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Toyota sells 100,000th hybrid in UK

Green Car Congress

Sister brand Lexus is closing in on 50,000 UK sales, achieved since the debut there of the RX 400h in 2005. liter VVT-i gasoline engine manufactured by TMUK at Deeside in North Wales. The hybrid system includes a 1.8-liter

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CalCars and PHEVs Frequently Asked Questions

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Dont PHEVs just shift pollution from gasoline cars to power plants? The enthusiasm for ethanol ("flex-fuel" cars use E85, which is 85% ethanol and 15% gasoline) is welcome. We try to be careful to emphasize in the fine print that PHEVs can get over 100 miles/gallon of gasoline , PLUS electric costs of about 1-2 cents/mile.

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