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Hybrid market share in UK climbs to 1.3% in Q1 2012; Toyota and Lexus have >75%

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From 2007 up to the end of the first quarter of this year, almost 100,000 hybrid vehicles have been sold in the UK; the market share of hybrids has almost doubled, from 0.7% Of that number of hybrids, 77,000 were Toyota or Lexus cars. Of that number of hybrids, 77,000 were Toyota or Lexus cars.

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Toyota to Unveil Three Hybrid Concepts at Frankfurt: Auris HSD Full Hybrid Concept, Plug-in Prius Concept, Lexus LF-Ch Full Hybrid Concept

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Toyota will stage the world premiere of three hybrid concepts at the Frankfurt Motor Show: the Auris HSD full hybrid, the Prius plug-in hybrid concept, and the Lexus LF-Ch premium compact full hybrid concept. The Toyota Auris hit the European market place in spring 2007. Since then, it has sold more than 370,000 vehicles.

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Worldwide sales of Toyota Corp. hybrids top 7 million; Prius family accounts for 67.8%

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As of this month, Toyota sells 27 different hybrid passenger car models and one plug-in hybrid model in more than 90 countries and regions. 3 Kluger Hybrid (for the Japanese market) production ceased in 2007. *4 3 Kluger Hybrid (for the Japanese market) production ceased in 2007. *4 Cumulative sales of all TMC hybrid models. *2

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More details on Toyota’s new hybrids

Green Cars News

Making their first appearance on the world stage will be the Auris HSD full hybrid; the Prius plug-in hybrid concept; and the Lexus LF-Ch premium compact full hybrid compact. The Auris originally hit the European marketplace in spring 2007 and since then has sold more than 370,000 vehicles.

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Perspective: A View Into the New GM

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The Saturn version of the two-mode plug-in hybrid at the Milford Proving Grounds. One of the designers called Buick “ premium without being pretentious ” Buick appears to be targeting a Lexus like experience. Click to enlarge. Establishing four core brands. GM’s identify in the US starts with its four core brands.

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CalCars and PHEVs Frequently Asked Questions

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

About CalCars Plug-In Hybrids FAQ How to Get a PHEV Where PHEVs are Car-Makers Say. What Are Plug-In Hybrids (PHEVs)? Please see our Plug-In Hybrids page Wheres the payback? For more see our All About Plug-In Hybrids page. Generally, theyll plug in at night. See our Global Warming page. Just the opposite.

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Coulomb Gets Charged Up

Revenge of the Electric Car

How can plug-in cars proliferate without potent places to plug them in? Here is the full text of the article, in case the link goes bad: [link]. Harris: Coulomb Technologies gets funding for electric car charging stations. By Scott Duke Harris. sdharris@mercurynews.com. Posted: 02/03/2010 04:08:18 PM PST.

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