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EVs still cost much more than gas cars to insure—even hybrids

Green Car Reports

Electric vehicles continue to be vastly more expensive to insure than gasoline models, on average—hybrids included. According to Consumer Reports, citing national-average data from The Zebra, an insurance comparison tool, the Chevrolet Bolt EV costs slightly more to insure than the Toyota Prius or Hyundai Ioniq Blue hybrids.

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Toyota RAV4 Prime plug-in hybrid is still flying off dealer lots—faster than Mach-E

Green Car Reports

The Toyota RAV4 Prime plug-in hybrid is doing quite well in that area. The RAV4 Prime was the quickest-selling new car in March, second only to the Chevrolet Corvette, according to iSeeCars analysis. An important metric for car sales is the average time a given model spends on dealer lots. It took an average 10.2

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US charger reliability, Toyota hybrid production, Silverado EV WT vs. F-150 Lightning Pro: Today’s Car News

Green Car Reports

Toyota is seeking to boost U.S. production of hybrid powertrains. With more information about the 2024 Chevrolet Silverado EV Work Truck (WT) trickling. The upcharge will be high to get a Silverado EV with a 450-mile range. And will data reporting requirements make the federal EV charging network reliable?

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Lexus UX mpg boost, Toyota Crown PHEV, Chevy Blazer EV V2H: Today’s Car News

Green Car Reports

Lexus gives its UX hybrid crossover a boost. And will a Toyota Crown plug-in hybrid go 55 miles all-electric? The 2024 Chevrolet Blazer EV is ready for bidirectional charging, GM officials underscored at the. The Blazer EV is ready for home backup, but the software and home hardware aren’t here yet.

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Junkyard Find: 1987 Chevrolet Sprint ER

The Truth About Cars

No, not the Toyota Starlet or Corolla Tercel , not the Honda CRX HF , not the Subaru Justy. It was the Chevrolet Sprint ER , and I've found a nicely intact example in a car graveyard just east of Sacramento. After the Geo brand got the axe in 1997, the Metro became a Chevrolet. 1987 Chevrolet Sprint ER in California junkyard.

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Charging shorts EV interest, big SUV safety, Rivian Gen 2 and Toyota hybrid wagon: Today’s Car News

Baua Electric

Check out first drives of the Rivian R1S and R1T, and the Toyota Crown Signia hybrid wagon. And no, thirsty non-hybrid SUVs aren’t safer. And do you want a roomy, gasoline-fueled hybrid station wagon that can get nearly 40 mpg? New survey results suggest that more Americans are holding back on EV plans due to charging.

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GM Dealers Want Hybrids Instead of More EVs

The Truth About Cars

Cadillac and Buick dealers accepted buyouts in large numbers to avoid making investments to sell EVS, and now the automaker’s dealers are pushing it to develop more hybrids instead of releasing new electric models. General Motors has several new electric models on the way soon, but it has so far overlooked hybrids in those efforts.

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