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Road Test: Ford 2023 Escape PHEV

Clean Fleet Report

Running on 87 octane, the front wheels (all-wheel drive is not available) are driven through a continuously variable transmission (CVT) that has five driver selectable drive modes of Eco, Normal, Sport, Slippery and Snow/Sand. EV Charge mode charges the battery while driving, generating electric-only miles.

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Road Test: 2022 Ford Escape PHEV Titanium FWD

Clean Fleet Report

Running on 87 octane, the front wheels (all-wheel drive is not available) are driven through a Continuously Variable Transmission (CVT) that has five driver selectable drive modes of Eco, Normal, Sport, Slippery and Snow/Sand. The Environmental Protection Agency, EPA , rates fuel economy at 40 highway when running in gasoline mode only.

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Watery, Peaceful, Wild: The Call of the Mangroves

Baua Electric

More crucially, mangrove forests are extraordinary for decreasing the effects of global warming, by absorbing and storing carbon annually at a rate 10 times as great as tropical rainforests. He’s an important reason we encountered a lush, thriving ecosystem in Piscadera Bay, and demonstrates how one person can make a difference.

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Sand, Sea and as Much Serenity as You Could Ever Want

Baua Electric

In 1910, an errant ship severed the undersea telegraph cable connecting the islands to the world; a tiny, bobbing barrel really did save them from disaster. Shipwrecks and hidden treasures As one young man there told me, “Each island has its own personality, even its own accent.” Except it really happened. But not obscurity.

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Cleantech Blog: Smart Grids and Electric Vehicles

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Several early models of passenger vehicles have enough energy stored in advanced batteries to power several homes for hours. Individuals and businesses lose months and connect fees when they add solar and other forms of renewable energy to the grid. No more Big OIL - think of the extra money stimulating the economy! Email Neal.

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