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Road Test: 2023 Volvo XC60 Recharge Ultimate

Clean Fleet Report

Road Test: 2023 Volvo XC60 Recharge Ultimate Surprising Performance in a Compact Plug-In Hybrid SUV Okay, a show of hands if “quick or fast” come to mind when Volvo SUV is mentioned. New for the 2022 model year, the 2023 XC60 Recharge continues to deliver performance and all-electric and hybrid efficiency in a premium compact SUV.

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Review: 2025 Mercedes-Benz G-Class works on its quads (motors, that is)

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With the electric version of its military-grade G-Class, Mercedes-Benz promises even more freedom from pavement than all those American-built flagwavers, and it does it all with batteries. And it’s a sort of bellwether for a brand that had committed to going fully electric, but now says it will sell ICE vehicles into the next decade.

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2016 Audi A3 Sportback e-tron PHEV starting at $37,900 in US

Green Car Congress

US prices for the 2016 A3 Sportback e-tron plug-in hybrid electric vehicle ( earlier post )—the first of many Audi e-tron models destined to come to the US—will begin at $37,900. EPA figures will be announced in the near future once they are available from US regulators. The 2016 A3 Sportback e-tron features a 1.4

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Navistar Officially Unveils eStar, Its First Purpose-Built All-Electric Commercial Truck

Green Car Congress

will deliver to FedEx the first full-production eStar —Navistar’s all-electric commercial truck. Sales of the eStar all-electric vehicle are conducted through a wholly owned Navistar affiliate. million federal stimulus grant to build electric trucks. Max speed: 50 mph (80 km). Click to enlarge. Navistar, Inc.

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An Extreme Real World EV Driving (Charging) Test

Clean Fleet Report

In Utah the posted limit is 80 mph and for many drivers that was only a suggestion. We set the cruise control to 72 mph when on the freeway. Electric vehicles are most efficient when driven in town to take advantage of the regenerative braking, or on the open road at slower speeds. The all-electric efficiency averaged about 3.0

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Flash Drive: 2023 VinFast VF 8

Clean Fleet Report

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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Road Test: 2023 Toyota RAV4 Prime XSE AWD PHEV

Clean Fleet Report

Be careful listening to self-anointed experts that owning a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) is not a wise choice or viable option when buying a new car. Those truly in the know have real world knowledge of why a PHEV is the perfect bridge between a gasoline-powered car and one propelled by only electricity.

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