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John Faulkner is Road Test Editor at Clean Fleet Report. He has more than 30 years’ experience branding, launching and marketing automobiles. He has worked with General Motors (all Divisions), Chrysler (Dodge, Jeep, Eagle), Ford and Lincoln-Mercury, Honda, Mazda, Mitsubishi, Nissan and Toyota on consumer events and sales training programs. His interest in automobiles is broad and deep, beginning as a child riding in the back seat of his parent’s 1950 Studebaker. He is a journalist member of the Motor Press Guild and Western Automotive Journalists.

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2023 Kia Sportage

Flash Drive: 2023 Kia Sportage

If you are looking primarily for an on-road compact crossover that gets stellar fuel economy, the 2023 Sportage Hybrid is for you. If frequent medium-style off-road excursions are your thing, the Sportage X-Pro should be on your shopping list.

2022 Hyundai Santa Cruz

Road Test: 2022 Hyundai Santa Cruz Limited AWD

The 2022 Hyundai Santa Cruz is pleasant to drive, much like its Hyundai Tucson sibling. The styling is unique and a class-up interior offers comfortable seating and storage flexibility. The features list is long and deep with a full safety suite, choices of front-wheel and all-wheel drive and two engine options.

2022 GMC Hummer EV

Flash Drive: 2022 GMC Hummer EV Pickup

The 2022 GMC Hummer EV is a truck you will want to drive, but to own it? It’s extravagant in so many ways with its Crab Walk, Watts To Freedom and hands-free changing on the highway, are all cool, but most owners will rarely use them and will end-up being bragging points.

2022 Ford Escape Plug-in Hybrid Titanium FWD

Road Test: 2022 Ford Escape PHEV Titanium FWD

If you were to plug in the 2022 Ford Escape PHEV overnight, every night, that daily fully charged battery (37 miles) would be good for 13,500 miles of all-electric driving annually. You can do the math on how much money you would not be spending with the average price of a gallon of 87 octane hovering around $4.50.

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Event: “Building an Electric Future” at the Petersen

To provide not only a look back but a look into the future, the Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles currently has an exhibit called “Building An Electric Future: The Technology Of Today For The Vehicles Of Tomorrow.”