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40-mpg AWD hybrids under $30,000, GM EV profitability, Lexus LBX: Today’s Car News

Green Car Reports

Lexus introduces a smaller hybrid for Europe in another self-charging fog. And Toyota has a whole suite of vehicles that meet the mark for AWD, 40-mpg, and $30,000. GM questions the profitability of sub-$40,000 EVs. This and more, here at Green Car Reports.

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Lexus UX mpg boost, Toyota Crown PHEV, Chevy Blazer EV V2H: Today’s Car News

Green Car Reports

Lexus gives its UX hybrid crossover a boost. The 2024 Chevrolet Blazer EV is ready for bidirectional charging, GM officials underscored at the. The Blazer EV is ready for home backup, but the software and home hardware aren’t here yet. And will a Toyota Crown plug-in hybrid go 55 miles all-electric?

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2022 Lexus UX: 39-mpg urban luxury crossover refresh doesn't include a charge port

Green Car Reports

The 2022 Lexus UX 250h hybrid luxury crossover enters the new model year with minor changes, continuing Lexus' strategy of emphasizing conventional hybrids over vehicles with charge ports.

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Road Test: 2023 Lexus UX 250h Premium FWD

Clean Fleet Report

Road Test: 2023 Lexus UX 250h Premium FWD Standout Fuel-Efficient Premium Compact Crossover The 2023 Lexus UX continues as the smallest compact crossover utility vehicle (CUV) from Toyota’s premium division. The entrypoint to the Lexus world Hybrid Efficiency The 2023 Lexus UX 250h is powered by the Lexus Hybrid Drive system of a 2.0-liter

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2024 Lexus TX Hopes to Become a Better Family Hauler

The Truth About Cars

Lexus is hitting the public with a one-two punch this week. & Lexus says the back row will be more spacious, comfortable, and easier to get into than what was available on the three-row variant of the RX. Still, it’s supposed to deliver 24 mpg (combined) and adds rear-wheel steering, adaptive dampers, and flashier 22-inch wheels.&

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Flash Drive: 2023 Lexus RX

Clean Fleet Report

Lexus easily could have merely updated the RX midsize SUV, seeing as RX owners continue returning to this model year after year. But more of the same was not the approach taken by Lexus, as it tries to keep the loyalists happy while reaching out to a new and much younger buyer. Lexus is taking some chances with its top seller.

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Flash Drive: 2023 Lexus RZ 450e EV

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Flash Drive: 2023 Lexus RZ 450e EV Breaking Into the EV World Lexus has offered hybrid electric and plug-in hybrid electric models for many years, but never one that is powered only by electricity. Those days are over with the introduction of the all-new, all-electric 2023 Lexus RZ 450e compact SUV. front and 124.3 seconds 71.4

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