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FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Shortly thereafter an Apple board member stated Apple’s co-founder Steve Jobs (1955-2011) suggested the company could build an EV around the time Tesla arrived on the automotive scene in 2008. Road test work began with two Lexus crossovers fitted with self-driving sensors, a sub-project called Baja. Elon was glad too.

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JULY 19, 2009

has doubled the output capacity for core hybrid components to 168,000 units a year to meet projected demand for parts used in the new Lexus HS 250h hybrid. subsidiary brought the factory online in August 2008 to make a hybrid-vehicle unit that combines a motor, transmission and other components. Toyota Motor Kyushu Inc. Earlier post.).

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JANUARY 9, 2024

Volvo is gearing up to start deliveries of the EX30 while Polestar will bring the 3 and 4 SUVs. Volvo is gearing up to start deliveries of the EX30 while Polestar will bring the 3 and 4 SUVs.

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DECEMBER 8, 2009

Overall light-duty vehicle sales were essentially flat for the month, according to figures from Autodata, with 746,928 units sold in November 2009, compared to 746,789 units in November 2008. in November 2008, but down slightly from 2.9% November 2009 has 23 selling days, compared to 25 in November 2008. from November 2008.

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JULY 4, 2012

Overall, GM sales were up 16% year-on-year in June to 248,750 vehicle—the company’s highest sales since September 2008. Toyota Division posted June sales of 23,105 hybrids, while Lexus Division reported sales of 2,671 hybrids for the month. For the first six months of the year, the LEAF has sold 3,148 units, down 18.8%

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OCTOBER 5, 2009

September 2009 had 25 sales days compared to 24 days for September 2008. from September 2008. The Prius posted September sales of 10,984 units, up 1% from September 2008, but down 42% from August 2009. The Prius posted September sales of 10,984 units, up 1% from September 2008, but down 42% from August 2009. year-on-year.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2009

Releasing its earnings for the quarter ending 31 December 2008, Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) forecast a total operating loss of ¥450 billion (US$4.9 For FY 2008 (ended 31 March 2008), Toyota had reported operating income of ¥2,238.6 billion), with a net loss of ¥350 billion (US$3.8 billion (US$24.3 year-on-year to ¥4.8

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SEPTEMBER 2, 2009

There were 26 selling days in August 2009, vs. 27 in August 2008. Changes in OEM hybrid market share, August 2008 to August 2009. in August 2008 to 8.2% Toyota dropped from 75% in August 2008 to 62.5% in August 2008, while GM saw its share drop from 6.3% in August 2008 to 4.4% by volume from August 2008.

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SEPTEMBER 4, 2009

Audi notes that the Lexus HS 250h offers similar combined fuel economy with hybrid technology (EPA estimated 35/34 mpg US city/highway) but not the highway mileage range. During the coast-to-coast 2008 Audi Mileage Marathon, the Audi A3 2.0 The MSRPs do not include a delivery, processing and handling fee of $875. L/100 km (50.0

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JANUARY 9, 2011

over 2008 levels. deaths for 2008. TTC is responsible for engineering design, vehicle development, safety and performance evaluation, regulatory affairs and advanced technical research in North America for Toyota and Lexus vehicles assembled or sold in the US. deaths per 100 million vehicle miles traveled in 2009, compared to 1.26

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JULY 3, 2009

by volume in June 2009 year-on-year to 26,205 units, representing 3% of new vehicles sold—marking the highest monthly new vehicle share since April 2008, and the fourth straight month of increasing share. On the Lexus side, the RX hybrid posted 527 units, down 60.4% from 1,330 units in June 2008. from June 2008.

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MAY 12, 2009

Toyota will also launch the new Lexus hybrid during the summer, along with two more new hybrid models this fiscal year. Domestic new car sales (excluding mini-cars) in fiscal 2008 were 2.52 Toyota Motor Corp. The company has already received more than 50,000 preorders since it began taking orders last month. Mitsubishi Motors Corp.

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JULY 16, 2009

In 2008, Toyota sold more than 1.1 million Toyota and Lexus vehicles in Europe. The plant has produced more than 2.5 million vehicles to-date, including the Carina E, Corolla, Avensis and Auris, for sale in Europe and export overseas. TMUK represents a total investment of over £1.85

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2009

The report covering April 2008 – March 2009 shows that the company is achieving year-on-year reductions in CO2 emissions and step up its use of green energy. Fleet-average CO2 emissions on new Toyota and Lexus vehicles sold in Europe shrunk by almost 4% from 150.7 g/km to 145.3

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JULY 5, 2009

This meant that a total of 26,205 hybrid units were sold - some three per cent of all new vehicles, the highest monthly new vehicle share since April 2008. Nissan: The Japanese manufacturer posted 666 units of the Altima Hybrid, which is a fall of 50 per cent compared to June 2008. Reported sales of hybrids in the US increased by 5.2

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 2, 2009

The Civic Hybrid meanwhile sold 717 units, down 77 per cent compared to August 2008. Toyota : Still the hybrid sales leader, Toyota sold 24,191 units in the month including 543 of the new Lexus HS250. In terms of the luxury division Lexus, the RX Hybrid enjoyed a sales jump of 37.4 per cent to 836 units.

