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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. The front wheels (all-wheel drive is not available) are driven through a 6-speed dual-clutch automatic transmission.

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Road Test: 2022 Kia Niro Plug-in Hybrid

Clean Fleet Report

One of the challenges Clean Fleet Report takes seriously is to test the EPA fuel economy ratings for the cars, crossovers and trucks we review, knowing efficiency is a top priority when looking to purchase a new vehicle. But with the 2022 Kia Niro Plug-in Hybrid (PHEV) we obliterated the “official” number in our real world driving.

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Flash Drive: 2023 Kia Niro Hybrid

Clean Fleet Report

The second generation 2023 Kia Niro Hybrid continues what Kia started in 2017 when the Niro Hybrid debuted. The 2023 Kia Niro hybrid is the class leader in fuel economy. The Niro has been completely redesigned for 2023 with what Kia says was inspired by combining nature with aerodynamics.

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Flash Drive: 2023 Kia Sportage

Clean Fleet Report

When Kia says the 2023 Sportage is all-new, believe them. But it is more than a larger and more capable Sportage, now in its fifth generation and Kia’s longest-running model, but one that offers three propulsion systems, including the X-Pro trail-rated model for those who want to go off-roading. Something for Everyone. FWD and AWD.

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2025 Toyota Sienna hybrid minivan gains safety tech

Baua Electric

inch touchscreen is available in all but the base LE grade (which gets an 8.0-inch inch digital instrument cluster is available on the XSE, Woodland Edition, Limited, and Platinum grades. EPA fuel-economy ratings of 36 mpg combined (36 mpg city, 36 mpg highway) for front-wheel drive models are unchanged from the 2024 model year.

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Hyundai & Kia to pay record $100M penalty for GHG conformity violations & lose $200M+ in emission credits

Green Car Congress

Hyundai and Kia will pay a combined $100-million civil penalty, the largest in Clean Air Act history, to resolve violations concerning the testing and certification of vehicles sold in the US (“Conformity Violations”) and will spend approximately $50 million on measures to prevent any future violations. Hyundai and Kia will also forfeit 4.75

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2024 Kia Sportage SX Hybrid Review

Baua Electric

Kia recently has trimmed the price difference back by introducing a ‘base’ model SX of its new Sportage HEV (hybrid). litre turbo-petrol, all-wheel drive) which given the HEV’s superior fuel economy, makes it a very attractive alternative. The better driver interaction is specifically down to the transmission.

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