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Zipcar introduces Honda Fit EV into UC Davis West Village fleet

Green Car Congress

The new Honda Fit EV at UC Davis is located at West Village Square right across the street from West Village’s other Zipcar, a Honda Insight, in front of “The Hub Market.” Honda’s 2014 Fit EV, based on the popular five-passenger Fit, is rated at a combined fuel economy of 118 MPGe.

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Embracing a century of EV history

Electric Auto Association

National Drive Electric Week event connects Indiana’s EV future with its EV past. I’d been driving my Honda Insight to Chicago every couple of months for chapter meetings,” Steiner said. Richard Steiner (right) and his Waverley at the Hoosier EVA 2021 NDEW event. This saved me the trip.”. Hoosier EVA members.

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Road Test: 2022 Kia Rio S 5-door Hatchback

Clean Fleet Report

All the right connections. Adding the mandatory $995 destination charge the MSRP is $18,085. Clean Fleet Report’s Rio S 5-door with the $995 destination charge and $2,215 in options, came to $20,300. Base price for the four-door Kia Rio LX is $17,145, including the destination charge. Road Test: 2022 Honda Civic.

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Road Test: 2023 Volkswagen Jetta GLI 2.0T Autobahn

Clean Fleet Report

inch color touchscreen that handles the rear view camera and the voice-controlled 9-speaker Beats audio system that delivers deep, full, crisp tones for the AM/FM/HD radio, with USB ports and app connection interfaces. Ready to haul Taking center stage of the dash is the 8.0-inch Story and photos by John Faulkner. [

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Embracing a century of EV history

Electric Auto Association

National Drive Electric Week event connects Indiana’s EV future with its EV past. I’d been driving my Honda Insight to Chicago every couple of months for chapter meetings,” Steiner said. Richard Steiner (right) and his Waverley at the Hoosier EVA 2021 NDEW event. This saved me the trip.”. Hoosier EVA members.

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Road Test: 2022 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid Limited

Clean Fleet Report

Clean Fleet Report was driving the highly optioned Limited, which had the standard solar panel roof that charges the 12-volt and hybrid batteries, producing two miles of electric driving range for every six hours the car is left in the sun. This horizontal lighting connects the brake lights, which have small air flow fins.

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Road Test: 2021 Toyota Camry Hybrid XSE

Clean Fleet Report

When the battery is completely charged, selecting the EV mode can be used for driving around town, in parking lots or structures. The lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery is charged when applying the brakes or coasting through the regenerative charging system, which converts kinetic energy into electric energy and stores it in the battery.