Clean Fleet Report

APRIL 11, 2025

Ever had your gas or diesel-powered car sputter or struggle to start? Why Clean and Functional Injectors Are Crucial Think of fuel injectors like the arteries of your engine. Professional cleaning (off the car) In more serious cases, the injectors are removed and cleaned with specialist equipment.

Fuel

Clean Fleet Report

JULY 23, 2025

Hyundai began offering gasoline-electric hybrid models and plug-in hybrids in 2024. The 88 kW electric motor (powered by a the 360 kWh lithium-ion battery), contributes 97 horsepower and 224 pound-feet of torque, for a total system output of 268 horsepower and 271 pound-feet of torque. We were able to extend it to just under 40 miles.

Tucson

Clean Fleet Report

MARCH 29, 2025

liter 4-cylinder and twin electric motors, one each on the front and rear axles, that enable the electronic on-demand all-wheel drive. Toyotas hybrid system automatically switches between the electric drive mode, combined electric motor and gasoline engine, and gasoline-only engine power. We made 0-60 mph runs in 7.1

Toyota

Clean Fleet Report

JULY 3, 2025

Designed at Maserati headquarters in Modena, Italy, and built at the Maserati Mirafiori plant in Turin, Italy, the GranCabrio Folgare is on the exclusive list of convertible electric cars that deliver performance in style, grace and elan. Yes, it is high-dollar, but that is not unexpected for such an over-the-top car.

Convert

Clean Fleet Report

MAY 24, 2025

More Electrics, More Tech and a Racing Corolla Ride Once a year Toyota sets the stage for the coming year by spotlighting new Toyota and Lexus vehicles and other technology the company is working on. New for 2026, the ES will be offered with both a hybrid or full battery electric option as well as front or all-wheel drive.

Lexus

Teslarati

JULY 13, 2025

Automakers like Toyota, Hyundai, and Honda introduced sleek zero-emission vehicles powered by compressed hydrogen gas. Drivers could refuel in a few minutes and emit only water vapor, a seemingly reasonable if not preferable alternative to electric vehicles, which were still gaining traction. The pitch was compelling.

Hydrogen

Clean Fleet Report

MARCH 23, 2025

Clean and Efficient Power & fuel economy Available in two trimsSport and Sport Touringthe 2025 Civic Hybrid is powered by a 2.0-liter Clean Fleet Report had the opportunity to take the Civic Hybrid on a 970-mile, mostly freeway, road trip from Southern to Northern California and back. miles per gallon.

Civic Hybrid

Clean Fleet Report

AUGUST 5, 2025

The wide cascading grille shouts premium with a unique lighting signature of LED headlamps and daytime running lights. Available in nine exterior colors the rear features the letters P-A-L-I-S-A-D-E spread-out between the vertical rectangular LED tail lights. The no hard edges design resulted in a 0.31 drag coefficient.

Hyundai

Clean Fleet Report

MAY 27, 2025

A Major Step to Compete with the Best Toyota re-entered the electric vehicle world in 2023 with the BZ4X small SUV (after two earlier limited edition RAV4 EVs). Clean Fleet Report will write a more detailed Road Test review in the coming months when we have more seat time in the EV. Until then, here are some notes to get started.

Toyota

Clean Fleet Report

JUNE 17, 2025

When Clean Fleet Report had the opportunity in April 2024 to drive the all-new 2025 Hyundai Ioniq 5 N on a race track, we jumped at the chance. IONIQ 5 N: Powering-up Dual Electric Motors 84 kWh Lithium-ion Polymer battery Base Horsepower: 601 Base Torque: 545 pound-feet N Grin Boost Horsepower: 641 N Grin Boost Torque: 568 lb.-ft.

Hyundai

Clean Fleet Report

MAY 2, 2025

Clean Fleet Report usually doesnt get too wrapped-up in the marketing lingo of the auto companies but when they tagged the Hummer EV pickup as a Supertruck who were we to argue? kW per mile, which is a woeful number compared to other EVs Clean Fleet Report has tested. The 2025 GMC Hummer EV 3X is a beast, but one that is easily tamed.

Hummer

Clean Fleet Report

JULY 10, 2025

Powerful Midsize Electric Luxury SUV In Mercedes-Benz speak, an EQ badge on a car or SUV means they are only powered by electricity. The 2025 Mercedes-Benz EQE SUV 500 is the most powerful all-electric SUV in the Mercedes-Benz line-up. The EPA rates the all-electric driving range at 266 miles.

