Green Car Congress

MAY 1, 2012

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.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 1, 2009

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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Concept Lexus Prius Hybrid 218

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 14, 2014

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 This latest million-unit milestone was achieved in the fastest time yet for Toyota, taking just nine months.

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 1, 2009

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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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 30, 2009

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. Two-Mode Plug in Hybrid Electric Vehicle (PHEV). by Bill Cooke. Click to enlarge.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

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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Revenge of the Electric Car

FEBRUARY 8, 2010

How can plug-in cars proliferate without potent places to plug them in? When Lowenthal decided to return to business full time, he said, it was a test ride of a Tesla in 2007 that got him thinking about EV charging stations as a prime business opportunity. Why build charging stations without a sufficient number of EVs?

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