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Actual fuel economy of cars and light trucks: 1966-2019

Green Car Congress

Specifically, this study examines actual fuel economy of cars and light trucks (pickup trucks, SUVs, and vans) from 1966 through 2019. (My mpg for both years). million} plug-in electric cars and light trucks that were sold in the United States through December 2019 were still on the road, they would represent only about 0.6%

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Battery cost makes affordable Toyota EV unlikely, exec says

Baua Electric

That’s because there is still a “premium attached to electric cars” that won’t go away until a “substantial shift in the cost of batteries” occurs, Carlucci said. And it definitely won’t be among the five new electric SUVs Toyota plans to launch by 2026, Autocar noted.

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Update: Top 10 Electric Cars

Clean Fleet Report

2021 Is Here: Here Are the Top 10 Electric Car Companies. Picking the Top 10 electric car makers now involves making some choices as the number of vehicles available increases. The Model S is the best-selling plug-in car in the U.S. Almost two-thirds of the battery electric cars sold in the U.S.

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New Honda electric car, sporty Lexus hybrid review, how gas engines will get better mpg: Today's Car News

Green Car Reports

Honda introduced its new electric car for China, and it's based on the small HR-V SUV that it sells here. After Lexus introduced a new ES 300h hybrid yesterday, we finished out test drive in the considerably more luxurious LC 500h coupe. All this and.

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Tesla A Top Brand, Diesel Ram Mileage Ratings, Electric-Car Sales To Surge: Today's Car News

Green Car Reports

Today on Green Car Reports: An analyst believes global electric-car sales will grow by 67 percent this year, automakers unveil tiny SUVs at the 2014 India Auto Expo, and the Renault Fluence ZE electric car is no more. All this and more on Green Car Reports. Here''s the final update.'

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Audi Fast Charging, Jaguar Electric SUV, BMW '706-MPG' Research Car: Today's Car News

Green Car Reports

Today, we look at Audi's plans for an electric-car DC fast-charging network, Jaguar's reported plans for an electric SUV, and a rumored ultra-efficient BMW research vehicle. All this and more on Green Car Reports. Read one owner's first.

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Road Test: 2023 Volkswagen Taos SEL 4Motion

Clean Fleet Report

It fits in below the Tiguan in the VW SUV hierarchy. Fuel economy is EPA-rated at 28 mpg city/36 highway/31 combined for the FWD Taos, with the 4Motion rated at 25/32/28. mpg, but in a 99-mile highway run at 65 mph, we averaged 34.3 In 371 miles we averaged 28.6 On another 87-mile run we hit an impressive 39.2