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Toyota Prius Prime review, Mercedes EQE and VW ID.7 drives: Today’s Car News

Green Car Reports

Does the 2023 Toyota Prius Prime reboot the formula pioneered by the Chevy Volt for the better? 7 and plush Mercedes EQE SUV drive? We drove the 2023 Toyota Prius Prime, which goes. How do the aero-focused VW ID.7 And automakers start to detail which models are eligible for the full $7,500 tax credit amount.

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2019 Prius offered with new electric all-wheel drive system

Green Car Congress

Toyota is offering a new electric all-wheel drive system (AWD-e) on the facelifted 2019 Prius. Toyota projects fuel economy of 52 mpg city / 48 mpg highway / 50 mpg combined for the AWD-e model, and estimates that the AWD-e model—which is debuting at the LA Auto Show—could account for as much as 25% of annual US Prius sales.

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2023 Toyota Prius, Toyota EV concept, Nissan EV perks, Genesis convertible: Today’s Car News

Green Car Reports

Toyota teases a compact electric SUV. And a new generation of the Prius and Prius Prime have bowed. Toyota revealed a new generation of its Prius on Wednesday. Genesis considers an electric convertible. Nissan wraps in new perks for EV shoppers. This and more, here at Green Car Reports.

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Toyota RAV4 hybrid SUV spotted testing in Delhi. Launch soon?

Baua Electric

Read more Toyota Motor has been spotted testing its RAV4 SUV equipped with its Synergy Hybrid Drive technology which comes mated to regular ICE engines. Image credit: Sabyasachi Dasgupta/HT Auto) Toyota Motor has been spotted testing yet another hybrid SUV on Indian roads. The RAV4 hybrid could be one of its next models.

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Toyota’s top-selling US hybrid isn’t the Prius

Green Car Reports

over the past year wasn’t part of the Prius family—or, technically, a passenger car. According to Toyota’s 2019 year-end sales summary, released Friday, Toyota sold 92,525 RAV4 Hybrid SUVs to U.S. The top-selling Toyota hybrid vehicle in the U.S. In 2019, the Toyota RAV4 Hybrid wins that crown.

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2023 Toyota Sequoia Review - A Three-Row Prius?

The Truth About Cars

Despite that, the Prius has become the defining hybrid car of the past two decades or so, with the model name occasionally outshining the marque itself. Within full-sized trucks and SUVs, however, there are plenty of gains to be made and plenty of room to stow extra batteries for additional economy and performance.

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Report: The GMC Hummer EV Isn't That Great for the Environment

The Truth About Cars

The GMC Hummer EV SUV ranked high on the American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy’s (ACEEE) list of “meanest” vehicles for the environment, placing only slightly better than the gas-powered Mercedes-Benz G 550 SUV. On the flip side of that statement, it was the only EV on the meanest list, so that’s something to consider.

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