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Event: WAJ Media Day: A Million Dollar Drive

Clean Fleet Report

That whoosh you hear and feel, when tromping the pedal, is not only the wind blowing through your hair, but the feeling of stellar acceleration. Hyundai Tucson Limited Hybrid AWD. Our focus is on vehicles that offer the best fuel economy in their class, which leads us to emphasize electric cars, plug-in hybrids, hybrids and diesels.

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Road Test: 2023 Kia Niro SX Touring Plug-in Hybrid

Clean Fleet Report

But the secret to getting the best fuel economy from a PHEV is by maximizing the amount of all-electric driving by plugging in. So learning exactly how much pressure to apply to the accelerator can make a difference in fuel economy. Every little design element is important for the stellar fuel economy of the Niro PHEV.

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Road Test: 2023 Mazda CX-5 2.5 Turbo AWD

Clean Fleet Report

Fuel economy and performance numbers reported by Clean Fleet Report are non-scientific and represent the reviewer’s driving experience using the dash gauge computer. Otherwise, the cabin is quiet with little wind or tire noise. In 450 miles driving through Southern California, we averaged 25.6 Your numbers may differ.

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Five Hyundai ix35 Fuel Cell vehicles joining London hydrogen project

Green Car Congress

These fuel cell vehicles will be leased to key public and private fleet users in the capital. They are among the first of 1,000 examples that Hyundai has committed to produce between now and 2015 and are built on the same production line in Ulsan, Korea as the Tucson. seconds, a 100 mph top speed and a range of 369 miles (594 km).

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Opinion: Debunking the mythsWhy fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEVs) are viable for the mass market

Green Car Congress

A hydrogen-powered version of Hyundai’s Tucson sport utility vehicle has already appeared in southern California showrooms. In August 2014, Hyundai’s ix35 fuel cell model was driven a record distance for a hydrogen-powered production car on a single tank, covering 435 miles across three Scandinavian countries.

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Flash Drive: 2023 Hyundai Ioniq 6 EV

Clean Fleet Report

The Tucson, Santa Fe, Elantra and Sonata come as hybrid and/or plug-in hybrids, the Nexo is powered by electricity via a hydrogen fuel cell, and the Ioniq 5 and Ioniq 6 are battery electric. Wind and road noise were reduced partly due to acoustic laminated glass and sound deadening insulation. Hyundai gets electricity.

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