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Toyota's Electric-Car Disdain, Honda Insight Update, Buying A Second Charging Cable: Today's Car News

Green Car Reports

Today on Green Car Reports: Decoding Toyota''s disdain for electric cars, writer Antony Ingram updates us on his used 2001 Honda Insight, and how to buy a second charging cable for your plug-in electric car. All this and more on Green Car Reports. A new lithium-ion.'

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VW e-Golf Drive Report, Tesla In Arizona, Used Honda Insight Guide: Today's Car News

Green Car Reports

Today on Green CarReports: We drive VW''s first electric car to be sold in the U.S., run down what you need to know if you want to buy an early Honda Insight, and dig deeper into GM''s new and more fuel-efficient engines. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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Buying A Used Toyota Prius? Here's What You Need To Know

Green Car Reports

The venerable Toyota Prius hybrid is generally accepted as the car which changed consumer’s attitude toward hybrid-electric drivetrains. the original Honda Insight beat it by a few months), it has proven by far the most popular to date. While the Prius wasn’t the very first hybrid to be sold in the U.S.

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Junkyard Find: 1987 Chevrolet Sprint ER

The Truth About Cars

The Sprint was nowhere near the cheapest new car Americans could buy in 1987. The original Honda Insight beat it, but it needed a gasoline-electric hybrid powertrain plus a lot of cutting-edge aerodynamic and weight-reduction tricks to pull it off. After the Geo brand got the axe in 1997, the Metro became a Chevrolet.

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Road Test: 2022 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid Limited

Clean Fleet Report

Hyundai has electrification figured out, with the Sonata Hybrid reaping the benefits in what may be the best hybrid sedan you can buy. The 39 kilowatt (kW) electric motor adds 29 hp and 151 lb.-ft. The gas-electric punch. Road Test: 2020 Honda Insight. The front-wheel drive Hyundai Sonata Hybrid is powered by a 2.0-liter

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LA show displays green car ‘glimpse into the future’

Green Cars News

fuel vehicles including hybrids, modern clean-diesel, electric, hydrogen fuel cell and ethanol powered vehicles. Hybrids still represent the largest volume of “green” vehicles including the popular Toyota Prius, Honda Insight and Ford Fusion hybrids. Honda FCX Clarity. Honda Insight Hybrid. GMC Yukon Hybrid.

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Road Test: 2022 Honda Civic Sedan 1.5T Touring

Clean Fleet Report

For the all-new 2022 Civic sedan Honda has stiffened the chassis, making for tight and predictable handling. The electric power steering, with good road feedback, is programmed with a neutral feel, with the steering weight providing for a good connection with the road. Road Test: 2020 Honda Insight Hybrid.

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