Electric Auto Association

JANUARY 5, 2023

Driving electric can be a plus in cold weather. Here’s what two organizations— Resource-Media and Recurrent —had to say about the advantages of electric vehicles (EVs) in frigid weather. Plug-in hybrids can mitigate cold weather concerns as they are also gas-powered for extended range.

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Gas-Electric Gas Norway F-150 52

Blink Charging

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Many fleet owners and operators are interested in reducing operational and maintenance costs with electric vehicles (EVs), but they worry about vehicle safety. To meet these standards, vehicles must undergo an extensive, long-established testing process, regardless of whether the vehicle operates on gasoline or electricity.

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Fleet United States Gasoline-Electric Charging 87

Green Car Congress

MAY 29, 2014

Consumer Reports has also tested the new hybrid version of the Subaru XV Crosstrek, as well as new diesel versions of the BMW 3 Series and Jeep Grand Cherokee. Consumer Reports also averaged impressive 24 mpg in the diesel Gran Cherokee—a 6-mpg boost in overall fuel economy compared with the 3.6-liter liter gasoline V6.

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Fuel Economy MPG Economy Honda 199

Green Car Congress

JULY 16, 2014

liter diesel complete the range. Europe is the world’s fastest growing hybrid market; sales increased by 34% in 2013, with the region accounting for 12% of total global hybrid sales. Over the same period, European sales of Toyota hybrids have risen by some 43%, and 1 in 5 of all Toyota passenger vehicles sold is now a hybrid.

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2014 Engine Toyota Hybrid 273

Green Car Congress

MARCH 4, 2015

With the launch of the Auris Hybrid in 2010, Toyota became the first manufacturer to offer a choice of three powertrains (gasoline, gasoline-electric hybrid, and diesel) in the C-segment. liter turbo diesel has been replaced by a new 1.6 seconds and a maximum speed of 180 km/h (112 mph). Click to enlarge. 2015 Toyota 1.2T

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Gasoline Engine Toyota Gasoline-Electric 150

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 4, 2009

The ix-Metro is a hybrid-electric CUV for the European sub-B segment which promises CO 2 emissions of 80g/km. Hyundai will stage the world debut of the ix-Metro—a new hybrid-electric CUV concept for the European sub-B segment which promises CO 2 emissions of 80 g/km—at the upcoming Frankfurt Auto Show. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.)

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Hyundai Czech Republic Concept Hybrid 218

Electric Auto Association

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

Weather issues simply don’t warrant avoiding EV s By Tim Benford: President of Drive Electric Dayton and Past Vice-President of Electric Auto Association. As we know from GM’s Superbowl advertisement, Norway is crushing the USA in electric vehicle (EV) sales, followed closely by Sweden and Finland. How can this be?

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USA 2018 Miles Charging 97

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 25, 2014

Here the exhaust gases are cleaned by a combination of exhaust gas recirculation, oxidation catalytic converter and particulate filter. In the case of extreme short-distance use, low exhaust gas temperatures may make manual regeneration necessary. Energy for the electric motor is provided by lithium-ion batteries. kg (140 lbs).

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Hybrid Fuel Standards Exhaust 199

Clean Fleet Report

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

The Bronco Sport has been a success with its first full year of 2022 seeing 99,547 sales, and through August 2023 it is running at a 23.6% sales increase compared to last year. Check them out if you want to see where Ford is excelling in electric vehicle design, development and technology. Some videos that capture the fun.

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Ford Utah Las Vegas New Hampshire 77

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 13, 2009

The Ze electric drive system. Enova brought its Ze (zero emissions) commercialized all-electric step-van to the Plug-in 2009 conference in Long Beach. 48 per mile in a comparable diesel vehicle. The Ze gives Enova entry into the chassis manufacturer market, said James Badalamenti, Director Worldwide Sales and Marketing.

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Clean Fleet Report

MAY 24, 2022

With an announced on sale date of spring 2023, the 2024 Chevrolet Silverado EV is slowly getting attention from full-size pickup owners. Developed from the ground-up as a fully electric truck. Dual electric motors. 0 – 60 mph: Up to 4.5 Chevrolet Readies Its Counterattack to the Ford F-150 Lightning.

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Silverado Chevrolet GMC Hummer 82

Green Car Congress

MAY 29, 2015

Reflecting changing trends in the C-segment market which call for further reductions in fuel consumption, emissions and cost of ownership without detriment to performance or driving pleasure, Toyota has both extended and extensively revised the Auris full hybrid, gasoline and diesel powertrain line-up. liter diesel options.

