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Lexus RX 450h+ review, Toyota PHEV route smarts, Biden eases rules: Today’s Car News

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Toyota hints of more advanced route planners for plug-in hybrids in the future. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. The Lexus RX finally has a plug-in hybrid in the lineup. The Biden administration eases the path ahead for automakers to go electric. In a review of the.

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

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And will a Toyota Crown plug-in hybrid go 55 miles all-electric? This and more, here at Green Car Reports. The Blazer EV is ready for home backup, but the software and home hardware aren’t here yet. Lexus gives its UX hybrid crossover a boost.

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Toyota RAV4 Prime: Green Car Reports' Best Car To Buy 2021 finalist

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The Toyota RAV4 Prime is all sorts of things, all at once. It’s Toyota’s first plug-in SUV since the “powered by Tesla” RAV4 EV from earlier last decade. It’s the quickest-accelerating vehicle in Toyota’s lineup, excluding its sports cars.

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Green Car Reports Best Car To Buy: Past winners

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From the Nissan Leaf to the Lucid Air, with the Toyota Prius, Chevy Volt, and Tesla Model 3 among the many formative models in between, our Green Car Reports Best Car To Buy winners each year have offered not just what we think you should buy, but a glimpse of the future.

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Toyota EV target pushback, states and 2035 gas-vehicle sunset, GM silicon-anode tech, Pacifica Hybrids can plug in: Today’s Car News

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Recalled Chrysler Pacifica Hybrids can be plugged in once again, with a remedy. And Toyota is one of few automakers to publicly push back over the U.S. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. While Toyota has. GM bets on silicon-anode tech for range and cost. target of 50% EVs by 2030.

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Toyota 120-mile PHEVs, Corolla Cross Hybrid drive, Kia robotaxi, electric Lyft rides: Today’s Car News

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Toyota sees 125-mile plug-in hybrids as part of the future. And we drove the Toyota Corolla Cross Hybrid. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. In a review of the 2023 Toyota Corolla Cross Hybrid, we found this small crossover (or boxy wagon) to optimize value and fuel. Kia ramps up its EV plans.

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Toyota Corolla Cross Hybrid, Lexus RX plug-in, Buick Wildcat EV concept: Today’s Car News

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And one of the few remaining Toyota models not yet offered in a hybrid version gets one. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Toyota announced a hybrid version of its Corolla Cross, which. Lexus is offering three hybrid flavors of a redesigned RX crossover, including PHEV and performance hybrid versions.

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