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Road Test: 2022 Kia Rio S 5-door Hatchback

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When the engine is winding-out at the highest rpms it can be bit noisy. 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.

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Road Test: 2022 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid Limited

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The ride is comfortable, with little wind noise, and only the harshest road imperfections transmitted sounds to the cabin. The 2022 Sonata Hybrid comes in three trim levels, with these base prices that include the $1,045 freight charges. Road Test: 2020 Honda Insight. Capable, not sporty. Other features are a 12.3-inch

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Road Test: 2023 Volkswagen Jetta GLI 2.0T Autobahn

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There was good lateral stability in the chassis making for solid and confident highway cruising, no wind buffeting from passing big rigs, and tight cornering even with the before mentioned all-season tires. coefficient of drag (C d ) helped it slice through the wind. With an eye to fuel economy and aerodynamics, the 0.27

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Road Test: 2022 Honda Civic Sedan 1.5T Touring

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It is obvious Honda spent a considerable amount of time with the Civic in wind tunnel testing. The Bluetooth with voice recognition worked very well, as did the steering wheel-mounted audio controls and the Qi wireless phone charging. The 2022 Honda Civic sedan comes in four trim levels, with a choice of engines and options.

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Flash Drive: 2023 Toyota Prius Hybrid

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The Toyota Prius has come a long way since it debuted 22 years ago, as the second hybrid car to be sold in the United States (after the first generation Honda Insight). Color options will be Wind Chill Pearl, Cutting Edge, Guardian Gray, Black, Supersonic Red or Reservoir Blue. Modern Interior.

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Cleantech Blog: Smart Grids and Electric Vehicles

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Solar, Wind and Biofuels Grew 53 Percent in 2008 Green Education = Environmental Religion? Intelligent Charging Infrastructure for New Electr. Smart Grid City will easily support up to 1,000 easily dispatched distributed generation technologies including PHEVs, distributed batteries, solar and wind. Here we go again.or

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CalCars and PHEVs Frequently Asked Questions

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

A January 2007 Pacific National Laboratory study shows that if we woke up tomorrow and all our vehicles could plug in, todays grid could support more than three-quarters of them charging at night without building a single power plant. How about a car-mounted wind-generator? See our How to Get a PHEV page for more information.

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