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Plug-in MItsubishi Outlander Unveiled in Puerto Rico

Plug-in MItsubishi Outlander Unveiled in Puerto Rico

Mitsubishi continues its plug-in hybrid initiative by launching the OUTLANDER PHEV in Puerto Rico. The electrified model offers a mobility alternative that is less harmful to the environment and answers to the growing needs of consumers in Puerto Rico who seek to be at the forefront of new technologies and energy savin ... Continue reading

2020 Honda CR-V 1.5T AWD TOURING Review By David Colman +VIDEO

2020 Honda CR-V 1.5T AWD TOURING Review By David Colman +VIDEO

It's a winner in every regard By David Colman Special Correspondent to THE AUTO CHANNEL Until we needed to pass a slow moving vehicle on a twisty stretch of road, the CR-V seemed like a refined but innocuous SUV without much of a spine. But when the call came from brain to foot to throttle to engine, the CR-V responded ... Continue reading

LIVE LAUNCH ALL-NEW 2021 KIA SORENTO

LIVE LAUNCH ALL-NEW 2021 KIA SORENTO

Most Powerful HEV in its class1: 227-horsepower and estimated 37 MPG combined Available Plug-in Hybrid option with 261 horsepower and an estimated 30 miles of pure electric driving range More interior flexibility: Improved legroom and cargo room than outgoing Sorento, and available second-row captain’s chairs, allowi ... Continue reading

Fossil fuels (sic*) account for the largest share of U.S. energy production and consumption

Fossil fuels (sic*) account for the largest share of U.S. energy production and consumption

Fossil fuels, or energy sources formed in the Earth’s crust from decayed organic material, including petroleum, natural gas, and coal, continue to account for the largest share of energy production and consumption in the United States. ... Continue reading

2020 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid Review by Thom Cannell and Steve Purdy

2020 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid Review by Thom Cannell and Steve Purdy

Car Review, Hyundai Review, The new 2020 Sonata Hybrid updates styling and design with yet more swoopyness and tweaks engineering details substantially while enhancing content needed to keep pace with competitors. From what we heard today it sounds like the competition should be worried. ... Continue reading

Analog Devices Introduces Automotive Industry’s First Wireless Battery Management System for Electric Vehicles

Analog Devices Introduces Automotive Industry’s First Wireless Battery Management System for Electric Vehicles

This is the first wireless battery management system available for production electric vehicles, and it will debut on General Motors’ production vehicles powered by Ultium batteries. ... Continue reading

Hybrid Electric Vehicle Conversion Kit Market | Enforcement of Regulations to Boost Growth | Technavio

Hybrid Electric Vehicle Conversion Kit Market | Enforcement of Regulations to Boost Growth | Technavio

Global Hybrid Electric Vehicle Conversion Kit Market 2020-2024 . ... Continue reading

2020 Lexus ES 300h Sedan Review by David Colman +VIDEO

2020 Lexus ES 300h Sedan Review by David Colman +VIDEO

Only 215hp? How can this luxurious sedan - which weighs a hefty 3770 lbs. – get out of its own way with a paltry power to weight ratio of 17.53lb/hp? The answer is: surprisingly well. ... Continue reading

Come'on Ladies Another Great Minivan Choice - Time To Mama Up

Come'on Ladies Another Great Minivan Choice - Time To Mama Up

2021 Chrysler Pacifica Lineup Starts at a U.S. Manufacturer’s Suggested Retail Price (MSRP) of $35,045 (excluding destination); All-wheel Drive starts at $38,040 MSRP Families can now place orders for the new 2021 Chrysler Pacifica, which delivers the most standard safety features in the industry, up to 80 MPGe with ... Continue reading

Plug-in Hybrid Jeep Wrangler 4xe Revealed

Plug-in Hybrid Jeep Wrangler 4xe Revealed

The Jeep® brand has introduced its new Wrangler 4xe, marking the arrival of the most capable, technically advanced and eco-friendly Wrangler ever. ... Continue reading

2021 Lexus RX 350 and 450h What’s New:?

2021 Lexus RX 350 and 450h What’s New:?

For the 2021 model year, the Lexus RX 350 and 450h add Blind Spot Monitor (BSM) and Rear Cross Traffic Alert (RCTA) as standard across all vehicle grades. Guests will also notice the addition of the standardization of power folding auto dim mirrors as they back up in the parking lot and navigate lane changes. ... Continue reading

2020 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid Review By Larry Nutson

2020 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid Review By Larry Nutson

2020 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid More MPG and more HP By Larry Nutson Executive Editor and Bureau Chief Chicago Bureau The Auto Channel (DSC_6408) As I look back some months at early February 2020 it seems like I was in a different life compared to today and the realities of what the coronavirus pandemic has brought. Back th ... Continue reading

The 2021 BMW 545e xDrive Sedan.

The 2021 BMW 545e xDrive Sedan.

Top model in the range of plug-in hybrids for the new BMW 5 Series featuring a straight six-cylinder petrol engine and four-wheel drive for a combination of maximum energy efficiency and dynamic performance. Extension of the BMW 5 Series to include five plug-in hybrid models. ... Continue reading

Mitsubishi Motors To Compete In Rebelle Rally With Outlander PHEV

Mitsubishi Motors To Compete In Rebelle Rally With Outlander PHEV

Mitsubishi and Record the Journey will be the first team ever to contest the 10-day, 2,000 km event in a plug-in hybrid vehicle Partnering with veterans’ nonprofit team Record the Journey, Mitsubishi broke new ground in 2019, powering the first adaptive athlete ever to complete the Rebelle Mitsubishi Motors North Ame ... Continue reading

Hybrids Still A Big Part Of Toyota's Future

Hybrids Still A Big Part Of Toyota's Future

Latin for “prior,” the Prius was, at its inception in 2000, always destined to be the predecessor of a new generation of hybrid vehicles. Now 20 years later, it’s clear the car was aptly named. ... Continue reading

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