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Junkyard Find: 2007 Saturn Vue Green Line

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Honda beat everybody to the production gasoline-electric hybrid game in the United States, putting the Insight in showrooms in 1999. Toyota followed with the Prius a year later, but it took GM until 2006 to introduce its first true gasoline-electric hybrid here. liter engine and automatic). liter engine and automatic).

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DHL Express deploys nearly 100 new Lightning Electric delivery vans in US

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Following a successful initial pilot program using nine Lightning Electric Ford Transit 350HD electric vans in the US late last year, DHL Express plans to deploy the remaining 89 electric vehicles this year in New York and California. Earlier post.).

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Ford EVs and dealerships, 50 mpg under $30,000, Volvo XC40 refresh, police EVs: Today’s Car News

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Ford might attempt to keep its dealerships to a set price on its electric vehicles. And which gasoline-fueled models get 50 mpg for less than $30,000? This and more, here at Green Car. Police departments aren’t excluding EVs, but they’re not seeing the right package in an EV.

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NHTSA finalizes CAFE standards for Model Year 2024-2026; fleet average of 49 mpg by 2026

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The new standards require an industry-wide fleet average of approximately 49 mpg for passenger cars and light trucks in model year 2026. Estimated Average of CAFE Levels (mpg) Required Under Final Rule. Passenger Cars. Light Trucks.

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2025 Lexus UX 300h AWD hybrid earns 42 mpg, starts around $40,000

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The UX 300h AWD now gets 42 mpg, up from 39 mpg, and the UX 300h in front-wheel-drive form gets 43 mpg, up 1 mpg. liter inline-4 gasoline engine with more powerful electric motors. The Lexus RZ 450e is the only fully electric Lexus model at present, but more are on the way. seconds with AWD and 8.0

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2025 Kia Carnival Hybrid minivan adds mpg but not AWD in refresh

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liter turbo-4 gasoline engine, with a 54-kw (72-hp) electric motor at the input shaft of a 6-speed automatic transmission. Kia on Thursday added a hybrid version of its Carnival minivan, as part of a mid-cycle revamp that brings technology upgrades and somewhat more SUV-inspired styling.

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

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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% Noteworthy fuel-economy trends, taking into account the length of time represented: A minor decrease between 1966 and 1973 (from 13.5