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Toyota Hybrid Engine MPH 150

Green Car Congress

APRIL 6, 2016

The engine lineup for the new Audi A3 comprises six engines (three gasoline and three diesel units). This means that in the compression phase, the engine only has to compress as much gas as a 1.4 The new entry-level diesel engine is the 1.6 lb-ft) of torque, with an electric motor that produces 75 kW and 330 N·m (243.4

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Audi Engine Gasoline-Electric Gas-Electric 150

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 13, 2016

Like its production-bound sibling the e-tron quattro battery-electric vehicle, the h-tron concept is based on Audi’s second-generation modular longitudinal platform (MLB evo, earlier post ). mph) in less than seven seconds; its top speed is governed at 200 km/h (124.3 Earlier post.). With 550 N·m (405.7 mi)—i.e.,

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Audi Concept Detroit Fuel 150

Green Car Congress

JULY 9, 2012

China’s State Council has published a plan to develop the domestic energy-saving and new energy vehicle industry, which includes battery-electric vehicles, plug-in hybrid vehicles and fuel cell vehicles. China has made big progress in electric car technologies but still lags behind other countries in certain areas, said the report.

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Auto Industry Industrial Industry 2015 334

Clean Fleet Report

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

When Ford decided to enter the truck EV market, it made perfect sense to extend the success of its Swiss army knife of pickups with an electric version. Ford has invested in extending that segment to include commercial EV sales, service, and financing to make its commercial customers’ transition to EV trucks easy and seamless.

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F-150 Ford Extended Range Dealers 98

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 14, 2011

BMW revealed first details of the new sixth-generation 3 Series; the 3 Series accounts for one-fifth of the company’s global sales. The new BMW 328i accelerates from 0 to 00 km/h (62 mph) in 5.9 seconds, on its way to an electronically governed top speed of 250 km/h (155 mph). seconds and hits a top speed of 230 km/h (143 mph).

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BMW 2012 Engine MPH 275

Clean Fleet Report

MAY 12, 2023

VinFast invited Canadian and American automotive journalists to California to drive the 2023 VF 8, an all-electric midsize two-row SUV. The company has ambitious plans to import the three-row VF 9 by the end of 2023 and the two-row VF 7 in the first part of 2024, both of which are electric SUVs built in Hai Phong, Vietnam.

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San Diego Vietnam SUV North Carolina 94

Clean Fleet Report

MAY 23, 2021

Flagship SUV Gives Smooth Luxury, Powerful Diesel Performance. The low diesel rumble upon start-up becomes a nice note when accessing the ample torque to get off the line, but then purrs quietly at freeway speeds. But on a 180-mile all-freeway run with the adaptive cruise control set at 65 mph, we got an impressive 28.8

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Escalade Cadillac Fuel Economy MPG 93

Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 16, 2009

Notably among them is the new concept from Volkswagen - the L1 – a diesel-electric hybrid vehicle constructed from aluminium and carbon fibre weighing just 380 kg and capable of returning a staggering 189 mpg on the combined cycle while emitting just 39 g/km of CO2. seconds before reaching a top speed of 99 mph.

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Diesel CO2 Hybrid Concept 32

Green Car Congress

APRIL 10, 2018

The new Focus features a broad suite of Ford advanced driver assistance technologies and advanced EcoBoost gasoline and EcoBlue diesel engines offering a 10% fuel-efficiency improvement across the range. The all-new Focus goes on sale in Europe and China this year and North America in 2019. The all-new 1.5-liter Transmissions.

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Fuel Economy Ford Gasoline Diesel 186

Clean Fleet Report

APRIL 18, 2022

We did a bit better on a 120-mile freeway run with the adaptive cruise control set at 65 mph, achieving 28.1 Selecting the Sport mode for that extra oomph helped turn 0-60 mph in about 6.3 We also feature those efficient gas-powered vehicles that are among the top mpg vehicles in their class. Good timing.

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Hyundai MPG Clean Cleaning 79

Clean Fleet Report

MAY 21, 2023

Flash Drive: 2023 Lucid Air Touring AWD Exceptional All-Electric Luxury Sedan Lucid Motors invited the automotive media to California to drive the all-new 2023 Air Touring , one of the sedan offerings from Lucid. Brief Summary: the Air Touring is an exceptional all-electric luxury sedan. seconds and hit 88 mph before lifting.

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All-Electric Miles Tahoe Charging 78

Clean Fleet Report

APRIL 5, 2022

The 2022 Ford Escape Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle (PHEV) is powered by a 2.5-liter That number jumps to 105 MPGe, or miles per gallon equivalent, when combining electricity and gasoline. MPGe is a measurement of how far a car can travel, electrically, on the same amount of energy as is contained in 1 gallon of gasoline.

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Escape PHEV Ford Plug-in 89

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 30, 2009

The Cadillac Converj extended-range electric vehicle Concept uses the Voltec platform. As one of the GM employees at the event told me, “ We can make each car great, we don’t have to worry about cannibalizing sales from a sister vehicle. ”. Build better products. Click to enlarge. Focus on fuel economy. Click to enlarge.

