Clean Fleet Report

JULY 3, 2025

Learning to modulate the slowing with your fingertips on the paddles that control the regen is the smoothest way to drive an electric vehicle, and is what we used during most of our time behind the wheel. Make sure to opt-in to the Clean Fleet Report newsletter (top right of page) to be notified of all new stories and vehicle reviews.

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Convert Miles All-Electric Gasoline-Electric 83

Clean Fleet Report

MAY 27, 2025

A Major Step to Compete with the Best Toyota re-entered the electric vehicle world in 2023 with the BZ4X small SUV (after two earlier limited edition RAV4 EVs). Sleeker Exterior The Woodland trim adds off-road capability The 2026 BZ exterior design has an updated, sleeker front end with changes to the fascia and lighting.

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Toyota Lexus All-Electric MPH 68

Clean Fleet Report

APRIL 3, 2025

This is a great combination to have in a single vehicle. Fuel economy is rated at 35 mpg city and combined with 34 on the highway. While steering was too light for performance driving, it wasnt sloppy. Not really made for off-roading A big factor for how well a vehicle handles off-road driving are the tires.

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Hybrid Fuel Economy MPG SUV 89

Clean Fleet Report

MAY 24, 2025

More Electrics, More Tech and a Racing Corolla Ride Once a year Toyota sets the stage for the coming year by spotlighting new Toyota and Lexus vehicles and other technology the company is working on. Naming aside, the really big news about the BZ is it is light years ahead of the one it is replacing. Story by John Faulkner.

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Lexus Toyota Plug-in All-Electric 71

Clean Fleet Report

JUNE 17, 2025

Hyundai N vehicles are aimed at performance enthusiasts wanting a street-legal car they can take to the limit on and off the track. These vehicles get N exclusive badging, modified engines, custom gearboxes, aerodynamic upgrades and variable suspension systems.

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Hyundai All-Electric Lithium Ion Cleaning 59

Clean Fleet Report

JULY 10, 2025

The electric power champ The investment in electrified vehicles demonstrates the Mercedes-Benz belief that at some point a significant part of what they sell—sedans, coupes, sports cars, vans, SUVs and even trucks— will run on electrons, leaving oil and gasoline behind. That 64-color ambient lighting is soothing and fun to play with.

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Mercedes SUV All-Electric Cleaning 60

The Truth About Cars

MAY 13, 2025

Of course, the downside for so much power in such a big vehicle is fuel economy. The 2025 Expedition gets EPA ratings of just 15/22/18 mpg with four-wheel drive and 16/24/19 mpg with rear-wheel drive. Exterior lighting illuminates the surrounding area to keep the party going into the night. cubes behind the third row.

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Ford Louisville Fuel Economy Kentucky 62

Clean Fleet Report

MAY 2, 2025

Just showing off steering enhancements Performance Excitement If you have driven any electric vehicle you know the acceleration is fast and quick, with some manufacturers trying to out do each other with the shortest time to 60 or 100 mph. Our road tests are based on this one-week drive of a new vehicle. Story by John Faulkner.

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Hummer GMC All-Electric Miles 78

The Truth About Cars

MAY 9, 2025

liter turbocharged three-cylinder (137 horsepower @ 5,000 RPM, 162 lb-ft @ 2,500-4,000 RPM) Transmission/Drive Wheels Six-speed automatic, front-wheel drive Fuel Economy, MPG 28 city / 32 highway / 30 combined (EPA Rating) Fuel Economy, L/100km 8.4 Especially if they share a platform with a more "mainstream" vehicle. highway / 7.9

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Buick Fuel Economy Canada Price 57

Clean Fleet Report

FEBRUARY 16, 2025

Sharp wheels with vents The Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 265/40 summer tires were mounted on optional sharp-looking 19-inch M aero bi-color multi-spoke light-alloy wheels. Observations: 2025 BMW i4 eDrive Gran Coupe Researching buying an electric vehicle will include reading reviews, like this one on Clean Fleet Report and watching videos.

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BMW Cleaning Clean DC 91

Clean Fleet Report

JULY 12, 2025

Heavy performance Performance Excitement If you have driven any electric vehicle, you know the acceleration is fast and quick, with some manufacturers trying to outdo each other with the shortest time to 60 or 100 mph. is a reflection on the weight and vehicle intent. Use MPGe to compare efficiency of electric vehicles.

