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NADA forecasts light-duty vehicle sales of 16.94M in US in 2015; 56% trucks and SUVs

Green Car Congress

Low gasoline prices and pent-up consumer demand will combine to drive new car and light truck sales to an estimated 16.94 The split among the segments this year is expected to be 44% cars and 56% light trucks and SUVs because of lower gasoline prices, increased job growth and an improving housing market.

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Lexus lowers hybrid prices to reduce premium over gasoline substantially

Green Car Reports

Gas is cheap in the U.S. DON'T MISS: 2018 Lexus RX 450hL hybrid three-row SUV priced from $51,600 At their peak about five years ago, hybrids. and has been for years. Hybrids are no longer a cutting-edge or cool technology; they're just another powertrain.

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2018 Lexus RX 450hL hybrid three-row SUV priced from $51,600

Green Car Reports

Cheap gasoline, better fuel efficiency from all types of vehicles due to rising CAFE rules, and a lack of interest in hybrids have all hurt the latest version of the RX Hybrid. Lexus invented the idea of a luxury hybrid utility vehicle in a version of its RX crossover well over a decade ago, but sales haven't been strong of late.

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Will Cheap Gas, Soaring SUV Sales Sink Fuel-Economy Goals?

Green Car Reports

Hits New All-Time High; Gasoline. Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards require carmakers to achieve a fleet average of 54.5 mpg by 2025. That's equivalent to roughly 40 mpg on the window sticker. DON'T MISS: Miles Driven In U.S.

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Stuff We Use: Under Pressure (Washers)

The Truth About Cars

We’ve mused before on these digital pages that a clean car seems to run better – a missive that apparently holds true for sports cars and hot hatchbacks, though burly off-road pickup trucks and SUVs may take umbrage with that assessment. Its total capacity is just over 1.0

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Cheap Oil Will Last A Decade, Says Huge Oil Trader

Green Car Reports

With fuel prices low throughout 2015, Americans bought more new cars, but many of them were less-efficient SUVs and crossovers. The low oil prices that boosted new-car sales and caused average fuel-economy gains to sputter last year may be here to stay, for a while at least.

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Consumer Reports Says EVs Less Reliable Than Traditional Automobiles

The Truth About Cars

However, standard hybrids actually outperformed every other group with 26 percent fewer problems than vehicles wholly reliant on gasoline. If a defect robs a vehicle of motive power and/or results in a giant repair bill, it’s deemed as more important than the windows failing to work or the paint being cheap.