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2024 Toyota Grand Highlander hybrid to start at $44,670; $54,040 for the Hybrid MAX

Green Car Congress

The 2024 Toyota Grand Highlander goes on sale in the US this summer with three available powertrains across three grades: the 2.4L The Hybrid MAX powertrain makes Grand Highlander the most powerful Midsize SUV Toyota has ever built, with a 0-60 time of 6.3 turbo gasoline engine, the 2.5L hybrid, and the 362 hp Hybrid MAX.

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New Toyota Highlander turbocharged engine offers more torque and fewer emissions

Green Car Congress

The 2023 Toyota Highlander gas models are equipped with a new, higher-torque, high-efficiency turbocharged engine. The new engine, standard across all gasoline grades, is also more environmentally conscious, with more than a 50% reduction in NO x and NMOG compared to the outgoing V6 engine. The 265-horsepower, 2.4-liter

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Toyota plots an all-electric Highlander SUV, will the Tundra and Tacoma be next?

Baua Electric

After a slow start, Toyota is looking to shake things up with its next round of electric cars. Toyota’s second best-selling SUV in the US, the Toyota Highlander, is going fully electric. The Japanese automaker has been notoriously slow in transitioning to fully electric vehicles. of Toyota’s total sales.

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Camry hybrid, Ioniq 5 N reviews; Prius and Cybertruck recalls; Highlander EV: The Week in Reverse

Baua Electric

In a first drive of the 2025 Toyota Camry hybrid , we found that the hybrid system blends into the background—just like the rest of the car, which has now appropriately gone all-hybrid. Available all-wheel drive, its ratings of up to 51 mpg combined, and a comfortable, spacious interior make it one of the most appealing Camry sedans yet.

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Maryland school board approves purchase of 326 electric school buses; Thomas Built e-buses powered by Proterra

Green Car Congress

The Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) (Maryland) Board of Education approved a contract on Tuesday evening with Highland Electric Transportation, a provider of turnkey electric fleet solutions, to convert the MCPS school bus fleet to all-electric, starting with 326 school buses over the next four years.

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Tesla’s refreshed Model 3 has arrived at a delivery center in Malaysia

Teslarati

automaker launched sales of its electric vehicles (EVs) in the country earlier this year. First scheduled delivery of Model 3 highland RHD – 30th November Pick up at Tesla Cyberjaya , Malaysia. Tesla Model 3 Highland named best car you can buy in Norway What are your thoughts?

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BYD Seal hunter: Here’s what we’ve learnt about the new ‘Project Highland’ Tesla Model 3 ahead of its Australian arrival

EV Central

First deliveries of the updated Tesla Model 3 are still a couple of months away in Australia, but more details are coming out about the new electric car codenamed Project Highland. Given the competition coming from the new BYD Seal , the Model 3 will need all the artillery it can muster.