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Ford boosting production targets for full-size SUVs by about 25%; increasing line speed at Kentucky Truck Plant

Green Car Congress

The 2018 Navigator 4x2 delivers combined EPA-rated fuel economy of 19 mpg (12.37 The Expedition 4x2 delivers combined EPA-rated fuel economy of 20 mpg (11.75 l/100 km)—17 mpg city and 24 mpg highway—outperforming the Chevy Tahoe 5.3L 4x2 by 1 mpg on each cycle.

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Ford Escape mpg, Lincoln plug-in miles, Taycan 4S driven: Today’s Car News

Green Car Reports

GM adds diesel to the Suburban and Tahoe. Fuel economy ratings are out for the Ford Escape Hybrid, and it’s a tick ahead of the RAV4 Hybrid. Lincoln’s first plug-in vehicle is rated for range. And we take the Porsche Taycan to California canyons and the cold Arctic. This and more, today at Green Car Reports.

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At the EV Crossroads

Clean Fleet Report

liter gas engine (28 mpg highway) for a run in the snow up to Lake Tahoe. The Q5 handled the 7,000-foot ascent to Tahoe with aplomb and the Q4 navigated the local mountain roads like it was right at home. As far as I was concerned, they were at price parity. My situation was a real choice.

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Road Test: 2021 Hyundai Palisade Calligraphy AWD

Clean Fleet Report

mpg, but did a bit better on a 207-mile freeway run with the smart cruise control set at 65 mph, achieving 25.1 Flash Drive: 2021 Chevrolet Tahoe Duramax Diesel. Flash Drive: 2021 Chevrolet Tahoe 5.3L We also feature those efficient gas-powered vehicles that are among the top mpg vehicles in their class.

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Charging shorts EV interest, big SUV safety, Rivian Gen 2 and Toyota hybrid wagon: Today’s Car News

Baua Electric

Several big, gas-guzzling SUVs aren’t actually so safe , found the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) in a new round of crash tests of the Chevrolet Tahoe, Ford Expedition, and Jeep Wagoneer. Of these three-row models that largely return well under 20 mpg, only the Wagoneer received the top “good” rating.

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Flash Drive: 2023 Toyota Sequoia

Clean Fleet Report

Fuel economy numbers have not been announced, but the same gasoline-hybrid power plant in the Toyota Tundra pickup gets 20 mpg city/24 highway/22 combined. The power comes from the I-Force Max twin-turbocharged 3.5-liter liter V6 that delivers 437 horsepower and 583 pound-feet of torque. Smooth Performer.

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Road Test: 2022 Kia Carnival SX

Clean Fleet Report

The EPA rates the fuel economy at 19 mpg city/26 highway/22 combined. In addition to minivans, you probably will be cross-shopping the Carnival against, among others, the Chevrolet Tahoe and Suburban, Ford Expedition , Toyota Sequoia and Nissan Armada. You can have a V6–& That’s It.

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