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CyberVan! Li Auto’s Mega MPV launches in China alongside ambitious EV expectations

Baua Electric

Li Auto has officially launched its first-ever battery EV, a multi-purpose vehicle (MPV) called the Mega. Priced at over RMB 560,000 ($77,800), Li Auto expects the luxury minivan to be a top seller in its segment, contributing to its target of 800,000 vehicles sold this year. Not bad for a glorified minivan. Dope or nope?

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2024 Toyota Grand Highlander Hybrid Max Review - Yeah, It Is That Good

The Truth About Cars

God knows I’m a big proponent of the minivan. But minivans have been in a massive decline ever since someone - that mythical someone - decided they were uncool. Toyota soldiers on as one of the few remaining automakers still carrying the minivan torch, now as an all-hybrid lineup. versus 112.2 Yep, a turbo atop a hybrid.

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2011 Detroit Auto Show: 2012 Toyota Prius V, Wagon / Minivan

Green Car Reports

At 50 miles per gallon, the 2011 Toyota Prius five-door hatchback is the most fuel-efficient car sold in the U.S. So the quintessential Prius hybrid is becoming not just a vehicle but a family. Its first new member is the Prius V.

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Europe's Toyota Prius V Wagon: Better Battery, Two More Seats

Green Car Reports

At last month’s 2011 Detroit Auto Show, the wraps came off the new 2012 Toyota Prius V, a bigger and more practical version of the Prius hatchback that treads the line between wagon and minivan. Toyota Prius fans in.

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Japan Green-Car Subsidy Boosts Vehicle Sales 12.9% In July

Green Car Congress

in July to 486,606 units, boosted by the government subsidy for environmentally friendly autos. sales volume increase in July thanks in part to the hot-selling Prius hybrid. jump partly on the popularity of the Fit subcompact and the Step WGN minivan. Sales of new vehicles in Japan climbed 12.9% Toyota Motor Corp. enjoyed a 19.1%

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2024 Chevy Camaro, 2025 Volkswagen Tiguan: Nowadays’s Automotive Information

Baua Electric

Honda Pilot: Examine Crossover SUVs Ferrari’s EV plant to be finished by way of mid-2024 Colorado’s made over credit score incentivizes smaller, less expensive EVs 2024 Acura ZDX to deliver built-in Google to emblem Kia Carnival vs. Honda Odyssey: Examine Minivans Gazoo Racing constructed a wild Toyota Prius to honour Le Mans Versatile Ford EV (..)

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2010 Toyota Prius Plug-In Arrives Early Next Year, For Fleets Only

Green Car Reports

While Toyota's press conference today at the Los Angeles Auto Show covered the new 2011 Toyota Sienna minivan, a very special Prius hybrid on the show floor signaled the company's first tentative step into the world of plug-in vehicles. Toyota will deliver the first of 150 Toyota Prius Plug-In Hybrids early next year.

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