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Review: 2025 Honda Civic Hybrid achieves Prius-like fuel economy

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One of the electric motors is for propulsion and always connected to the wheels, and it’s connected to the gas engine via a clutch, while the other is connected to the engine primarily as a generator. Around town, stoplight-to-stoplight, the Honda Civic’s gas engine barely kicks in, and when it does it’s quiet and calm. “At

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Review: 2025 Toyota Crown Signia gives America a hybrid wagon

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Vehicles classified as trucks by the EPA can come from the factory with tinted windows, and America loves tinted windows. liter inline-4 paired with two electric motor generators for a combined output of 240 hp. Toyota paid for travel costs and I got sunburned to bring you this test drive review. Here’s the deal.

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2023 Toyota Prius Limited Review – Finally a Worthy Choice

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But it was based in one truth – the Prius might save you a lot of gas but man it was no fun to drive. It was all about passing up gas pumps. Either way, good numbers though real-world fuel economy often falls short of the EPA rating, as it did here. That stereotype was often unfair and inaccurate.

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Review: 2024 Chevy Silverado EV RST arrives for civilians

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The 2024 Chevrolet Silverado EV full-size electric pickup truck was first delivered in Work Truck specification to fleet buyers nearly a year ago; but only now can civilians take one home. That’s more than any other electric truck on the market, and it should reassure shoppers who can afford one that they won’t run out of range unexpectedly.

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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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Chevy cuts 2025 Blazer EV prices, but here’s what you need to know

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2025 Chevy Blazer EV prices cut (again) Although Chevy introduced the Blazer EV back in 2022, the all-electric SUV hit the market in mid-2023. The electric Blazer also gained access to the full $7,500 federal tax credit, drastically lowering its starting price. Are you ready to check out Chevy’s new all-electric vehicles?

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Biden Administration turns to Tesla for help on renewable fuel policy reform

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The updated policy is expected to include benefits for electric vehicles from the United States’ renewable fuel subsidies. Reuters reviewed the emails from the Biden Administration to Tesla. Credit: EPA). Congress created the program in 2005 to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.