Mercedes

Clean Fleet Report

FEBRUARY 16, 2025

Everything You Want in a Premium Electric Sedan When I told a journalist friend I was getting into the 2025 BMW i4 Gran Coupe, he asked if I knew anything about it. A four-door coupe The 2025 BMW i4 is a superb all-electric sedan, or as BMW calls it, a Gran Coupe. This could be taken a couple of ways. miles per kilowatt-hour.

BMW

Plug in America

AUGUST 4, 2025

The new law handed out billions of dollars in fossil-fuel subsidies while actively dismantling EV and clean energy incentives, programs, and regulations. We’re calling it the dirty dozen, 12 ways this legislation directly or indirectly targets electric vehicles. The most significant impacts 1.

Tax Credit

Baua Electric

MARCH 11, 2025

Toyota C-HR+ is a battery electric vehicle similar in size to the C-HR hybrid C-HR+ shares its platform and much of its interior with the bZ4X A smaller Urban Cruiser EV arrives for Europe late this year Toyota launched two new electric vehicles and updated its two current EVs on Tuesday.

Toyota

The Truth About Cars

APRIL 28, 2025

Now, with the arrival of his 2025 First Edition ID.Buzz, Dilip finds himself coming full circle, reconnecting with the spirit of his youth in a thoroughly modern electric package. Ooh, nice and clean. Yeah, nice and clean. How many electric vehicles have you had? This lights up at night here in the US.

Seattle

Clean Fleet Report

MAY 17, 2025

But todays driversespecially those with electric vehicles (EVs)are doing things differently. EVs Are More Than Just CarsTheyre Platforms Charging is one of the features of a modern EV that can improve without having to buy a new vehicle Electric vehicles aren’t just quieter and cleanertheyre smarter.

Future

Electric Auto Association

JULY 24, 2025

The Wisconsin Electric Vehicle Association is launching their annual Road Trip, a two-day adventure across the beautiful landscapes of the state. Mark your calendars for Friday, August 15, and Saturday, August 16 , for a scenic journey celebrating the power and possibility of electric vehicles. Want to join the full Road Trip?

Wisconsin

InsideEVs

JULY 28, 2025

government’s rapid-fire retreat from clean energy programs, America’s electric vehicle charging infrastructure is steadily improving, with an increasing number of stations, greater reliability and faster speeds. Now, Italian electric vehicle supply equipment (EVSE) maker Alpitronic is helping raise the bar even higher.

America

InsideEVs

JULY 29, 2025

The Climate and Clean Air Coalition says that India has 22 of the 50 most polluted cities in the world. Sun Mobility insists that 5% of Africa’s greenhouse gas emissions come from the same type of auto rickshaws. These devices are common in India, other parts of Asia and some African countries due to their cost and ease of use.

Africa

Clean Fleet Report

JULY 12, 2025

The Newest Electric Truck Offers Advanced Technology and Unique Storage Spaces Living in South Orange County, California, where Rivian is based, I saw Rivian pickups and vans testing on our local streets for many months before they actually went on sale. The EPA rates the R1T Tri at 371 all-electric miles with a combined 76 MPGe.

All-Electric

Clean Fleet Report

JUNE 9, 2025

While the vintage Volkswagen bus (1950-1979) continues to be massively popular and a good investment (see stats at the end of the story) Volkswagen has thrown the microbus world into a tizzy with the release of the all-new, all-electric, 2025 ID.Buzz. The technical specs for the 2025 ID.Buzz are at the end of the story. feet long, 6.5

Re-Charge

InsideEVs

JULY 29, 2025

has a chance to become the “front-runner” in locally produced electric vehicle batteries. has a chance to reduce its dependence on China for electric vehicle batteries. Despite the Trump administration’s rollback of several clean energy programs, the U.S. clean energy investment so far this year.

China

InsideEVs

AUGUST 5, 2025

California already has more public and shared private electric vehicle charging stations than gasoline nozzles. government has withdrawn its support for clean energy programs. Some states are taking matters into their own hands, doubling down on their efforts to continue combating greenhouse gas emissions. As the U.S.