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All-Electric MPH Light Miles 43

Clean Fleet Report

JUNE 9, 2025

Some features on the Buzz one could never have imagined on a VW bus from long ago, including LED head and tail lights with the fronts being adaptive to oncoming headlights, and dynamic, meaning they move in the direction of a turn. inch vehicle information screen and a 12.9-inch feet long, 6.5 feet wide and 6.3

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Re-Charge Charging All-Electric Light 63

Clean Fleet Report

JUNE 22, 2025

The level of regeneration can be set on the touchscreen, opting between Light, Standard and Firm. The electronic power steering, with three modes (standard, firm and light) is agile and has enough welcomed power to handle the 5,445-pound SUV. The LED lighting design continues in the turn indicators, tail and brake lights.

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Motors Motoring Motor SUV 46

Clean Fleet Report

MAY 10, 2025

IONNA – a high-performance charging network for electric vehicles, established by a joint venture of major automotive companies. The nose is smooth and rounded, topped by a single and continuous LED blade for the daytime running lights. Extending the entire width of the hood, it creates a luminous signature with a single light.

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Hyundai Electrical Electric Light 59

Clean Fleet Report

MAY 20, 2025

seconds All-electric range (AER): 311 – 320 Towing, with trailer brakes: 5,000 pounds Charging The 2026 Hyundai Ioniq 9 comes standard with a NACS (nee: Tesla) charging port and an adapter (included with new vehicle purchase) allowing owners the option of using CCS chargers. DC fast charging, at a NACS V3 Supercharger takes 41 minutes.

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Hyundai All-Electric SUV Georgia 63

Green Car Congress

MAY 3, 2020

Estimated attribution of fuel savings due to fuel economy improvements to light-duty vehicles since 1975. Since 1975, the test-cycle fuel economy of light-duty vehicles (passenger cars and light trucks) sold in the U.S. light-duty vehicles over the past 15 years. Greene et al. has almost doubled.

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Fuel Economy Economy Light 2018 482

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 7, 2021

vehicle fuel economy. Specifically, this study examines actual fuel economy of cars and light trucks (pickup trucks, SUVs, and vans) from 1966 through 2019. (My Calculated vehicle fuel economy is available going back to 1923. The graph below shows the changes in actual vehicle fuel economy from 1966 through 2019.

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Fuel Economy 2019 Economy Light 435

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

vehicle fuel economy. Specifically, this study examines actual fuel economy of cars and light trucks (pickup trucks, SUVs, and vans) from 1966 through 2017. Calculated vehicle fuel economy is available going back to 1923. The graph below shows the changes in actual vehicle fuel economy from 1966 through 2017. total Btu).

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Fuel Economy 2017 Economy Light 397

Green Car Congress

MAY 21, 2019

In 2018, 27% of new light-duty vehicles sold in the US had fuel economies of more than 30 miles per gallon (783 l/100 km), according to the US Department of Energy (DOE). By contrast, none of the light-duty vehicles produced in 1975 had fuel economy greater than 30 miles per gallon (mpg). In 1995, 4.4%

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Fuel Economy MPG 2018 Economy 236

Green Car Congress

MARCH 16, 2021

Preliminary data in EPA’s 2020 Automotive Trends Report shows average fuel economy for model year 2020 light-duty vehicles increased to 25.7 miles per gallon (MPG). If this preliminary data holds, that will be a new record high for average new light-duty vehicle fuel economy. Fuel economy decreased by 0.2

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Fuel Economy MPG Economy 2020 243

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 23, 2020

Approximately 6 billion gallons of fuel are wasted in the US each year as vehicles wait at stop lights or sit in dense traffic with engines idling, according to US Department of Energy estimates. Examples from the ORNL Overhead Vehicle Dataset, generated with images captured by GRIDSMART cameras.

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Light Fuel Vehicles 2018 359

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 3, 2019

According to the Federal Highway Administration, the average fuel economy for all light vehicles on the road today is 22.3 miles per gallon (mpg) and the average annual miles driven is 11,484 miles. Based on a vehicle with an average fuel economy of 22.3 mpg driven 11,484 miles in 2019. cents in Alaska to 58.7

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Tax 2019 Gasoline Fuel Economy 345

Green Car Congress

MARCH 7, 2019

The latest edition of the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) annual Automotive Trends Report finds that Model Year (MY) 2017 vehicle fuel economy was 24.9 The report also assesses compliance performance for individual automakers and for the US fleet as a whole with the greenhouse gas emissions standards for light-duty vehicles.

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Fuel Economy 2017 Economy EPA 268

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 11, 2011

Light duty vehicle fleet by type and average fuel efficiency. ExxonMobil expects that by 2040, hybrids and other advanced vehicles will account for nearly 50 percent of light duty vehicles on the road, compared to only about 1 percent today. Source: ExxonMobil Outlook. Click to enlarge. L/100 km) by 2040.

