Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 15, 2009

The Ford Fusion and Mercury Milan hybrid sedans come in second, at 41/36, followed by the Honda Civic Hybrid; Honda Insight; Lexus HS250h; Nissan Altima Hybrid; Ford Escape, Mazda Tribute, Mercury Mariner Hybrid; smart fortwo Cabriolet and Coupe; Toyota Camry Hybrid; and Lexus RX450h hybrid.

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Fuel Economy 2010 Economy EPA 150

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 8, 2012

With a combined city and highway fuel economy of 112 miles per gallon equivalent, the i-MIEV outpaces all other vehicles currently sold in United States. Honda Insight. Honda Civic Hybrid. Lexus CT200H. Rounding out the top six are the Toyota Prius, the Honda Insight, and the Smart ForTwo.

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i-MiEV Gas Honda Insight Li-ion 247

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 28, 2010

The luxury Lexus LS 600h L hybrid is the worst offender. It comes with more than $17,000 in forced features compared with the conventional, base model Lexus LS 460L. The Honda Insight, conversely, has no forced features, delivers more than 40 miles per gallon, and emits relatively little global warming pollution.

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LS 600H Hybrid Civic Hybrid Fusion 236

Green Car Congress

MARCH 2, 2009

The all-new hybrid transaxle adopts improvements first used in previous post-2004 Toyota/Lexus hybrids such as the Camry hybrid, Highlander hybrid, and Lexus RX 400h, as well as refinements not previously employed. The pack is warranted for 10 years/150,000 miles. Click to enlarge.

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Prius 2010 Toyota Hybrid 186

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

But it works best if we use plug-in hybrids to power most of our miles electrically. We try to be careful to emphasize in the fine print that PHEVs can get over 100 miles/gallon of gasoline , PLUS electric costs of about 1-2 cents/mile. Otherwise well need more ethanol than we can make sustainably.

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PHEV Nickel Metal Hydride Prius EPRI 37

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

The G-Wiz, made in India, now offers a lithium-ion battery option that extendsits driving range from 48 to 75 miles – but doubles the price. It ispleasingly quick but will still only manage 150 miles between charges, muchless than a tank of petrol, even if it costs only £1.50 to charge overnight.

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Electric Cars Charging G-Wiz Cars 30