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Toyota Grand Highlander Hybrid, Lucid $7,500 “credit,” Tesla in Mexico: Today’s Car News

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Tesla is looking for a plant site in Mexico. And Toyota rolls out a Grand version of its Highlander Hybrid. The 2024 Toyota Grand Highlander Hybrid offers seating for up to eight and fuel economy up to 34 mpg. Lucid responds to pricing pressure. This and more, here at Green Car Reports.

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Ford introduces new Fusion midsize sedan with new hybrid and Energi plug-in hybrid versions

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Ford unveiled the new 2013 Ford Fusion midsize sedan, with conventional gasoline engine; hybrid featuring a next-generation of Ford’s hybrid system; and plug-in hybrid versions at the Detroit Auto Show—the first production sedan to offer that trio of options. Fusion Hybrid also features an all-new 2.0-liter

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Honda begins 2015 Fit production at new plant in Mexico; plant designed exclusively for subcompacts

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Honda continued the expansion of its manufacturing operations in North America with the production start of the redesigned 2015 Honda Fit at a new, automobile plant of Honda de Mexico, S.A. The Celaya Auto Plant is Honda de Mexico’s second auto plant. million units. The 2015 Fit marks the US debut of an all-new direct-injected 1.5-liter

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QOTD: Dealing With The Metric System

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I believe Mexico uses it, as well, and many of us live within a short drive of that country. of a mile, you can convert mpg to km/h by multiplying by 1.6. What about a hybrid -- some measurements are Imperial and some metric? Second, what tricks do you use for quick conversions? I read somewhere that since a kilometer is 0.62

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Here’s how Nissan might electrify trucks and SUVs for the US

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During an interview at the 2024 New York auto show Nissan North America’s Senior Vice President and Chief Planning Officer, Ponz Pandikuthira laid out for Green Car Reports the automaker’s viewpoint on where EVs, PHEVs, and series hybrids make the most sense. liter V-6, which altogether might return about 20 mpg on the highway.

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Lexus electrical 3-row SUV, Defender SVX: Nowadays’s Automobile Information

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Lexus electrical 3-row SUV is also known as a TZ 2025 Defender SVX secret agent photographs and video Kahn Design launches Racing Inexperienced customization program Assessment: 2023 Toyota Highlander Hybrid is going the remaining mpg Tesla supplies replace on Cybertruck Time Mazda EVs will reportedly be made in Mexico Jeep provides carry equipment (..)

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Volkswagen to produce new CrossBlue-based midsize SUV in Chattanooga; $900M investment

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The midsize SUV, which is based on the MQB-based CrossBlue plug-in hybrid concept vehicle, was developed especially for the North American market. Built off of the MQB Modular Transverse Matrix components set ( earlier post ), the plug-in CrossBlue concept offered a manufacturer-estimated 35 mpg (6.72 Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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