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Road Test: 2023 Kia Niro Hybrid

Clean Fleet Report

Road Test: 2023 Kia Niro Hybrid How Does 53+ MPG Sound? The second generation 2023 Kia Niro is offered in three models–the all-electric Niro EV, the Niro plug-in hybrid, and the one reviewed here, the Niro hybrid. inch ground clearance results in an outlook on the road a bit higher than a sedan, but not as high as a SUV.

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Report: The GMC Hummer EV Isn't That Great for the Environment

The Truth About Cars

The GMC Hummer EV SUV ranked high on the American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy’s (ACEEE) list of “meanest” vehicles for the environment, placing only slightly better than the gas-powered Mercedes-Benz G 550 SUV. On the flip side of that statement, it was the only EV on the meanest list, so that’s something to consider.

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Toyota RAV4 hybrid SUV spotted testing in Delhi. Launch soon?

Baua Electric

Read more Toyota Motor has been spotted testing its RAV4 SUV equipped with its Synergy Hybrid Drive technology which comes mated to regular ICE engines. Image credit: Sabyasachi Dasgupta/HT Auto) Toyota Motor has been spotted testing yet another hybrid SUV on Indian roads. The RAV4 hybrid could be one of its next models.

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2018 Kia Niro PHEV gas mileage review: outrunning expectations

Green Car Reports

And that’s exactly what the Kia Niro brings to hybrids like the Toyota Prius and Prius Prime. Compared with the Prius, the Niro is taller and roomier. Likely to its benefit, it looks like a small crossover SUV, though with only front-wheel drive, it's no kind of SUV. Competition improves the breed.

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2022 Los Angeles Auto Show Review

Clean Fleet Report

Not all were, of course, as there is still plenty of interest around gasoline-propelled cars, SUVs and trucks. It’s another solid entry in the luxury compact SUV field. 2024 Kia Seltos. First launched in 2021, Kia has done a major refresh on its compact utility vehicle, the 2024 Seltos. Toyota BZ Compact SUV Concept EV.

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2017 Kia Niro hybrid SUV: are electric, AWD versions in the works?

Green Car Reports

The 2017 Kia Niro, slated to go on sale late this year, will be Kia’s first dedicated hybrid, for which there's an entirely unique body style.

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Volkswagen dedicated hybrid Prius fighter to be called XL3?

Green Car Reports

but new competitors to the Toyota Prius seem to be popping up all over the place. The 2017 Hyundai Ioniq range of hybrid, plug-in hybrid, and electric models just made its global debut at the Geneva Motor Show, only a few weeks after the Kia Niro hybrid crossover SUV. Now it appears.

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