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For 2014, our fourth annual GreenCar Reports'' Best Car To Buy award goes to the 2014 Honda Accord Hybrid. This new model of the redesigned Honda Accord sedan introduced last year is comfortable, quiet, stylish--and delivers real-world fueleconomy from 40 mpg to as much as 52 mpg.
Not all greencars are hybrids, diesels, or plug-ins. And with new fueleconomy regulations now set through 2025, all cars are going to get more efficient--gasoline cars first and foremost. That breaks down.
Toyota has unveiled the seventh-generation Camry, the best-selling car in the US for nine years running and for 13 of the past 14 years. The outgoing model carries a 31/35/33 mpg US EPA rating.). The projected city/highway/combined fueleconomy for the LE model equates to 5.47, 6.03 Click to enlarge. Subjective note.
And the Kia Sportage Hybrid takes the lead on mpg and value. This and more, here at GreenCar Reports. Both pricing and EPA fueleconomy ratings are out for the 2023 Kia Sportage Hybrid—and.
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i-DTEC model has smashed its official fueleconomy figure by almost a quarter in independent, real-world driving tests. Tested by the team behind the recent MPG Marathon challenge under the same rules and conditions, the CR-V achieved 77.6mpg over 500 miles of testing, trashin[.]. Honda’s new CR-V 1.6
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The Ioniq Hybrid boasts the highest fueleconomy in the US (up to 58 mpg) for a non-plug-in vehicle and the Ioniq Electric is the industry’s most efficient EV (136 mpge). They can choose the level of green, the level of electrification that mets their driving style and wallet. Design objectives included: Fueleconomy.
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An analysis of fueleconomy across the entire U.S. That and more, here at GreenCar Reports. We drive one of the highest-mileage light-duty full-size pickups. fleet points to how reality lags regulation. And Rivian is looking at subscriptions.
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2025 Honda Accord hybrid Also unchanged are EPA fueleconomy ratings of 48 mpg combined (51 mpg city, 44 mpg highway) for the EX-L and 44 mpg combined (46 mpg city, 41 mpg highway) for all other models. GreenCar Reports found it to be a significant improvement over the outgoing model.
The Ioniq Hybrid boasts the highest fueleconomy in the US (up to 58 mpg) for a non-plug-in vehicle and the Ioniq Electric is the industry’s most efficient EV (136 mpge). They can choose the level of green, the level of electrification that mets their driving style and wallet. Design objectives included: Fueleconomy.
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