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Road Test: 2021 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited Rubicon 4xe

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Jeep global CEO Christian Meunier closed out 2021 by announcing his brand’s goal of becoming the “zero emission freedom brand,” with the Jeep Wrangler 4xe plug-in hybrid (PHEV) as its first example. This is exactly what the 2021 Jeep Wrangler 4xe has to offer. The Jeep Wrangler 4xe PHEV is powered by two electric motors and a 2.0-liter

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Road Test: 2022 Ford Escape PHEV Titanium FWD

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The Escape PHEV uses regenerative braking, which converts kinetic energy into electric energy and stores it in the battery when applying the brakes or coasting. If you want extra oomph select the Sport mode where we were able to get 0-60 mph times of 8.3 Flash Drive: 2019 Jeep Cherokee. Road Test: 2019 Jeep Wrangler.

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ICCT-led test of 73 Euro 6 diesels finds large difference in NOx results under NEDC and more realistic WLTC

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The stored NO x is periodically reduced during short periods of fuel-rich operation (LNT regeneration events). mph); more frequent and harder accelerations; and a smaller share of idling time (13.0% One vehicle each from Volvo, Jeep, and Renault and two from Hyundai, all equipped with LNT, had very high NO x emissions over the WLTC.

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Road Test: 2023 Volvo XC60 Recharge Ultimate

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With a fully charged battery, the XC60 Recharge can go 36 miles on pure electricity (speed-limited to about 80 mph) and has a 63 MPGe rating. Fast and composed In a few 0-60 mph runs, we consistently clocked around 4.6 In our week driving through Southern California, we averaged 32.8 Removing eyes from the road is never a good thing.

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Road Test: 2022 Hyundai Santa Cruz Limited AWD

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We did a bit better on a 120-mile freeway run with the adaptive cruise control set at 65 mph, achieving 28.1 Selecting the Sport mode for that extra oomph helped turn 0-60 mph in about 6.3 Road Test: 2021 Jeep Gladiator. The payload and towing numbers are more than adequate. Heck, you can even go off-road if opting for AWD.

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Road Test: Ford 2023 Escape PHEV

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Charging The Escape PHEV uses regenerative braking, which converts kinetic energy into electric energy and stores it in the battery when applying the brakes or coasting. If you want extra oomph, select the Sport mode where we were able to get 0-60 mph times of 8.3 The Chevrolet Equinox has an all-electric model coming out.

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