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Looking to get in a hybrid for cheap? Used Toyota Prius 1.5 HSD 2004-2009 Review

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Used Priuses, especially the Generation 2 that were made from 2004 to 2009 are becoming a bargain to buy, especially for the MPG and features you get in return. It was time to buy our first car. I was nervous as this was the first time that I was buying a car, so the experience was new to me. What is it like to drive a hybrid?

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Ford unveils Maverick compact hybrid pickup truck starting at less than $20K

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Maverick comes as a standard five-passenger, four-door pickup, with a full-hybrid powertrain and a projected EPA-estimated rating of 40 mpg city fuel economy and 500 miles of range on a single tank of gas. The standard full-hybrid powertrain features a four-cyinder 2.5-liter The whole bed is a DIY fan’s paradise.

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Road Test: 2024 Ford Maverick Lariat FWD Hybrid

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The Most Fuel-Efficient Gas-Powered Pickup You Can Buy Ford Maverick Hybrid owners will willingly tell you all about their truck, so be prepared to hang-out for a while. Regarding the Maverick Hybrid, I hear nothing but superlatives, including, “the best vehicle I have ever owned.”

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Road Test: 2022 Ford Maverick XL FWD Hybrid

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The enjoyment of driving the all-new 2022 Ford Maverick Hybrid began with getting 45.4 Clean Fleet Report spent a week in the 2022 Ford Maverick Hybrid XL, powered by a 2.5-Liter Liter gasoline engine and a 94kW electric motor. Instead, it has a simple planetary gear set and two electric motors. Unexpected Efficiency.

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Road Test: 2022 Hyundai Santa Cruz Limited AWD

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But as with most things that seem simple on the surface, going from a crossover body to pickup body is a bit more complex, not the least of which is who Hyundai thinks will be buying the Santa Cruz. Offering the Santa Cruz as a hybrid would allow it to equal the Ford Maverick compact pickup for fuel efficiency.

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Road Test: 2022 Ford Maverick XL FWD EcoBoost

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Ford not only brought back its compact pickup, which some thought was a gamble, but the Maverick comes standard with a hybrid engine. As far as Maverick buyers, most of whom will be buying their first pickup, they will unknowingly become hybrid ambassadors. Who will buy the all-new 2022 Ford Maverick?

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Flash Drive: 2022 Ford Maverick

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So who does Ford think will buy the all-new 2022 Maverick? According to the Ford marketing team we spoke with at a recent media launch event, their target buyer will be young, female, Hispanic, and urban, including a full hybrid model that may get up to 40 mpg (it hasn’t been certified by the EPA at press time). Not born here.

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