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John Faulkner is the Senior Writer and Road Test Editor at Clean Fleet Report. He has more than 30 years’ experience branding, launching and marketing automobiles having 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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2019 Hyundai Elantra Sport M/T

Road Test: 2019 Hyundai Elantra Sport M/T

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Clean Fleet Report spent a week in the 2019 Hyundai Elantra Sport with the six-speed manual transmission. We begrudgingly handed back the keys after appreciating what a nice car we were driving that can be had for about $23,500.

Road Test: 2019 Jeep Wrangler Rubicon 4X4

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The 2019 Jeep Wrangler Rubicon 4X4 is about as throwback and old school as you can get. Remove the roof and side panels, lay the windshield flat, and you almost get whooshed back to 1945 when the earliest ancestor of this creature was patrolling the battlefields of Europe.

2019 Nissan Leaf Plus SV EV

Road Test: 2019 Nissan Leaf SV Plus EV

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This year Nissan offers two versions of the Leaf. The standard model, which was all-new in 2018, has a 150-mile all-electric driving range; new for 2019, the Leaf Plus can go up to 226 miles.

2019 Fiat 500e

Road Test: 2019 Fiat 500e

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Even with the limitations versus its competitors–not having the most driving range, fastest charging or largest interior–the 2019 Fiat 500e shines as a city car. It is zippy and fun to drive and does this carrying two adults comfortably up front.

Porsche Taycan 4S

Los Angeles Auto Show: The Electric Evolution Continues

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Manufacturers showcased more than a dozen electrified cars, SUVs and crossovers at the 2019 LA Auto Show, demonstrating the importance of auto companies getting into this area of vehicle propulsion and the breadth of expanded plug-in offerings.

Toyota Self-Driving Car

Interview: Toyota and Lexus: Autonomous Driving Advancements

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We had the special opportunity to get a behind-the-scenes look at one company’s progress when we sat down with Nathan Kokus, mobility and technology communications manager at Toyota.

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