Cars That Think

JANUARY 6, 2025

In China, which accounts for about two-thirds of global electrified sales , buyers are flocking to plug-in hybrids, or PHEVs, which combine a gas engine with a rechargeable battery pack. PHEV sales are up 85 percent year-over-year, dwarfing the 12-percent gain for pure EVs. markets longest-range PHEVs.

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The Truth About Cars

JANUARY 31, 2024

Comparative Performance: Hybrids, PHEVs, and ICE Vehicles Hybrids emerge as more reliable options, experiencing 26 percent fewer problems than ICE vehicles. Conversely, Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles (PHEVs) show an average of 146 percent more problems compared to ICE vehicles. In contrast, U.S.

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Clean Fleet Report

MARCH 19, 2021

Buick isn’t messing around with the Envision. Clean Fleet Report drove the 2021 Buick Envision Avenir FWD. Avenir in Buick-speak means it is the top-of-the-line model. The EPA rates the Buick Envision FWD at 24 mpg city/31 highway/26 combined miles per gallon. All-New Sleek Design with Premium Touches. Inviting Interior.

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The Truth About Cars

JANUARY 30, 2024

But it wasn’t making oodles of cash per vehicle like the company’s larger pickups and SUVs had been. Buick and Cadillac are still supposed to pioneer the automaker’s electrification efforts (even though the company’s flagship EVs presently sail under the GMC or Chevrolet marquee) and will eventually host nothing but electric models by 2030.

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Clean Fleet Report

APRIL 15, 2023

Road Test: 2023 Volvo XC60 Recharge Ultimate Surprising Performance in a Compact Plug-In Hybrid SUV Okay, a show of hands if “quick or fast” come to mind when Volvo SUV is mentioned. New for the 2022 model year, the 2023 XC60 Recharge continues to deliver performance and all-electric and hybrid efficiency in a premium compact SUV.

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Clean Fleet Report

JANUARY 31, 2023

News: 2024 Mazda CX-90 An All-New Three-Row SUV Mazda brought the automotive media to Malibu, California, this week to reveal the all-new 2024 CX-90 three-row, eight-passenger SUV. Built on an all-new platform, the CX-90 is larger, wider, and longer than the other Mazda SUVs including the incumbent big wagon, the CX-9.

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Clean Fleet Report

APRIL 3, 2023

Plug-In Hybrid (PHEV): 2.5-liter Mazda supplies the charging cord with the PHEV. The CX-90 PHEV has a very handy and useful Charge Mode. The front seats are either manual (Turbo) or power adjustable (Turbo S and PHEV) with heat and ventilation on the two upper trim levels. The rechargeable 17.8

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EV Sales

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

Winning its first podium position last month, the current poster-boy for BYD continues to thrive, and if we were to add the PHEV version to its tally, we would have over 12,000 units, which getting mighty close to the #2 Tesla Model 3. Now i ain't sayin' it's a Tesla killa, but no one's messing with this fella. #4

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The Truth About Cars

MAY 9, 2024

Consumer preference for ICE vehicles or hybrid/PHEVs appears to be another. The Escalade isn't my cup of tea but it remains a strong entrant in the large luxury SUV segment -- and you can even give it the V treatment. While EV market share has grown, there are still hurdles for greater EV adoption. Or, perhaps, it's perception?

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 4, 2024

SAIC-GM sells EVs under GM’s Buick, Chevy, and Cadillac brands in China. The first Ultium-based Buick Electra E5 electric SUV was revealed in November 2022, followed by the Electra E4 two months later. Between the Buick Velite, Electra E5, and Cadillac Lyriq, SAIC-GM sold over 86,000 EVs alone. 3 electric hatch.

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Clean Fleet Report

JANUARY 15, 2022

Restyling a Best-Selling Premium Compact SUV. The Acura RDX has been one of the best-selling compact premium SUVs since 2006, and has sold more than 50,000 every year since 2015. The “SH” stands for Super Handling, a big promise from a 4,059-pound compact SUV. Road Test: 2020 BMW X3 xDrive30e PHEV.

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Clean Fleet Report

MAY 7, 2022

A Premium Small SUV with Handling Like a Sports Wagon. The all-new 2022 Genesis GV70 slots in just below the larger GV80 SUV, both of which will be joined soon by the all-electric GV60. Clean Fleet Report would not be surprised if Genesis has even more SUVs on the drawing board, with most of them being hybrids, plug-in hybrids or EVs.

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Clean Fleet Report

JULY 8, 2024

inches of ground clearance, was higher than a sedan but not as high as a typical SUV. Big screen, full function controls The front seats are heated and ventilated with the driver getting 10-way power adjustments with lumbar, while the passenger gets manual adjustments. We like that the outlook on the road, with 7.3 cubic feet of cargo space.

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Baua Electric

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

This included battery-electric vehicles (BEVs), plug-in hybrids (PHEVs) and extended-range electric vehicles (EREVs). EVs include BEVs and PHEVs. BYD is also China’s largest OEM by production and sales volumes, despite only offering BEV and PHEV models. It is also late to the EREV party. Source: EV Volumes.

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EV Central

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

All the new electric cars, electric SUVs and electric utes arriving in Australia in 2021, 2022 and 2023. Alfa Romeo Tonale – the Italian brand finally has a rechargeable car in its ranks in the form of the Tonale PHEV compact SUV. No surprises there are promises of big performance for a PHEV due late in 2022 or early 2023.

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EV Adoption

NOVEMBER 26, 2021

Probably the most needed and least controversial proposed change is the elimination of the phaseout of the tax cap that begins in the quarter after a manufacturer sells 200,000 BEVs or PHEVs in the US. Notes: SUVs are not defined, but presumably this category includes crossovers. 4 and Tesla Model Y are classified as small SUVs.

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EV Adoption

FEBRUARY 7, 2021

On January 28 GM announced that it plans (aspires) to exclusively offer electric vehicles by 2035, ending production of its cars, trucks and SUVs with diesel- and gasoline-powered engines. Some of the EVs we saw in GM’s Design Dome (Cadillac Celestiq and probably the unnamed Buick crossover) are clearly targeted for China.

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