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Battery cost makes affordable Toyota EV unlikely, exec says

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Some automakers are launching small, affordable EVs for the European market, but Toyota currently has no plans to follow them, Andrea Carlucci, the automaker’s European development boss, said. It told Green Car Reports in 2021 that it aimed to make affordability, not range , the focus of its EV plans. But it’s only U.S.-market

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Used EV price drop, Lexus UX hybrid mpg, die-cast electric G-wagen: Today’s Car News

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And the most affordable Lexus gets more fuel-efficient. The UX 300h AWD now gets 43 mpg combined, and it starts around $40,000. While last week marked the debut of the 2025 Mercedes-Benz G 580 with EQ Technology—the electric G-wagen to the rest of us—this week a more affordable version arrives.

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2025 Lexus UX 300h AWD hybrid earns 42 mpg, starts around $40,000

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The UX 300h AWD now gets 42 mpg, up from 39 mpg, and the UX 300h in front-wheel-drive form gets 43 mpg, up 1 mpg. 2025 Lexus UX 300h The UX family is the most affordable model in the Lexus lineup, starting at $38,640 in base 300h form, or $40,210 with AWD. Although this U.S. EPA ratings are up, too.

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Hyundai Ioniq 6 deal, affordable Honda and Toyota EVs, Civic and Elantra hybrids: The Week in Reverse

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Efficiency-focused Elantra Hybrid Blue models retain the 54-mpg combined EPA rating. Two automakers this past week, both known for affordable gasoline cars, dashed hopes of seeing more affordable EVs anytime soon. Toyota also dismisses the viability of an affordable EV —in this case, specific to the European market.

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Honda Civic Hybrid details, VW ID.7 delay, Camaro EV: Today’s Car News

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The Civic Hybrid will be perky and provide nearly 50 mpg. The 2025 Honda Civic Hybrid lineup coming this summer will return nearly 50 mpg, the automaker revealed Tuesday, as well as pep and performance that may rival that of the sporty Si model. 7 delay, Camaro EV: Today’s Car News appeared first on Bauaelectric Auto News.

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2012 Honda Civic HF 41-MPG Model: Video Tour, NY Auto Show

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Of the five separate 2012 Honda Civic models featured at last month's New York Auto Show, the Civic HF sedan is probably the most affordable tradeoff between gas mileage and purchase price. It's EPA-rated at 29 mpg city, 41 mpg highway, toward the top of the 2012 Civic lineup. Its base price is $19,455.

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Car Dealers Fight Higher MPG Rules, Again, Over Affordability

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You'd think that if President Obama, two government agencies, and 13 of the world's largest carmakers supported a set of new regulations to improve gas mileage, they might be popular with auto dealers too. At a Tuesday public hearing on the proposed joint NHTSA-EPA standards for fuel economy in 2017-2025 vehicles, the National Auto Dealers.

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