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Cumulative global sales of Lexus hybrids pass half-million mark

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From the sale of the first RX 400h in 2005 through to the end of November this year, Lexus has sold more than 506,000 of its hybrid vehicles. In 2005, 26,000 Lexus hybrids were sold; by 30 November this year the annual total was at 113,000. Today, hybrids account for about 25% of all Lexus sales. Global total. %

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New Lexus UX 300e increases cruising range by over 40% to 450 km

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Lexus announces the global debut of the new UX 300e, a significant evolution of the brand’s first production BEV model. Since the 2005 launch of the RX 400h, the world’s first hybrid SUV, Lexus […] The post New Lexus UX 300e increases cruising range by over 40% to 450 km appeared first on Electric Cars Report.

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Lexus has sold more than 1M hybrids

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Lexus International announced it has sold more than 1 million hybrid vehicles worldwide since the RX 400h went on sale in April 2005. As of the end of March 2016, Lexus had sold approximately 1,000,600 hybrid vehicles in 11 years. Today, Lexus manufactures ten hybrid models, with more on the way.

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Toyota sells 100,000th hybrid in UK

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Fourteen years after the launch in the UK of the first-generation Prius, Toyota has sold its 100,000 th hybrid there. Sister brand Lexus is closing in on 50,000 UK sales, achieved since the debut there of the RX 400h in 2005. The hybrid system includes a 1.8-liter The hybrid system includes a 1.8-liter

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Global Lexus Hybrid Sales Pass Half-Million Mark

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Luxury automaker Lexus has hit a major milestone in hybrid sales: Half a million units. Since the company's first hybrid, the Lexus RX 400h hit the roads in 2005, over 506,000 have followed. And it's the RX hybrid which is still the best-selling line, making up over half of Lexus's total hybrid sales.

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Cumulative sales of Toyota Motor hybrids top 2M units in Japan, 4.6M worldwide; 1.02M from Jan to Oct.

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Global annual sales of TMC hybrids. Cumulative sales in Japan of Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) hybrid vehicles—including plug-in hybrids— reached 2.04 Globally, cumulative sales of TMC-produced hybrid vehicles since the first was launched in 1997 have now topped 4.60 Of the global 4.6

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2023 Lexus UX 300e launched with a new battery pack and 40% increase in range to 450 km

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Lexus announces the global debut of the new UX 300e, a significant evolution of the brand's first production BEV model. Since the 2005 launch of the RX 400h, the world's first hybrid SUV, Lexus has been a pioneer of electrification in the luxury market.

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