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Refreshed Toyota 2017 Highlander features 8AT, two new hybrid grades

Green Car Congress

The refreshed Toyota 2017 Highlander mid-size sport utility vehicle will feature a new Direct Shift 8-speed (8AT automatic transmission), as well as two new grades for the hybrid version of the model. The Highlander Hybrid adds two new grades, (LE and XLE) to its existing lineup of Limited and Platinum models for a total of four.

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Apparent Tesla Model 3 Project Highland unit spotted winter testing in New Zealand

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It appears that Tesla has brought over a Model 3 Project Highland unit at the Southern Hemisphere Proving Grounds (SHPG) in New Zealand. These include the Tesla Cybertruck , as well as a car that appears to be a Project Highland Model 3 unit. link] Also, is there possibly a Tesla Model 3 Highland hidden under the black covers?

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Tesla Shanghai export lot shows Model 3 Highland production ramp is going smoothly

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Tesla Giga Shanghai’s export lot is full of the automaker’s new Model 3, suggesting that the production ramp of the “Highland” vehicle is going smoothly in its early days. Tesla launched the Model 3 Highland earlier this month, offering the new vehicle to several markets in Europe, Asia, and the Middle East.

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News: 2024 Toyota Grand Highlander

Clean Fleet Report

News: 2024 Toyota Grand Highlander A New, Larger SUV If the Toyota Highlander isn’t large enough for your family, then the all-new 2024 Grand Highlander may be what you are looking for. Like the Highlander, the Grand Highlander has three rows but the third row now is more accommodating. The base 2.4-liter

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Tesla will demo and update a production line at Fremont, perhaps for new Highland Model 3

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Tesla applied to demolish “multiple equipment, tools, and utilities” lines at the Fremont Factory on Thursday, and the timing aligns with the recent images of the Project Highland Model 3 that continue to leak. Model 3 production has taken place at Fremont since the car was first built in 2017.

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2017 Toyota Highlander Hybrid: brief drive of updated three-row SUV

Green Car Reports

The 2017 Toyota Highlander Hybrid remains the only three-row hybrid crossover utility vehicle sold in the U.S. And for the 2017 model year, it's gotten some mild updates. We had a chance to spend half an hour in a new 2017 Highlander Hybrid during last.

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Toyota West Virginia rolls its first hybrid transaxle off production line; $226M investment

Green Car Congress

An initial $113-million investment was announced in late 2017 for TMMWV to yearly produce 120,000 hybrid transaxles, which replaces the conventional transmission in hybrid vehicles.