Sun.Apr 24, 2016

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Toyota to launch two new plug-in hybrid models in China; Corolla and Levin

Green Car Congress

On the eve of the 2016 Beijing International Automobile Exhibition, Toyota announced that it will launch plug-in hybrid versions of the Corolla and Levin—two mass-market models, both of which have conventional hybrid variants—in China during 2018. In 2005, based on long-term plans to encourage the widespread use of environmentally-friendly vehicles in the country, Toyota selected China as the first location for production of its hybrid flagship, the Prius, outside of Japan.

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Faraday Future's backer shows another electric luxury sedan

Green Car Reports

Chinese electronics giant LeEco is the main backer of Faraday Future, the Silicon Valley startup that plans to launch its first electric car sometime in the next few years. But at the 2016 Beijing Motor Show, it will apparently unveil a different electric car. It's a concept luxury sedan called the LeSee, short for "Le Super Electric Ecosystem.".

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