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DOE: Life cycle GHG emissions for 2020 electric small SUV were half those of a conventional gasoline small SUV

Green Car Congress

Life cycle GHG emissions (g CO 2 e/mi) for current (2020) and future (2050) fuels and vehicle technologies for small SUVs. When fueled by hydrogen produced from landfill gas, the total dropped to 117 g CO 2 e/mi. Source: DOE program record Nº 21003. Key assumptions for these two scenarios (e.g., powertrain efficiency, component weights, etc.)

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2025 BYD Atto 3 Premium review: Price drop makes Tesla-fighting electric SUV even more appealing

EV Central

The updated Atto 3 also arrives as a flurry of new compact SUVs line up to call Australia home. And, of course, the Atto 3 now represents solid value against hybrid and petrol SUVs from Toyota, Mazda, Nissan and others. It may be a compact SUV but the BYD Atto 3 is surprisingly spacious.

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2025 Volvo EX90 review : Sizeable seven-seat electric SUV delivers on space in spades

EV Central

This premium, three-row large SUV also wears a pretty premium price tag, but also goes some way towards justifying it by arriving with dual-motor powertrain, fast charging and a big battery, right from the cheapest model. seconds, which is quick in any car, and even more so in a giant SUV that weights in excess of 2.5 Score: 3.8/5

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2024 Jeep Wagoneer S Review -- Finding the Space Between

The Truth About Cars

It's a big though not too big five-seat large SUV from the brand that already offers the Grand Cherokee. The S is positioned more as upmarket SUV than an outright performer -- maybe we'll see a Trackhawk down the line -- but that didn't stop some of the assembled media from lighting up the tires at a stoplight.

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Review: 2024 Kia EV9 SUV is a family-size commitment to EVs

Green Car Reports

Where are all the mass-market, family-size electric SUVs? Instead we have a bunch of not-quite-family-size electric crossovers with racy rooflines, and a growing cohort of truly spacious electric SUVs with luxury price tags. It’s shaping up to be a big opportunity for Kia, as the 2024 EV9 SUV will be here very.

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2025 Volvo EX30 Twin Performance Ultra Review: The fastest production Volvo ever comes with standard sincerity and a dash of devil

EV Central

This compact electric SUV is the fastest production car Volvo has ever built and maybe a sign a bit of unruliness slinks about the corridors of Volvo HQ in Gothenburg. Good thing too. It was even the estimable Iain Currys choice as his EV of the year in 2024. Consumption will be more frugal in town for sure, but just be warned. SCORE: 3.0/5

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Ford is making more Mustang Mach-E electric SUVs than gasoline Mustangs

Green Car Reports

Many longtime Ford Mustang fans weren’t exactly thrilled to see the fully electric Mach-E SUV made a Mustang. Considering all the rave reviews—including here at Green Car Reports, where it won our annual Best Car To Buy award—the electric Mustang has earned its place in the lineup.