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Personal Global Transportation Fuel 408

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 18, 2018

Fabien Redon, Vice President, Technology Development at Achates, said they estimate that the OPGCI pickup will achieve 37 mpg (6.35 l/100 km) on the combined cycle—nearly five MPG better than the proposed CAFE 2025 requirements for a vehicle of a similar size. The OP engine produces 270 hp and 480 lb-ft (651 N·m).

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F-150 Gasoline MPG Engine 305

Green Car Congress

APRIL 11, 2023

A new survey of automakers and Tier 1 suppliers conducted by Ducker Carlisle concludes that as electric vehicles continue to enter the mass market, aluminum demand will grow through the end of the decade. Trend toward larger vehicles that have more aluminum content per vehicle.

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Market SUV 2020 MPG 449

Green Car Congress

JULY 15, 2014

For example, switching from a 10-mile-per-gallon (mpg) vehicle to a 15-mpg vehicle saves more fuel and results in greater fuel cost savings than switching from a 25-mpg vehicle to a 75-mpg vehicle. For a consumer who drives 12,000 miles per year and pays $3.50

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Fuel Economy Economy Fuel MPG 325

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 28, 2018

The new hybrid version of Toyota’s all-time best-selling car series achieves at least 50 mpg (4.7 The model adapts the latest Toyota Hybrid Synergy Drive from the new-generation Prius, already proven as an MPG winner. This mode is useful for operating the vehicle in parking lots or indoor parking garages, for example.

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MPG Hybrid Toyota Auto 306

Green Car Congress

MARCH 7, 2015

Elio Motors, the start-up developing a $6,800, 84-mpg- (2.8l/100 100 km) three-wheeled vehicle with a target date of 2016, unveiled its engine prototype: a 0.9-liter, IAV came through with an outstanding execution of today’s best technology that will be a cornerstone to delivering a world-class vehicle. Click to enlarge.

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MPG Engine Motors Motor 316

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 17, 2014

EOLAB delivers NEDC combined cycle fuel consumption of 1 liter/100 km (235 mpg US), equivalent to 22g of CO 2 /km. Conceived around a B-segment platform, the prototype incorporates around 100 new, realistic technological developments that are designed to be introduced gradually on upcoming Renault vehicles. range of electric vehicles.

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Plug-in MPG Hybrid Plug 370

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 2, 2018

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and US Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) released their long-expected notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) to adjust the Congressionally-mandated Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) and Light-Duty Vehicle Greenhouse Gas Emissions Standards.

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Fuel Economy Economy EPA MPG 186

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 11, 2014

The agency’s reasoning was that since alternative fuel vehicle production has generally been less than 0.1% of total vehicle production until very recently, the impact of excluding alternative fuel vehicles was negligible. In the analysis, EPA uses overall fuel economy in mpg equivalent (mpge) and tailpipe CO 2 emission values.

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Fuel Economy EPA Economy PHEV 312

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 5, 2016

The average fuel economy (window-sticker value) of new vehicles sold in the US in September was 25.2 Michael Sivak and Brandon Schoettle at University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute (UMTRI) This decline likely reflects the increased proportion of light trucks among the vehicles sold, they suggested.

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Fuel Economy Economy Fuel MPG 231

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 2, 2014

US mpg) fuel economy, equivalent to CO 2 emissions of 59 g/km (94.95 g/mile); higher performance laser headlights; and new user control and display interfaces and lighting technology. In the dual headlights, a typical quattro feature, Audi is demonstrating future lighting technology by combining matrix LED and laser light technologies.

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Audi Plug-in Concept MPG 310

Green Car Congress

APRIL 2, 2019

The vehicle gets its high appetite for fun and low appetite for fuel from a 1.5-liter Estimated highway fuel economy is 40 mpg US (5.88 A rigid steering mount provides a direct yet light feel, and the brakes are tuned to yield a progressive feel when cornering. The system scans the road ahead for potential vehicle collisions.

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New York 2020 MPG Toyota 255

Green Car Congress

JUNE 2, 2015

mpg US) (99 g/km CO 2 )—more efficient than any previous Golf with a gasoline engine. l/100 km (52 mpg). l/100 km (51 mpg). Due to its high-end material specification, this toothed timing belt’s service life reliably spans the entire life of the vehicle. liter, 3-cylinder with low fuel consumption of 4.3

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Gasoline MPG Exhaust Engine 273

Green Car Reports

JULY 31, 2023

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) on Friday issued a proposal to update Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards for passenger cars and light-duty trucks, calling for a fleet average of 58 mpg, according to its methodology, by 2032—which will equate to a real-world fleet efficiency average of about 43.5

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MPG Fuel Economy Fleet Corporation 145