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Toyota plots an all-electric Highlander SUV, will the Tundra and Tacoma be next?

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Toyota’s second best-selling SUV in the US, the Toyota Highlander, is going fully electric. Despite falling behind, Toyota has stuck to its hybrid strategy, including hybrids, plug-in hybrids (PHEVs), battery electric vehicles (EVs), and fuel cell vehicles (FCEVs). This will include a fully electric Toyota Highlander SUV.

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2025 Kia Sorento Hybrid gets refreshed look, up to 36 mpg, same price

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The lineup also includes an all-wheel-drive EX model starting at $41,865 and an SX Prestige grade (available only with all-wheel drive) priced from $48,265. The same styling will also be applied to the Sorento PHEV plug-in hybrid model for 2025. That unchanged base price is $40,065 for the base EX grade with front-wheel drive.

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It’s a buyers’ market! Tesla Model 3 and Tesla Model Y dominate  rapidly growing used EV sales in Australia

EV Central

per cent while PHEVs grew by 8.9 Just 297 PHEVs were offered for sale in March 2024 with 147 sold. “Due to the growing availability of supply, the prices of used EVs have been gradually decreasing during this period. Sales of EVs grew by an impressive 13.1 Hyundai Kona Electric EV. Hybrid numbers were 10,426 and 6365.

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Flash Drive: 2024 Mazda CX-90

Clean Fleet Report

Plug-In Hybrid (PHEV): 2.5-liter Mazda supplies the charging cord with the PHEV. hours 480V Level 3 Not Available Easy overnight charging Even at the Level 1 charge rate, the battery will be topped-off by plugging it in overnight, just like you do every night with a mobile phone. The rechargeable 17.8

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News: 2024 Mazda CX-90

Clean Fleet Report

Mazda has been repositioning itself into the premium category, and the CX-90 will give it a larger SUV to compete with the Acura MDX , Buick Enclave , Kia Telluride , Hyundai Palisade , Subaru Ascent and Toyota Highlande r. liter 4-cylinder PHEV (plug-in hybrid). Performance numbers are 323 hp and 369 lb.-ft. kilowatt-hour battery.

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Toyota Concerned About Market Viability of Plug-ins, Sees Clear Path to Commercialization of Fuel Cell Technology in 2015

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In addition, compared to conventional hybrid vehicles, batteries for EVs and PHEVs will be exposed to very severe usage conditions and wide swings in state of charge. A recent test with a Highlander Fuel Cell Vehicle achieved a range of 431 miles on a single fill of compressed hydrogen, representing fuel consumption of 68.2

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Flash Drive: 2023 Toyota Crown Hybrid

Clean Fleet Report

The more powerful Hybrid Max, only available in the Platinum model, is a turbocharged 2.4-liter The CVT, the only transmission available in the XLE and Limited, felt sluggish. A head-up display is not available. Road Test: 2020 Toyota Highlander Hybrid. Road Test: 2021 RAV4 Prime PHEV. Road Test: 2020 Toyota C-HR.

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