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Road Test: 2023 Lexus UX 250h Premium FWD

Clean Fleet Report

The target customer may be someone buying their first Lexus and their first luxury car, a combination Lexus wants to take the lead in reaching. The nickel-metal hydride (NiMH) battery is charged when applying the brakes or coasting. liter gasoline powered, 4-cylinder engine combined with the twin electric motors.

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£30M Fund for Low Carbon Buses in the UK; New GM-Allison Hybrid Buses in London

Green Car Congress

The fund is not intended to pay the full cost of a low carbon bus. The maximum funding per bus will be the difference between the cost of the low carbon bus and the cost of its standard diesel equivalent. Bus operators and local authorities will be able to bid for funding toward the additional cost of buying a LCEB.

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Flash Drive: 2023 Toyota Crown Hybrid

Clean Fleet Report

The improved performance of the Hybrid Max is the reason for the huge drop-off in fuel efficiency, which will be an important consideration when deciding which Crown to buy. Their similarities are that each have regenerative braking, which converts kinetic energy into electric energy and stores it in the nickel-metal-hydride battery.

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Road Test: 2022 Lexus UX 250h F Sport AWD

Clean Fleet Report

The target customer may be someone buying their first Lexus and their first luxury car, a combination Lexus wants to take the lead in reaching. The nickel-metal hydride (NiMH) battery is charged when applying the brakes or coasting. Hybrid Efficiency. Your numbers may differ.

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Campaign Begins

Plug In Partners

For example, an area pest control company has pledged to buy up to 150 light weight plug-in trucks, once they are produced. The vans, which have a 20-mile all-electric range, will be outfitted with either nickel-metal hydride (NiMH) batteries or lithium ion (Li-Ion) batteries.

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Road Test: 2023 Toyota Crown Hybrid Max AWD Platinum

Clean Fleet Report

The improved performance of the Hybrid Max Platinum is the reason for that drop-off in fuel efficiency, which will be an important consideration when deciding which Crown to buy. Their similarities are that each have regenerative braking, which converts kinetic energy into electric energy and stores it in the nickel-metal-hydride battery.

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Toyota Unveils Dedicated Hybrid Concept, Plan for Prius Family; Expands Fuel Cell Vehicle Demonstration Program in the US

Green Car Congress

Lentz said that advanced electric drive vehicles—battery-electric and hydrogen fuel cell vehicles—both face challenges including cost, fueling infrastructure and range. The cost of lithium ion batteries…needs to be reduced significantly…or a more affordable alternative developed. Both programs came and quickly went.

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