Green Car Reports
MAY 4, 2024
Which Lexus model has gone hybrid-only for 2025? Which automaker is adding hybrid production at its U.S. dedicated EV plant? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending May 3, 2024.
Baua Electric
MAY 4, 2024
Which Lexus model has gone hybrid-only for 2025? Lucid Gravity prototype The 2024 Acura ZDX EV is the quickest SUV ever from the Honda luxury brand—and it definitely looks the part. The 2025 Lexus UX 300h has gone hybrid-only , and the most popular AWD version of this model gets a noteworthy gas-mileage boost.
The Truth About Cars
JUNE 9, 2023
Lexus is hitting the public with a one-two punch this week. The infiniti QX80 and GMC Yukon are a little too big, while something like the Acura MDX is a little too small. & Lexus says the back row will be more spacious, comfortable, and easier to get into than what was available on the three-row variant of the RX.
The Truth About Cars
FEBRUARY 23, 2024
Leading Brands in Reliability Lexus (Score: 79) Toyota (Score: 76) Mini (Score: 71) Acura (Score: 70) Honda (Score: 70) Rounding out the top 10 are Subaru, Mazda, Porsche, BMW, and Kia. Hybrids show 26% fewer problems than traditional vehicles, but plug-in hybrids and electric vehicles often score lower in reliability.
Clean Fleet Report
JANUARY 15, 2022
The Acura RDX has been one of the best-selling compact premium SUVs since 2006, and has sold more than 50,000 every year since 2015. With this success you had better bet folks at Acura were careful when doing a light restyle for the 2022 RDX, with a refresh of the exterior, interior and suspension plus added standard technology.
Green Car Congress
MARCH 1, 2014
In 2013, Toyota’s hybrid sales (12 models between the Toyota and Lexus brands), sold almost 345,000 units, representing about 15% of total Toyota sales in the US. By contrast, Honda sold about 23,000 hybrids across the Honda and Acura brands in the US in 2013, representing about 1.5% of total Honda sales in the US for that year.
The Truth About Cars
NOVEMBER 29, 2023
Plug-in hybrids were even worse with 146 percent more issues. Plug-in hybrids shared similar troubles, with Fisher stating that their usage of two entirely separate powertrains adds complexity that can undermine reliability. For 2023, CR reported that EVs had 79 percent more problems than automobiles that use internal combustion.
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