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Road Test: 2022 Hyundai Tucson Hybrid Limited AWD

Clean Fleet Report

Hyundai’s first-ever hybrid SUV, the all-new 2022 Tucson Hybrid, delivers great fuel economy and seats five while hauling all their stuff, too. With three propulsion options and front-wheel drive (FWD) or all-wheel drive (AWD) options, Tucson shoppers will have choices–which is what Hyundai wants you to have. Exterior Statement.

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Charge your electric car at Best Buy

Green Cars News

Level two, J1722-compliant charging stations will be installed at 12 Best Buy stores in Tucson, Arizona; Phoenix, Arizona; San Diego, California; Los Angeles, California; and Seattle, Washington. They are expected to be in place by March, 2011.

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Ford begins production of 2012 Focus Electric at Michigan Assembly, C-MAX models on deck

Green Car Congress

Ford’s Michigan Assembly Plant is starting production of the 2012 Focus Electric ( earlier post )—a five-passenger, battery-electric car Ford expects will achieve more than a 100 miles per gallon equivalent (MPGe) fuel economy rating. Phoenix and Tucson, Ariz.; 1 gallon of gasoline=33.7 Portland, Ore.; Richmond, Va.;

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InDEED, a success

Electric Auto Association

A wide range of EVs were displayed online, from electric farm equipment in rural areas to EV school buses in Montgomery County , Maryland. In Ventura, California, an EV movie night was headlined by ‘Who Killed the Electric Car,’ and participants in The Evie McWheely Contest were sent materials to draw the EV of their imaginations.

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Road Test: 2022 Ford Escape PHEV Titanium FWD

Clean Fleet Report

EV Later mode gives drivers the option to drive in full gas-hybrid, and conserve a certain percentage of electricity for later use. The Escape PHEV uses regenerative braking, which converts kinetic energy into electric energy and stores it in the battery when applying the brakes or coasting. Flash Drive: 2020 Ford Escape Hybrid.

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Road Test: 2023 Kia Niro Hybrid

Clean Fleet Report

The Niro isn’t plugged in to recharge the battery but does have a very efficient regenerative charging system that converts kinetic energy into electric energy, when applying the brakes or coasting, and stores it in the battery. Our road tests are based on this one-week drive of a new vehicle.

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Flash Drive: 2023 Kia Sportage

Clean Fleet Report

Regenerative braking uses the electric motor to convert kinetic energy into electric energy when applying the brakes or coasting and stores it in the battery. Road Test: 2022 Hyundai Tucson Hybrid. Cornering is only as good as the brakes, and the regenerative system on the Sportage Hybrid was near perfect.

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