California

Clean Fleet Report

JUNE 22, 2025

Next was the efficient all-electric 2022 Polestar 2 Single Motor Rear Wheel Drive EV, followed by the 2023 Polestar 2 Dual Motor EV Performance Plus with all-wheel drive. Then in 2024, came the Polestar 2 with a larger single electric motor and then company’s first SUV, the midsize 2025 Polestar 3 Dual Motor AWD. We consider 3.5

Motoring

InsideEVs

AUGUST 10, 2025

They make gas stations feel outdated. Now Ionna is raising the bar even higher, fixing the biggest headaches in public charging and making the whole thing feel as simple as pumping gas, while making the overall experience vastly superior and much safer. It’s literally as simple as filling up at a gas pump.

BMW

InsideEVs

AUGUST 8, 2025

reliance on China’s supply chains, in part by discouraging the use of Chinese batteries but also by investing in the cutting-edge technologies of the future, including clean energy. Welcome back to the Friday edition of Critical Materials , your daily round up of news and events shaping the world of electric cars and technology.

General Motors

Clean Fleet Report

MAY 10, 2025

Small with Versatility and Performance The second generation Hyundai Kona EV may be the smallest all-electric SUV offered by Hyundai, but that doesnt mean it doesnt hold its own through versatility, performance and driving range. Kona – Round 2 Choices: 2 Motors, 2 Batteries, 4 Trims The 2025 Hyundai Kona Electric SE has a 48.6

Hyundai

The Truth About Cars

AUGUST 8, 2025

We discuss the Coldplay kiss-cam mess, the Gwyneth Paltrow video response, how the automotive media has handled the electric vehicle story and if the automakers blew it, and what pisses off Sam about reporters. A transcript, cleaned up by AI and edited by a staffer is below. A lively 30 minute conversation. Hey, just right. 17:17 Yeah.

Tax Credit

Clean Fleet Report

MAY 20, 2025

All-New Flagship 3-Row SUV The all-new, all-electric 2026 Hyundai Ioniq 9 is the new flagship for the brand. This Flash Drive gives a quick look at the Ioniq 9, with a more detailed Road Test review when Clean Fleet Report has the Ioniq 9 for a week or more. What Is the Ioniq 9?

Hyundai

InsideEVs

JULY 30, 2025

Heres What It Means For Your Next Car The EPA wants to undo greenhouse gas emission standards for cars and trucks. Like, it’s a common trope that the 1970s gas crisis and emissions regulations may have strangled the big block V8s we used to like, but it was for the greater good.

EPA

Green Car Congress

JULY 27, 2021

Minnesota has become the latest state to adopt California clean car standards; the new standards were finalized by a notice in the state register on Monday. The policy will implement two clean cars standards to reduce vehicle emissions. The rule only applies to new light- and medium-duty vehicles for sale in Minnesota.

Minnesota

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 13, 2020

Minneapolis-based Xcel Energy will work with Idaho National Laboratory to demonstrate a system that uses a nuclear plant’s steam and electricity to split water. The new project is the first to pair a commercial electricity generator with high-temperature steam electrolysis (HTSE) technology. Earlier post.)

Hydrogen

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 15, 2020

The California Sustainable Energy Entrepreneur Development (CalSEED) program announced that the fourth cohort of innovative clean energy concepts has been approved by the California Energy Commission (CEC); 28 companies out of 212 were selected to receive grants of $150,000 each. Details of the 28 companies awarded a total of $4.2

Cleaning

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

Volvo Trucks North America offered a first look at its Class 8 battery-electric project trucks during an exclusive event at TEC Equipment dealership in Fontana, California. Guests experienced the fully electric trucks firsthand for the first time, and learned more about electromobility and its role in freight movement solutions.

North America

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 21, 2022

The announcement is the first of three major actions being taken under EPA’s Clean Trucks Plan , announced in August 2021, which will move the US heavy-duty trucking fleet towards low-carbon and electric technologies. In the coming months, EPA intends to release the proposals for the remaining two steps in the Clean Trucks Plan.

EPA

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 30, 2022

Syzygy Plasmonics , LOTTE Chemical and LOTTE Fine Chemical (LOTTE Chemical HQ), and Sumitomo Corporation of Americas (SCOA) announced a joint development agreement to test a photocatalytic reactor for clean hydrogen production. The traditional thermal cracking of ammonia uses high heat and pressure to convert it to hydrogen gas.

Hydrogen