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Road Test: Ford 2023 Escape PHEV

Clean Fleet Report

The Natural Bridge to an EV Escaping the High Price of Fuel The natural bridge from a gasoline-powered car to an electric vehicle is a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV). The 2023 Ford Escape PHEV compact SUV is a fine example of not only being efficient but also versatile. Two gasoline engines—a 1.5-liter liter 3-cylinder and a 2.0-liter

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Ford Explorer EV firms as replacement for soon-to-be-discontinued Escape SUV

EV Central

Ford has cracked the door wide open for the new Explorer EV to come to Australia following the decision to axe the Escape SUV locally. It also means Ford doesn’t have a competitor for some of the top selling vehicles in the country, including the Toyota RAV4, Mazda CX-5, Hyundai Tucson, Kia Sportage and Nissan X-Trail.

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Road Test: 2022 Ford Escape PHEV Titanium FWD

Clean Fleet Report

Escaping High Fuel Prices; a Natural Bridge to an EV. The 2022 Ford Escape Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle (PHEV) is powered by a 2.5-liter With a plug-in option the Escape can drive all-electric (for more than 40 miles we found). Note: The Escape PHEV is rated by the EPA to have 37 miles of all-electric driving range.

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Ford Escape Hybrid refresh, faster Hyundai charging, Volvo EX90 tech, Mercedes CEO: The Week in Reverse

Green Car Reports

Which brand confirmed this week it will build EVs in Georgia? Which electric sedan can charge at home at 80 miles per hour? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending October 28, 2022. In an interview with GCR, Mercedes-Benz CEO Ola Källenius talked about the company’s.

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Genesis GV60 and Ford Escape PHEV reviews, dual-charge-port GM EVs, electric RVs: The Week in Reverse

Green Car Reports

Why were the Hyundai Ioniq 5 and Kia EV6 recalled? How does the first luxury relative of the Hyundai Ioniq 5 and Kia EV6 drive and perform? How much emissions comes from tires, again? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending May 20, 2022.

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Hyundai Ioniq 6 AWD Techniq review

EV Central

Funny looking thing, the Hyundai Ioniq 6. We sampled Hyundai’s new Ioniq 6 ‘Electrified Streamliner’ (not a sedan, Hyundai insists) in South Korea ahead of its early 2023 Australian arrival. 2023 Hyundai Ioniq 6 has incredible drag coefficient of 0.21. 2023 Hyundai Ioniq 6. Distinctive.

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2022 Hyundai Tucson Plug-In Hybrid aiming for 28 miles electric range, Hybrid for 37 mpg

Green Car Reports

Hyundai Motor America on Monday confirmed U.S.

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