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Ford C-MAX Hybrid EPA-rated at 47 mpg city, 47 mpg highway; plug-in Energi version offers 85 mph top electric speed

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The Ford C-MAX Hybrid ( earlier post ) is now officially EPA-certified at 47 mpg city, 47 mpg highway and 47 mpg combined (5.0L/100km), 100km), bettering the fuel economy of the Toyota Prius v by 3 mpg on the city cycle and 7 mpg on the highway (5 mpg combined). C-MAX Hybrid.

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News: Corvette Adds Electric Power to Boost Performance

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News: Corvette Adds Electric Power to Boost Performance Hybrid E-Ray Is a 70 th Birthday Present & Future Direction Indicator The 2024 Chevrolet Corvette E-Ray is something old and something new for the brand. The old is a legacy thing for what’s been the halo Chevy since 1953. liter V8’s exhaust.

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Road Test: 2023 Kia Niro Hybrid

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Road Test: 2023 Kia Niro Hybrid How Does 53+ MPG Sound? Head of the hybrid MPG class Hybrid Efficiency Efficient, but not quick The 2023 Kia Niro Hybrid running on 87 octane is the class leader in fuel economy. We do our best to present our unvarnished evaluations of vehicles and news irrespective of these inducements.

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DOE AVTA Completes 1M Miles of Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle Testing

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In a recent talk on AVTA for Oregon EV planners, Jim Francfort from INL made the following macro observations from the testing results so far: Driver behavior, charging frequency, and environmental conditions have significant impacts on electric drive vehicles’ 80-85% energy efficiencies and mpg results. AVTA PHEV testing. Jim Francfort, INL.

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The Long View from SAE 2009 World Congress

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On 20 April, the opening day of the SAE 2009 World Congress, the AVL Technology Leadership Theater presented a forum on “Green Mobility—The Long View”. CAFE mpg US (cars / trucks). by Bill Cooke. Organized by Shane Chang at Honda Research Institute USA Inc., Earlier post.)]. 27.5 / 22.2. 35.7 / 28.6. ?35 CAFE (L/100km) (cars / trucks).

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Plug In America - Links and Resources

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1 Point Reyes EVs Did You Know? EV Driver Profile: the Pauls Newsletter Vol. 4 Great Gifts! Why Am I a Member? Newsletter Vol. 3 CARB Date with Destiny Move CARB Forward Plug In America Podcasts! com Vigil to save last remaining 78 EV1 cars www.pluginamerica.com/saveev1.htm htm Advocates of the Th!

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Road Trip: 2021 Volkswagen ID4

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The turning radius was impressive, making for easy U-turns in your neighborhood. We do our best to present our unvarnished evaluations of vehicles and news irrespective of these inducements. We also feature those efficient gas-powered vehicles that are among the top mpg vehicles in their class.

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