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News: 2024 Toyota Grand Highlander

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News: 2024 Toyota Grand Highlander A New, Larger SUV If the Toyota Highlander isn’t large enough for your family, then the all-new 2024 Grand Highlander may be what you are looking for. Like the Highlander, the Grand Highlander has three rows but the third row now is more accommodating. The base 2.4-liter

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Tale of Two 2,000-mile EV Rural Road Trips

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Tale of Two 2,000-mile EV Rural Road Trips A Two-Country Kia EV6 Experience Last year I set out to see what it would be like to take a couple of long road trips in a Kia EV6–one in the UK and the other in the U.S. Fortunately it’s becoming less of an issue now the newest EVs have a range of up to 300 miles on a full battery charge.

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Toyota Hybrid Breakthrough! One-mile EV Range Highlander Hybrid!

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AutoBlogGreen has the details on the '08 Highlander, and it includes an EV mode! Now you will be able to move the car across the street for street cleaning days without using gasoline. The 24 NiMH batteries in my Toyota RAV4 EV take the car 120 miles without gasoline. Would a Lithium-ion battery be better?

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2024 Lexus TX Hopes to Become a Better Family Hauler

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& Sharing a platform with the Toyota Grand Highlander, the TX is an extremely large vehicle. & The above is already available on the Toyota Grand Highlander. liter V6 gasoline engine for a very agreeable 406 horsepower and 30 mpg combined fuel economy. Images: Lexus] Become a& TTAC& insider.

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Honda EV concepts, Kia electric vans, Vinfast pickup concept, Hertz dumps EVs: The Week in Reverse

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How soon is the revamped Tesla Model 3 Highland arriving in the U.S.? And Kia revealed a new global family of PBV concept electric vans that will provide a modular basis for last-mile delivery, cargo operations, and even robotaxis. How much money will EV ownership save versus ownership of a gasoline vehicle?

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Hyundai Ioniq 6 deal, affordable Honda and Toyota EVs, Civic and Elantra hybrids: The Week in Reverse

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Looking at the latest “Highland” Model 3, as priced last week, it undercuts the Tesla by $9,000. Two automakers this past week, both known for affordable gasoline cars, dashed hopes of seeing more affordable EVs anytime soon. Efficiency-focused Elantra Hybrid Blue models retain the 54-mpg combined EPA rating.

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Toyota 3-row EVs, Tesla price cuts, electric G-wagen, airless tires: The Week in Reverse

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According to reports, the Indiana-built EV could be a Highlander EV, while the Kentucky model might incorporate all the leading-edge manufacturing methods Toyota has suggested in recent years are on the way. -made electric SUV —in Princeton, Indiana, starting in 2026. Tesla revealed its Tesla Model 3 Performance on Wednesday.

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