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Flash Drive: 2023 VinFast VF 8

Clean Fleet Report

After a couple hours driving the VF 8 in San Diego County, here are our initial thoughts. Eco Two models to kcik things off Dual 150 kW motors producing 348 horsepower and 369 pound-feet of torque AWD 82 kWh battery 124 mph maximum top speed 6.5 seconds: 0-60 mph 191 mile driving range. (

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Flash Drive: 2023 Toyota Prius Prime PHEV

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Performance of 0-60 mph in 6.6 Driving Impressions: Hitting the Road Always in control Our driving time was spent on wet and dry pavement negotiating San Diego County highways and back country winding roads. seconds was fast enough to merge onto freeways and pass big rigs. The Prius Prime is not compatible with DC fast-charging.

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Road Test: 2023 Genesis GV60 EV

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Case-in-point is the all-new GV60 EV, which followed its cousins, the Hyundai Ioniq 5 (2020), and the Kia EV6 ( 2021). After driving 246 miles through Southern California counties of Los Angeles, Orange and San Diego, we had 30 miles of range remaining on the dash gauge. We turned very fun 0-60 mph times of about 3.7

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Road Test: 2022 Chrysler Pacifica Limited Plug-in Hybrid

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Clean Fleet Report, on an all in-town test loop, never exceeding 45 mph, and encountering many stop lights, achieved 46.2 San Diego to San Francisco? Road Test: 2022 Kia Carnival. With a fully charged battery, the Pacifica Hybrid is rated to get a 32- mile range on pure electricity, producing zero emissions.

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Road Test: 2021 Chrysler Pacifica Plug-in Hybrid

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Oh, and could you get used to 32 miles of all-electric driving and 30+ mph when in hybrid mode? Clean Fleet Report, on an all in-town test loop never exceeding 45 mph and encountering many stop lights, experienced a far greater all-electric range of 46.2 San Diego to San Francisco? Coming soon—The Kia Carnival.

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Final EV Tax Credit Details and More EV News

Electric Auto Association

We also have news on the new Kia EV9 three-seater, GM moving on from Apple’s CarPlay, how to become an EV expert, and high-power charging for a truck stop. A three-seater Kia EV9 SUV will be sold in the 2024 model year. kWh battery pack Est. 0-62 mph time is 9.4 kWh battery pack Est. 0-62 mph time of 8.2 EV tax credit.

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Flash Drive: 2022 Hyundai Ioniq 5

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The 2022 Ioniq 5 is built on Hyundai’s all-new dedicated EV-only platform, which will see service on future EVs from Hyundai, plus on models from sibling brands Kia and Genesis. Electronically controlled top speed: 115 mph. Electronically controlled top speed: 115 mph. News: Two EV Introduction Paths from Hyundai-Kia.

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