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JRC publishes recommendation for the collection and recycling of light-EV batteries

Green Car Congress

The current 2006 Batteries Directive identifies three categories of batteries. The main conclusion of the study underlines the need for an alternative target to compensate for this discrepancy leading to mismatches between the collection target and the volume available as waste over time.

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Toyota conducting voluntary safety recall of some 2006 and 2007MY Highlander Hybrid and RX 400h vehicles

Green Car Congress

Once the replacement parts are available, we will notify owners. Once the replacement parts have been produced in sufficient quantities, Toyota will send a second owner notification by first class mail advising owners to make an appointment with an authorized Toyota dealer to have the IPM inspected and if necessary replaced at no charge.

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Lexus prices new three-row RX 450hL hybrid starting at $50,620

Green Car Congress

The RX 450hL is set to go on sale at dealers in April. Lexus introduced the first luxury hybrid—the 2006 RX 400h—and now holds 40% of the US luxury hybrid market. Blind Spot Monitor with Intuitive Parking Assist and Rear Cross-Traffic Braking are also available. Panoramic View Monitor is an optional feature.

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Junkyard Find: 2004 Mitsubishi Diamante LS

The Truth About Cars

There was a time when Mitsubishi dealers in North America offered just about every kind of car and light truck for sale. The legendary Montero disappeared from our continent after 2006. The Australian-market version of this car, the Magna, was available with all-wheel-drive. Was it a runner? We can't know. Are you in?

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Hyundai introduces hydrogen fuel cell H350 light commercial van concept at IAA

Green Car Congress

The Hyundai ix35 Fuel Cell is available to order from Hyundai’s dealer network. Hyundai’s Fuel Cell powertrain was demonstrated successfully during the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany, with the company’s Fuel Cell city bus used as an official vehicle throughout the tournament.

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J.D. Power: growing usage of safety technologies in new vehicles contributes to increasing vehicle appeal

Green Car Congress

Only 15% of owners say they have had previous experience with blind-spot warning systems, and only 39% say their dealer explained the feature to them upon vehicle delivery. Over the past several years, we have seen non-premium brands increasingly offer the types of in-vehicle technologies that used to be available only to premium buyers.

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Embracing a century of EV history

Electric Auto Association

National Drive Electric Week debut Last month, Steiner displayed a Waverley at Hoosier EVA’s Carmel, Indiana 2021 National Drive Electric Week (NDEW) event, held early for site availability reasons. But then I realized that I’m an engineer, not a dealer of anything. I’m able to import it as a 1908 Waverley Electric touring sedan.

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