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Road Test: 2021 Volvo XC90 Recharge T8 PHEV

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Although the Inscription arrives with 20-inch alloys standard, my tester wore stunning 21-inchers for an extra $800. Fuel economy for the Recharge is 55 miles per gallon equivalent (MPGe) when you use electricity and gasoline and drops to 27 mpg when you don’t charge up the battery. What does all this add up to?

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Road Test: 2022 Ford Escape PHEV Titanium FWD

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For a cleaner look, the rear wiper could be tucked under the spoiler to increase rearward vision for the driver. The 2022 Escape PHEV has an extensive list of standard and optional safety features in the Personal Safety System , including front, knee, side, and side curtain airbags as part of the Ford Safety Canopy. 72 miles, with 35.3

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July/August '06 - Activists Promote the Film, Ford Retreats on Hybrids

Plugs and Cars

A year ago Ford nabbed a significant endorsement from the Sierra Club for its limited edition Mercury Mariner hybrid (29/35 mpg - gasoline only) and a promise of 250,000 hybrids by 2010. Cars have gotten cleaner, but there are more of them. Sierra Club. Ford has now done an abrupt about face.

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Electric Car Manufacturers Inspire New Paradigms -- Seeking Alpha

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

The Chevy Volt is going to count on an overnight charge from a standard wall outlet. Several global indicators on the supply of oil and the known carbon pollution environmental damages its caused all lead us to find cleaner ways of transportation. The Renault-Nissan Alliance is building fleet charging stations in Portland and Phoenix.