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2020 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid adds solar roof, challenges Camry Hybrid at 52 mpg

Green Car Reports

Especially in the numbers-focused green-car arena, some healthy competition can do wonders. Just two and a half years after the arrival of the current Toyota Camry Hybrid and its 52-mpg EPA combined rating—the first.

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Isetta reboot, California solar charging, Honda CR-V Hybrid mpg: Today’s Car News

Green Car Reports

The bubble car gets another electric remake. Rural California is getting fully-solar-powered charging stations. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Inspired by the Isetta minicar of the 1950s, the fashionable, urban-focused Microlina electric car will be.

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Model S Plaid, Ford Maverick hybrid pickup, Lexus NX plug-in hybrid, Aptera solar car: The Week in Reverse

Green Car Reports

Which upcoming full-size pickup has the operating footprint of an 85 mpg gasoline vehicle? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending June 12, 2021. Which EV startup sent out an SOS? Hint: It just might be electric.

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2025 Kia Sorento Hybrid, Subaru Crosstrek Hybrid, Biden tariff hikes: Today’s Car News

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This and more, here at Green Car Reports. The 2025 Kia Sorento Hybrid three-row SUV lineup earns up to 36 mpg, and it’s getting refreshed styling inside and out, without any price hike. The Biden administration hikes tariffs on various goods from China, and it goes beyond just EVs and batteries.

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Hybrid MPG Lowered, Electric-Car Crash Tests & Recalls, Cheaper Home Solar: Today's Car News

Green Car Reports

Today on Green Car Reports, it''s all about the 2013 Ford C-Max Hybrid and its EPA gas-mileage rating. Home solar gets cheaper, we have an electric-car recall and a crash test of a different electric model, and we finish with a fun photo gallery. All this and more in today''s car news, right here on Green Car Reports.

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Mercedes electric G-wagen review, Chinese EV tariffs, BMW and Honda EV targets: The Week in Reverse

Baua Electric

This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending May 17, 2024. Also, the 2025 Kia Sorento Hybrid three-row SUV lineup earns up to 36 mpg, and it’s getting refreshed styling inside and out, without any price hike. A similar update applies to the plug-in hybrid.

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Petrol Alto beats diesel rivals in Green Car Challenge

Green Cars News

None more so than the Suzuki Alto, not because it is an exciting eco-concept but because it is an ordinary enough, full production car. litre petrol engine the Alto managed to outrank similar size diesel cars including the Ford Fiesta ECOnetic Turbo Diesel and MINI Cooper D which recorded an overall improvement in mpg of 15.4

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