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IIHS small overlap front crash testing finds mixed small car results; Volt wins 2014 Top Safety Pick+ award

Green Car Congress

The Chevrolet Volt extended range electric vehicle and the Ford C-MAX Hybrid earned an acceptable rating in this test, while the battery-electric Nissan LEAF earned a poor rating. The other two are the 2014 Kia Forte, a small car, and the 2012 Prius v, a mid-size hybrid. —Joe Nolan.

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Goal!

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Here's a personal look from Popular Mechanics. It’s creating a new vehicle called an extended-range electric vehicle." In person, the Volt is far sleeker and more attractive than the early pictures suggested. And it comes as GM reaches its 100th year. The Volt is not a hybrid, and it’s not a plug-in hybrid.

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How to Get a Plug-In Hybrid

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Conversions are mostly for the Prius, with a few for the Ford Escape/Mercury Mariner hybrid SUVs. At these prices, people are buying the "environmental feature" -- they want to be among the first owners of the worlds cleanest extended-range vehicles. They are early adopters, buying "Version 1.0"

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Toyota "Moves"

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The average person who drives 40 miles per day or less wouldn't use any gasoline at all ," he says. While an average person might fill the tank with gasoline about 35 times a year, a plug-in would require perhaps six times. What it gives you is the world's cleanest extended-range vehicle," he says. "If

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Here are all the used EVs that qualify for a $4,000 tax credit

Baua Electric

4 (all models) (2021- 2022 ) $4,000 VOLVO C40 (2022) $4,000 XC40 Recharge (2021- 2022 ) $4,000 Last updated 1/23/2024, most recent changes in bold The Audi Q5 TFSI e Quattro.

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Tennessee, Nissan and TVA forge a path for electric car | www.tennessean.com | The Tennessean

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Thats probably going to be the most popular arrangement for electric cars for consumers, as they will want their vehicles to have extended range for highway trips in areas where charging facilities arent readily available, said Joe Hoagland, TVAs vice president for environmental science, technology and policy. Comment too long.

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VIDEO: Driving a Tesla-powered Smart

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

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