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MARCH 2, 2009

The all-new hybrid transaxle adopts improvements first used in previous post-2004 Toyota/Lexus hybrids such as the Camry hybrid, Highlander hybrid, and Lexus RX 400h, as well as refinements not previously employed. Click to enlarge. The result is 20% lighter in weight compared to the previous model.

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OCTOBER 5, 2009

However, it sold 2,138 hybrids in September which is 116 per cent up compared to September 2008 – sales of the Milan/Escape hybrid were down 11.3 per cent; while Toyota’s luxury division Lexus saw sales of the RX hybrid rise by 57 per cent to 1,168 units, the GS hybrid sell 38 units, up 31 per cent, and the LS600h post 12 units, down 74.5

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EV Info

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

12 Peugeot e-2008 Electric car 2 257 2.04 35 Lexus UX Electric car 761 0.69 12 Peugeot e-2008 Electric car 2 257 2.04 35 Lexus UX Electric car 761 0.69 Nr Brand Model Driveline Number 2021 Share in% 1 Tesla Model 3 Electric car 7 048 6.36 2 Toyota RAV4 Charging hybrid (B) 6 515 5.88 3 Volkswagen ID.4 15 Volkswagen ID.3

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MARCH 2, 2014

Lexus will stage the European premiere of the new RC F—which made its global debut at the North American International Auto Show in January—at the upcoming Geneva Motor Show. In 2005, Ford filed for a patent on Otto-Atkinson technology; the patent (EP 1754872 B1) was published in 2008. The Lexus 5.0-liter

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JUNE 30, 2009

At the end of 2008, there were 13 non-hybrid cars from other manufacturers emitting less than 105g/km of CO2 on the market. Tags: Volvo Boris Johnson congestion charge Lexus. Green Car of the Year award from The Mayor recently. Green Car of the Year-winning S40 1.6D to enter the capital. Let us know your thoughts below.

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APRIL 23, 2009

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MAY 4, 2009

Here is how each manufacturer faired: Ford: The addition of the Fusion and Milan Hybrids gave Ford a neat boost with hybrid sales up 21 per cent compared to April 2008. Toyota’s luxury division Lexus was also hard hit. Overall, reported sales of hybrids dropped 45.5 Together the two cars sold 2,299 units. per cent to 933 units.

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JULY 19, 2011

Source: Weigle 2008. Despite a request for delay, the so called “analog sunset” became effective in February 2008. At that point at least five years of GM production vehicles and about three years of Lexus vehicles were on the road using this system. Michele Weigle, Old Dominion University, 2008).

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APRIL 23, 2009

The changes will affect the most polluting hybrids such as the Lexus RX 400H and biofuel ready cars such as the Saab 9-5 Biopower. This will bring the taxation system more in line with reforms of the Vehicle Excise Duty (VED) tax bands, which are to take effect from 1 May 2009 as announced in the 2008 Pre-Budget report.

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OCTOBER 21, 2021

Toyota offers 12 hybrid models (Toyota & Lexus ) with similar electric motors and advanced battery packs. since the Tesla roadster was introduced in 2008. Now on the market is the second generation Mirai , a fuel-cell sedan with a 350-mile range and a $57,000 price tag. We’ve tested most of those. First Drive: 2013 RAV4 EV.

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JANUARY 2, 2023

Lexus RZ450e. 2023 Lexus RZ 450e. The first Lexus EV – the UX300e – was nothing to get excited about (buyers certainly didn’t), but the RZ450e is a very different beast. Peugeot e-2008. Peugeot e-2008. As with the e-208, the e-2008 is yet to be officially confirmed for Australia, but it’s a done deal.

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 15, 2009

Q: Toyota won TheGreenCarWebsite.co.uk’s ‘Green Car Manufacturer’ award in 2008 as well as a host of others across the industry. Lexus will also unveil a new hybrid at Frankfurt with the full hybrid LF-Ch premium concept. TheGreenCarWebsite.co.uk What is it that makes Toyota, a leader in the field of green car technology?

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NOVEMBER 25, 2022

Lexus UX 300e – first BEV from the Japanese luxury brand is on the wish list for Lexus in Australia. Lexus NX PHEV – Plug-in hybrid version of Lexus’s mid-sized SUV will be available for the first time in the second-generation NX (due in Australia in November 2021), although PHEV is still not confirmed locally.

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APRIL 22, 2009

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Revenge of the Electric Car

FEBRUARY 8, 2010

In 2008, Coulomb installed its first ChargePoint Networked Charging Station in a downtown San Jose parking garage; its Web site now shows ChargePoints in at least 24 states. Just about every major carmaker now has an EV in the works, with Tesla developing its Model S to take on Mercedes and Lexus in the luxury sedan market.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

Revenues, which have grown by about 45% annually during the past five years, reached $4 billion in 2008. He was paid about $265,000 in 2008, and he lives in a BYD-owned apartment complex with other engineers. Each of BYDs business units - batteries, mobile-phone components, and autos - was profitable in 2008, albeit on a small scale.

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