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Is this the luxury bargain of 2024? Lexus LBX hybrid SUV is much cheaper than BMW X1 and Benz GLA

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Japanese luxury player Lexus has announced full pricing for its 2024 Lexus LBX ahead of its Australian launch on March 18 and revealed that its cheapest car in its line-up will be priced from $47,550 plus on-roads. The most affordable BMW X1 is $60,400 and the cheapest Mercedes-Benz GLA is $63,200. 2024 Lexus LBX.

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Alset dual-fuel Hybrid Hydrogen system to debut in Aston Martin Rapide S at the Nürburgring

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liter engine will showcase that engine downsizing or electrification is not the only way to achieve low emissions, the company said. Alset estimates that applying its dual fuel Hybrid Hydrogen system would entail a price premium of around 15 % over today’s new car prices. Four carbon-fiber tanks holding 3.23 Engines Hydrogen'

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Navigant Research forecasts plug-ins will be 2.4% of global new vehicle sales by 2023; luxury brands to represent about 50% of that

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Navigant expects sales of plug-in EVs from luxury manufacturers, such as Tesla, Mercedes, Audi, and BMW to grow strongly through 2018 before leveling off at around 50% of the plug-in EV market. Accordingly, Navigant expects this luxury brand push to increase global sales of plug-in EVs significantly in the near term.

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Rare Rides Icons: The Lincoln Mark Series Cars, Feeling Continental (Part XLII)

The Truth About Cars

Since it was the Eighties, one of the most coveted manufacturers that produced the best stuff was BMW. Thus Ford decided Thunderbird and Cougar would compete with two-doors from Bavaria, but at the same price point as they’d always occupied. The Seventies Fox platform just wouldn’t cut it for these new upmarket purposes.

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KPMG survey finds global auto execs expect ICE dominance for some time; ICE downsizing and PHEVs to receive greatest investment over next 5 years; mobility-as-a-service in cities

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Even in the BRICs, ICE downsizing has become a big deal. The survey found that most companies are hedging their bets and spreading funding across a wide range of areas, with ICE downsizing and plug-in hybrids expected to receive the greatest investment over the next 5 years. —“14 th Annual Global Automotive Executive Survey”.

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Kia EV9 and Volvo EX30: Are they 2024’s most important EVs?

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Priced at $56,395, the entry-level EV9 Light has a 76.1-kilowatt-hour Its range is estimated at 230 miles; it’s the price leader that will lure buyers into the showroom. All prices include a mandatory destination fee of $1,495. A top-end, dual-motor EX30 is still priced below $50,000. At $4,300 more, the larger 99.8

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Kia EV9 and Volvo EX30: Are they 2024’s most important EVs? – Charged EVs

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Priced at $56,395, the entry-level EV9 Light has a 76.1-kilowatt-hour Its range is estimated at 230 miles; it’s the price leader that will lure buyers into the showroom. All prices include a mandatory destination fee of $1,495. A top-end, dual-motor EX30 is still priced below $50,000. At $4,300 more, the larger 99.8

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