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2023 Toyota Prius Limited Review – Finally a Worthy Choice

The Truth About Cars

Similarly, you won’t buy this car for its cornering ability, but it no longer feels like any level of aggression will overcome the tires and send you into the bushes. The cacophony is livable for a while, but after driving across Michigan I felt like I’d just left a concert. And there are worse offenders out there.

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Honda EV concepts, Kia electric vans, Vinfast pickup concept, Hertz dumps EVs: The Week in Reverse

Baua Electric

The rental-car giant Hertz has announced that it’s selling a third of its EV fleet —about 20,000 EVs, including some Teslas—to buy gasoline cars. safety and EPA certification, the EV startup REE Automotive reported this week. As University of Michigan researchers recently highlighted, it depends on where you live.

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Taycan review, Equinox EV deal, R1T top safety, 70-mile PHEVs: The Week in Reverse

Baua Electric

And the Chevrolet Silverado EV RST electric truck got a lower price than anticipated, as well as more miles of EPA range than it was originally supposed to get. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg argued, in a recent Fox News interview, that EV skeptics risk being left behind by technological progress. 2024 Tesla Model Y.

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Michigan gets funding for electric school buses in eight districts

Teslarati

Eight public school districts in Michigan have been awarded grant money to buy electric buses, as part of federal funding from the 2021 Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. and Highland CSB 1 is helping the state buy electric buses for the additional public school districts, as listed below: 10 buses in Flint 5 buses in Redford Union No.

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Ford C-MAX Energi plug-in hybrid heading to select US showrooms

Green Car Congress

Ford began production of the 2013 C-MAX Energi plug-in hybrid vehicle ( earlier post ) at Michigan Assembly in October, and the vehicles are heading for showrooms. Ford’s first plug-in hybrid vehicle on the market offers EPA-rated 108 mpg equivalent city, 92 mpge highway and 100 mpge combined;the all-electric range is up to 21 miles.

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2024 Chevy Equinox EV: Is this the electric SUV for average Americans?

Charged EVs

Big battery, big miles Built on the Ultium platform that will spawn close to a dozen different crossover utility vehicles and full-size trucks and SUVs, the Equinox EV competes straight across with the Tesla Model Y—including on EPA-rated range. A third cell plant in Lansing, Michigan is now under construction.)

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2024 Chevy Equinox EV: Is this the electric SUV for average Americans? – Charged EVs

Baua Electric

Big battery, big miles Built on the Ultium platform that will spawn close to a dozen different crossover utility vehicles and full-size trucks and SUVs, the Equinox EV competes straight across with the Tesla Model Y—including on EPA-rated range. A third cell plant in Lansing, Michigan is now under construction.)

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