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Toyota launches battery-electric bZ4X SUV

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Toyota has launched the all-electric Toyota bZ4X SUV ( earlier post ). Handling is due in part to the battery cross-framing structure, which adds to overall vehicle rigidity. A new safety feature and a Toyota First, Safe Exit Assist, is also standard on bZ4X.

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FCA US reaches settlements on diesel emissions at estimated cost of $800M

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The estimated total cost of settlements is $0.8 Customer compensation, the estimated future cost of the extended warranty and the cost of environmental mitigation efforts also account for approximately $400 million, bringingbthecestimated total to $800 million. liter EcoDiesel V-6 engines.

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With SUVs in vogue, fuel demand surges adding 20% to energy emissions growth

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If SUVs were a country, they would be the world’s fifth-largest emitter of CO2″ after China, the US, India and Russia, the IEA said. The preference for SUVs is also seen in electric car sales. The preference for SUVs is also seen in electric car sales.

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Elon Musk talks Tesla Secret Plan Part 2, how it is going 8 years later

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Elon Musk is back referencing his ‘Tesla Secret Master Plan Part 2’. In 2016, Musk released ‘ Tesla Secret Master Plan Part 2 ‘. With the Model 3, a future compact SUV and a new kind of pickup truck, we plan to address most of the consumer market. A future compact SUV”. Musk republished it this weekend.

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Used car mkt sees price surge, SUV demand – ET Auto

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lakh, said Vinay Sanghi When Dilip Singh was looking to sell his seven-year-old SUV whose odometer had clocked nearly 1 lakh km, he was surprised to find that he managed nearly 70% of the cost of the vehicle. Used car marketers say the demand pull means a slightly older SUV is available for the price of a hatch. lakh and INR 7.1

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Ford boosting production targets for full-size SUVs by about 25%; increasing line speed at Kentucky Truck Plant

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Ford is increasing production of two popular full-size SUVs to meet increasing retail demand for both models. The company is increasing line speed at its Kentucky Truck Plant to build more Lincoln Navigator and Ford Expedition SUVs, boosting production targets approximately 25% since last fall when the SUVs hit the market.

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Nissan hybrids and PHEVs US-bound, 3-row electric SUV for 2028

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as well as higher-volume, reduced-cost EVs, with aims to cut the cost of next-generation EVs by 30%. As such, they’ll cost the same or less than combustion models by 2030. Nissan boasted that these batteries will debut in a new three-row electric SUV due in 2028.

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