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Camry hybrid, Ioniq 5 N reviews; Prius and Cybertruck recalls; Highlander EV: The Week in Reverse

Baua Electric

Available all-wheel drive, its ratings of up to 51 mpg combined, and a comfortable, spacious interior make it one of the most appealing Camry sedans yet. 2024 Toyota Prius The 2023-2025 Toyota Prius is being recalled for an issue that might cause waterlogged electronic rear door latches to suddenly short-circuit and open.

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Junkyard Find: 2007 Saturn Vue Green Line

The Truth About Cars

Toyota followed with the Prius a year later, but it took GM until 2006 to introduce its first true gasoline-electric hybrid here. If we look at the fine print, GM actually introduced a sort-of-a-hybrid vehicle as a 2004 model , though the 2004 Chevrolet Silverado Hybrid/GMC Sierra Hybrid didn't have regenerative braking.

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ACEEE ranks i-MiEV as “Greenest” car in US, Civic Natural Gas ties for second with LEAF

Green Car Congress

Toyota Prius. Rounding out the top six are the Toyota Prius, the Honda Insight, and the Smart ForTwo. This “Greener Choices” list includes trucks and SUVs such as the Chevrolet Equinox, GMC Canyon, Honda Odyssey, and the Ford F-150 (FFV). ACEEE 2012 “Greenest” Rankings. Make and Model. Specifications. Emission Standard.

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Cash for Clunkers Buoys US Auto Sales; Hybrid Sales Up 31.8% for Monthly New Vehicle Share of 3.55%

Green Car Congress

Hybrid gains were largely due to an increase in Prius sales (up 29.7% GMC sales increased 8%, led by Sierra, Canyon and Yukon XL. Some highlights: The all-new redesigned Prius mid-size gas-electric hybrid posted best-ever July sales of 19,173 units, up 29.7% Hybrids had an especially good month, with reported sales jumping 31.8%

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Update: Top 10 Electric Cars

Clean Fleet Report

It followed the new Volt with the all-electric 238-mile range Bolt before the Volt was unceremoniously dropped as the company shifted to full-electrics only with the introduction of the Ultium battery platform that will underpin the next generation of vehicles, led by the GMC Hummer EV pickup and Cadillac Lyric crossover.

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Proposed Changes to the Federal EV Tax Credit Passed by the House of Representatives

EV Adoption

Currently only five PHEVs would not meet the proposed 10 kWh threshold: Toyota Prius Prime, Subaru Crosstrek Hybrid, Hyundai IONIQ, Kia Niro PHEV, Ferrari SF90 Stradale (which exceeds MRSP cap and would not qualify anyway). Of these five, the Toyota Prius Prime is the only one that sells in any significant volume. kWh battery.