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Polestar 3 review, feds soften mpg targets, Virginia drops EV mandate: Today’s Car News

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This and more, here at Green Car Reports. In a Polestar 3 first drive , Green Car Reports also found some of the best seats in the automotive universe, although the interface feels a little lost in pale, thin fonts and steering-wheel toggles. mpg proposed in July 2023. At what point will some of those drop out?

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BMW i8 beats Mercedes S 500 PHEV, Golf GTE to win World Green Car award in New York

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The BMW i8 plug-in hybrid ( earlier post ) was named the World Green Car at the World Car Awards in New York. The BMW i8 was also one of the finalists in the category World Luxury Car at the World Car Awards. Its battery-electric sibling, the BMW i3, took the same award in 2014. Combined cycle fuel consumption is.

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Tesla 'Autobahn' Tuning, Jeep Cherokee MPG, BMW i3 Design: Today's Car News

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Today on Green Car Reports: Tesla Motors [NSDQ:TSLA] will offer an "autobahn" tuning package for the Model S, the 2014 Jeep Cherokee crossover is finally on its way to dealers, and why California influenced the design of 2014 BMW i3 electric cars that have the optional range extender.

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Review: 2025 Honda Civic Hybrid achieves Prius-like fuel economy

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While the latest Prius is rather attractive, the 2025 Honda Civic Hybrid hits the 50-mpg mark in a discreet package that doesn’t scream, “I have a hybrid.” Here’s what you need to know after Green Car Reports spent a morning driving a 2025 Honda Civic Hybrid prototype around Montreal.

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smart crowned MPG Marathon winner for second time

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A smart fortwo has been crowned the winner of this year’s MPG Marathon, the second time the diminutive car has taken the title. The marathon, designed to prove the fuel-saving possibilities that sensible, ‘eco’ driving can achieve, crowns its winner based on greatest miles to the gallon figure recorded by the contestants.

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Independent testing shows 21.2% reduction in fuel consumption with XL Hybrids retrofit system

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XL Hybrids’ hybrid electric powertrain is a low-cost, low-risk, bolt-on, post-transmission parallel hybrid technology designed for Class 1–3 commercial vehicles that integrates seamlessly with the conventional internal combustion engine and transmission. OEMs can get higher mpg improvements by using different architectures. Both the 2.0

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UK Manufacturer Axon Automotive Unveils Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle

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UK-based Axon Automotive, a spin-off from Cranfield University, previewed a pre-production plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) version of its lightweight city car at the Milton Keynes Science Festival. The Axon gasoline-powered city car uses existing engine technology and carbon fibre material advances to offer 100 mpg UK (83.3

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