI diesel ( earlier post ), unveiled at the Chicago Auto Show, to market in the US this summer as a 2013 model. VW estimates fuel economy of 29 mpg US city, 39 mpg highway (8.1 2013 Beetle TDI. Click to enlarge. and Turbo in the lineup, will be announced closer to market launch.

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Green Car Reports

FEBRUARY 8, 2012

Previewed in concept form at the 2012 Detroit Auto Show, the production ILX, Acura's first ever hybrid model, will make its debut at the 2012 Chicago Auto Show this week.

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Green Car Reports

JUNE 18, 2015

The new Pilot was unveiled back in February at the 2015 Chicago Auto Show, and we now know that it will achieve an EPA-rated 23 mpg combined (20 mpg city, 27 mpg highway) with front-wheel drive and the optional nine-speed automatic transmission. That's an.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 9, 2009

Ford is introducing the North American version of the 2010 Transit Connect light commercial vehicle at the 2009 Chicago Auto Show this week. The Transit Connect is expected to deliver at least 20 city and 24 highway mpg, pending EPA fuel economy certification. The 2010 Ford Transit Connect. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.)

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Green Car Reports

FEBRUARY 9, 2012

Yesterday, Hyundai threw one of the better-attended press events at the Chicago Auto Show, launching two new models to expand its successful Elantra compact lineup. We've already shown you live photos of the 2013 Elantra Coupe and 2013 Elantra GT five-door hatchback, shot as the cars were revealed for the first time.

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Baua Electric

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

2025 Forester Hybrid doesnt have a charge port Subaru suggests 35 mpg or better combined Subaru hopes to sell nearly a third of Foresters in hybrid form 2026 Subaru Forester Hybrid models will be made in Indiana The 2025 Subaru Forester Hybrid isnt the brands first hybrid, but its Subarus first hybrid truly set for the mass market.

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Clean Fleet Report

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

Toyota pulled the sheet off the Grand Highlander at the 2023 Chicago Auto Show , showing not only a stretched version of their popular SUV, but also some premium touches that make it “grand” in more ways than length. Like the Highlander, the Grand Highlander has three rows but the third row now is more accommodating. The base 2.4-liter

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The Truth About Cars

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

I never thought I’d see the Chicago Cubs win the World Series. Fuel economy is listed at 52 mpg across the board for city/highway/combined. mpg -- and the computer wasn't reset when I picked up the car. Some possibly suspect back of envelope math based on my notes showed about 48 mpg. Out the door price?

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Baua Electric

JULY 9, 2024

NASCAR surprised attendees at its Chicago Street Race on Saturday with the debut of a fully electric SUV prototype. 2024 Ford Mustang Dark Horse NASCAR Cup Series race car Still an arena of 5-mpg guzzlers NASCAR racers’ fuel consumption hasn’t changed much in decades and remains around 5 mpg during races. gallons of gas.

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Clean Fleet Report

DECEMBER 22, 2024

At the LA Auto Show i n November Fiat announced a Giorgio Armani Collectors Edition coming in early 2025. The 7-speaker JBL audio system provided AM/FM/HD and SiriusXM, wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, plus access to entrainment apps. “Inspired by Los Angeles (Marine Layer Mist) was released late Summer 2024.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Ryan Fulcher of Seattle Electric Auto Association, April 2006 CalCars and Maker Faire team ("PriusBlue" EAA-PHEV method later modified by Manzanita Micro as "PiPrius" testbed) King County, WA Contact Ryan Fulcher at webguy2007(at)eaa-phev(dot)org. Argonne National Labs PHEV Prius by Hybrids Plus , July 2007, (Chicago IL). Jim Tech Ltd.

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The Truth About Cars

APRIL 25, 2023

Toyota invited Chicago-area media to the city’s far western suburbs to drive the Prius, along with the Crown, last week. Style-wise, it strikes a nice balance between looking decent and having the aerodynamics needed for fuel economy of up to 57 mpg. Toyota claims this brings 0-60 times up to 7 seconds for FWD cars and 7.2

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Our PRIUS+ Project Photos PHEV Resources Global Warming Take Action News and Events Contact Us How Carmakers are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity If you ask, "have major auto-makers come around on PHEVs?", todays answer is "Yes -- but not yet." We believe such production models could be available for sale in three years."Furia

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 17, 2011

mpg and 22.4 mpg) that lead to large changes in tax liability or the amount of a subsidy. mpg US (12.7 Under the Canadian feebate program, cars that get 43 mpg, for example, qualify for a $2,000 rebate, while cars that get 42 mpg receive a $1,500 rebate. For example, a car with an 18.5 —Joel Slemrod.

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Cars That Think

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

They dont require any of that futzing around with air-to-fuel ratios, spark timing, and valve-train tweaking that Yeung and countless other auto engineers have tinkered on for more than a century. Greg Gjerdingen/Wikipedia In 1977, a Chicago man named Joseph Siwek brought his Oldsmobile Delta 88 big sedan in for engine work.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

" President Obamas auto task force doesnt see it that way. It offers 18 models that deliver 30 mpg or more. You would be much better served doing a little investigative journalism (no offense intended) to determine the percentage of cars sold that get 30 mpg or better. Thats short-sighted. It is 12 years later.

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The Truth About Cars

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

The Chicago Auto Show is this week, and while it might not be as exciting as events of years past, Subaru has a few treats for attendees. The new Hybrid returns an EPA-estimated 35 mpg combined and can travel up to 581 miles on a tank of fuel. The 2025 Forester Hybrid launches this spring. It gets a revised 2.5-liter

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