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Personal: Range Anxiety Be Damned!

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I ended up parked at a FreeWire charger that was almost blocked by two ICE vehicles. a gallon, so that’s cost equivalent of 57 mpg. I kept up a speed around 75 mph, and all was good. I think charging added about 20 minutes of waiting time compared to gassing an ICE vehicle. What the charger said. It charged $0.35

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Mercedes-Benz unveils V-Class concept plug-in hybrid MPV at Geneva; 78 mpg US

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liters per 100 km (78 mpg US), corresponding to CO 2 emissions of 71 g/km. The MPV concept can travel up to 50 km in the all-electric mode if driven at a maximum speed of 80 km/h (50 mph). seconds—faster out of the box than the current V 250 BlueTEC top engine variant and has a top speed of 206 km/h (128 mph).

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Mercedes-Benz launches new S-Class with hybrid, diesel, gasoline models; 59 mpg PHEV model to come

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These soon will be followed by the S 500 Plug-In HYBRID—the first S-Class with a fuel consumption lower than 4l/100 km (59 mpg US). mpg US) (CO 2 : 115 g/km). or 42 mpg US) makes it the world’s most economical V6 diesel and puts it on a par with the previous four-cylinder S 250 CDI model. mpg US)—0.7

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Would You Rather? Toyota RAV4 vs Mazda CX-5

The Truth About Cars

This led to many assuming the Toyota would handle long-term abuse better than the Honda — which was further supported by the vehicle having been on the market longer and proven itself as reliable. Both vehicles are nearing the end of their lifecycle and have remained incredibly popular choices.& Power and several other outlets.

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EPA fuel economy report finds weight and power leveling off, footprint stable

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The report is the authoritative reference for real-world fuel economy, technology trends and tailpipe carbon dioxide emissions, for new personal vehicles sold in the US every year since 1975. Model year (MY) 2016 vehicle fuel economy was 24.7 mpg, or 28%, with an average annual improvement of about 0.5 mpg per year.

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Would You Rather? Honda CR-V vs Toyota RAV4

The Truth About Cars

We’re introducing a new segment where we intentionally pit two vehicles against each other that are exceedingly difficult to choose between. Our first match-up is an incredibly tough one, because these are some of the best-selling vehicles in all of North America that aren’t pickup trucks — the Honda CR-V vs the Toyota RAV4.

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BMW M introduces its first high-performance car with electrified drive system: BMW XM PHEV

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l/100 km [147 – 157 mpg US] in the WLTP cycle; combined electric power consumption of 30.1 – 28.9 The BMW XM sprints from 0 to 100 km/h (62 mph) in 4.3 The BMW XM features the largest selection of driver assistance systems offered—either as standard or as an option—for any high-performance vehicle from BMW M GmbH.

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