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Consumer Reports finds Honda Accord hybrid fuel economy “impressive”, but short of EPA 47 mpg rating

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Consumer Reports fuel economy tests found the Honda Accord Hybrid delivered impressive overall fuel-economy of 40 mpg (5.88 l/100 km), tying the smaller Honda Civic Hybrid and falling below the top-performing and smaller Toyota Prius hatchback by only 4 mpg. Earlier post.). liter gasoline V6.

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2024 Hyundai Kona Review – Ready For New Challenges?

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Hyundai claims the new Kona was designed as an EV first, though the EV won’t be available right away at launch – it’s slated to bow late this fall. Kona is available with front-wheel or all-wheel drive, and the 2.0-liter USB-A ports are replaced by USB-C, and the available digital key now works with Apple Wallet.

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Audi launches cylinder-cutting tech on A1 and A3

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Available now on the Sport, S Line and Black Edition specs on the A1 and A3 1.4 Audi’s new ‘cylinder-on-demand’ (CoD) technology is helping the carmaker significantly cut its emissions and boost fuel economy. TFSI petrol models, fuel economy is as strong as 60.1 First debuted on the Audi S and RS models, the [.].

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EV Briefs, and Black Rock City & EVs

Plugs and Cars

The plug-in Priuses are almost doubling the fuel efficiency of Google standard Prius fleet, getting 74 MPG rather than 41 MPG. That's great, but because most driving down Silicon Valley way is on the freeway for rather short distances, the plug-ins don’t do much all-electric driving and the MPG isn't approaching the much touted 100MPG.

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Ford showcases Transit line-up powered by new Ford EcoBlue diesel at Hannover; 6-speed auto, AWD and SYNC 3

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Available now in the latest Transit and Transit Custom models, the 2.0-liter mpg US)—a 10 per cent reduction over the equivalent outgoing model. mpg US)—down 13% from the equivalent outgoing model. mpg US)—an 11% improvement compared with the outgoing model. liter engine. l/100 km (35.6

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