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Peugeot is building a brand new sport scar, yes, you read it correctly. Personally I didn’t expect this at all. Peugeot and sports car, is that a combination? Well after seeing the images, I think it is.
The specs are even great too! Who could think about that?! (more…)
General Motors and the Environmental Protection Agency have in fact started a squabble over what in fact is GM’s forthcoming plug-in hybrid Chevy Volt? This argument will determine whether the Volt gets a jaw-dropping EPA rating of over 100 mpg which will make it the most fuel-competent car sold by a chief automaker or will it just be another Prius-like 48 mpg.
General Motors considers their Chevy Volt as an electric car where as the EPA wants to classify it as a hybrid.
PC Magazine explicates, “Its drive train is entirely electric, since the companion gas engine powers a generator, not the car itself. The Volt is not a hybrid in the usual sense, in other words. GM claims it can run 40 miles before the gas engine even kicks in.”
The car applies its batteries to render most of its ability, setting off the electric generator only when they are exhausted to a certain point. The car is so planned that it arrives to its destination at approximately 30%-35% of the battery’s status of charge.
For hybrid cars like these, you will receive a nice discount on your insurance for your cars in many states.
The Toyota Prius is one of the “greenest” vehicles of the year. Chevy’s Cobalt coupe gives 33 miles per gallon. An economical threesome the Toyota Yaris, Honda Fit, and Nissan Versa each average better than 25 miles per gallon, and start at less than $15,000.
Americans definitely want to squeeze pennies at the pump, particularly with gas touching $4 per gallon and the market becoming soft. But this does not mean they will give up the joy of motoring. Thus while others prefer cars that are merely fuel-efficient, we prefer cars that are proficient and muscular both.