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GM Buick Fuel Economy Economy 262

Clean Fleet Report

OCTOBER 25, 2022

Both hybrid systems have front and rear electric motors with the Max having more power and torque; both run on 87 octane. As the power, torque and transmissions indicate, the Hybrid Max does 0-60 mph runs in 5.7 The electric power steering was direct, but a bit light when pushing country lane corners in the Platinum Hybrid Max.

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Toyota Hybrid Nickel Metal Hydride Fuel Economy 83

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 1, 2012

Volkswagen is holding media drive events this week for the sporty new 2013 Jetta Turbo Hybrid ( earlier post ), which features the second version of a Volkswagen gasoline-electric hybrid drive system: a 1.4L The Jetta Hybrid can accelerate from 0-60 mph in 8.6 kWh Li-ion battery pack. Jetta Hybrid powertrain. Click to enlarge.

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Hybrid MPG Gasoline-Electric Sale 296

Clean Fleet Report

MARCH 22, 2021

4 , an all-electric crossover arriving as the first of a promised onslaught of electric cars designed to propel the VW Group to worldwide leadership in electric transportation. 4 through the route I encountered more traffic than usual so ended up with an average speed of 34 mph. Total miles for the drive are 32.

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Clean Fleet Report

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Propulsion: Electric, Gasoline and Both. liter inline 4-cylinder engine that combined with twin electric motors produces 248 horsepower and 332 pound-feet of torque. Those two electric motors are important for fuel efficiency and performance. Not antiques. The 2023 Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV is powered by a 2.4-liter

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Mitsubishi PHEV Plug-in Nashville 83

Green Car Congress

MARCH 13, 2014

Although the company (both the brand and the larger Volkswagen Group) has been researching electromobility for a number of years; has previously outlined accelerating implementation of electric drive projects (e.g., earlier post ); and currently has two battery-electric passenger cars on the market (e-Up! e-Golf driving impressions.

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Parts Plug-in MPH Gasoline-Electric 368

Clean Fleet Report

JANUARY 15, 2022

mpg over a 130-mile run with the adaptive cruise control set at 65 mph. Understeer was non-existent, so it was possible to get back on the gas quickly when hitting corners hard. The 2022 Acura RDX SH-AWD A-Spec Advance offers good value for what it delivers, which is probably why consumers have made it a sales leader.

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Acura MPG Fuel Economy SUV 75

Clean Fleet Report

NOVEMBER 6, 2021

Some of these come as hybrids, plug-in hybrids or full electrics, upping the ante even more. But the XT5 acquits itself well in all of the key categories, which explains its solid sales pace for the GM luxury division. Our best efficiency was over a 110-mile all-freeway run with the adaptive cruise control set at 65 mph, earning us 30.9

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Cadillac Land Rover MPG Fuel Economy 74

Clean Fleet Report

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

It is too involved to go into here, so make sure your Mercedes-Benz dealer sales representative walks you through it completely. Repeating here, but get to know your dealer sales rep really well as there is so much to learn about the technology on the S500. The augmented reality head-up display (HUD) is probably the best we have seen.

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Mercedes Hybrid MPG Light 74

Clean Fleet Report

JANUARY 5, 2023

Heck, you can even get to 55 mph in second, so wringing-out the speed and approaching red line is what this car loves and is built to do. coefficient of drag, the BRZ shines with its predictable handling from the tuned chassis, and the point-to-a-spot steering that was enhanced by electric power. Four co-conspirators.

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MPG Clean Cleaning Miles 83

Clean Fleet Report

DECEMBER 1, 2021

seconds with a top speed of 194 mph are plenty fast for just about everyone. mpg, but in two 100-mile highway runs with the cruise control set at 65 mph, we achieved 30.1 The electric power steering has a natural feel, with good road feedback that can make the Corvette Stingray your everyday driver. inch front/13.3-inch

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Chevrolet MPG Clean Cleaning 85

Clean Fleet Report

DECEMBER 30, 2022

But in a 110-mile all-freeway run with the adaptive cruise control set to 65 mph, and using Stop and Go , we achieved 29.3 The G70 comes with an extensive list of advanced safety features that your dealer sales representative should go over with you in detail. During our time in the G70 3.3T coefficient of drag and smooth body design.

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MPG Fuel Economy Clean Cleaning 82

Clean Fleet Report

OCTOBER 18, 2021

liter four-cylinder engine combined with an 88-kilowatt electric motor. Toyota’s Hybrid Synergy Drive automatically switches between the electric drive mode, combined electric motor and gasoline engine, and gasoline-only engine power. second 0-60 time. Topping out at more than 50 MPG. Sweetened Exterior. So how to decide?

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Camry Hybrid Toyota Hybrid MPG 68