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Road Test: 2023 Kia Niro Hybrid

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Road Test: 2023 Kia Niro Hybrid How Does 53+ MPG Sound? The second generation 2023 Kia Niro is offered in three models–the all-electric Niro EV, the Niro plug-in hybrid, and the one reviewed here, the Niro hybrid. This is our in-depth look at the hybrid model. There are four drive modes of Eco, EV, Sport and Green Zone.

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Flash Drive: 2023 Kia Sportage

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Kia recently invited members of the automotive press to drive the 2023 Kia Sportage Hybrid and X-Pro in sunny Palm Springs, California. This Flash Drive will touch on both models, which are significantly different vehicles, spotlighting the Sportage Hybrid. Fuel Economy: 25 mpg city/32 highway/28 combined. FWD and AWD.

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Road Test: 2022 Ford Escape PHEV Titanium FWD

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Escaping High Fuel Prices; a Natural Bridge to an EV. The 2022 Ford Escape Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle (PHEV) is powered by a 2.5-liter The Environmental Protection Agency, EPA , rates fuel economy at 40 highway when running in gasoline mode only. The Hybrid and Plug-in Hybrid feature a 2.5-liter

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Road Test: Ford 2023 Escape PHEV

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The Natural Bridge to an EV Escaping the High Price of Fuel The natural bridge from a gasoline-powered car to an electric vehicle is a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV). The 2023 Escape has four engine choices, including the plug-in hybrid which we drove. liter Hybrid use both gasoline and electricity, but doesn’t plug in.

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Road Test: 2023 Kia Niro SX Touring Plug-in Hybrid

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Road Test: 2023 Kia Niro SX Touring Plug-in Hybrid The Perfect Marriage: 33 All-Electric Miles+A Miserly Hybri d Love your gasoline internal combustion engine and don’t want to jump into a battery electric vehicle quite yet? The hybrid setup is impressively efficient, rated alone at 48 miles per gallon. miles per gallon.

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Road Test: 2022 Hyundai Santa Cruz Limited AWD

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Take the Hyundai Tucson compact crossover, replace the rear section with a truck bed, and voilà…the Hyundai Santa Cruz is born! The EPA rated the Santa Cruz’ fuel economy at 19 mpg city/27 highway/22 combined. The 2022 Hyundai Santa Cruz is pleasant to drive, much like its Hyundai Tucson sibling.

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13 environmental groups urge USPS to select plug-ins for next-generation delivery vehicles

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Half of the prototypes would feature hybrid and new technologies, including alternative fuel capabilities, USPS said at the time. Testing sites include Flint and Utica, MI; Falls Church and Leesburg, VA; and Tempe and Tucson, AZ. Safe Climate Campaign. The environmental organizations signing the letter include: CALSTART.

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