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Toyota and Lexus partner with WattTime to offer lower emissions EV charging program

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Toyota Motor North America recently entered into an agreement with environmental tech nonprofit WattTime to provide certain health and environmental impact data to Toyota and Lexus customers with eligible vehicles to enable them to find ideal charging times to reduce emissions when charging at home.

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Lexus RZ 450e quick spin: Luxury electric SUV first Australian drive

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The Toyota-owned Japanese luxury brand Lexus already has the UX 300e battery electric SUV on-sale in Australia. While the UX 300e is something of a compliance car, sharing its fundamental platform with ICE brethren, the RZ is the first dedicated Lexus EV. 2023 Lexus RZ 450e steering yoke. So what about equipment?

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Toyota Industries Corp. Develops Solar Charging Station for EVs and PHEVs

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Toyota Industries’ solar charging station. Toyota Industries Corp (TIC) has developed a solar charging station for plug-in hybrid vehicles (PHVs) and electric vehicles (EVs). The station is grid connected, and also captures power generated by the 1.9 kWh storage battery, for subsequent use in charging.

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Toyota and Oncor to collaborate on V2G pilot

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Toyota Motor North America and Oncor Electric Delivery, a Texas-based electric transmission and distribution company, will collaborate on a pilot project around vehicle-to-grid (V2G), a technology that allows vehicles to flow energy from their battery back onto the electric grid.

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News: 2023 Toyota Crown Hybrid

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The front end features a large closed grille that sports a hash-grid pattern, and narrow LED head and daytime driving lights that wrap onto front fenders. The low profile roof, with a panoramic sunroof on the Limited and Platinum models, sweeps to the trunk, which has attractive LED tail lights connected by a light strip.

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Polestar 4 now on-sale as mid-sized electric SUV targets Tesla Model Y

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Fast DC charging can be done at up to 200kW and AC charging at up to 11kW – or 22kW with the optional Plus pack. That translates to a 10-80 percent DC fast charge in as little as 30 minutes. AC charging takes about 11 hours on a three-phase connection (or 5.5 Polestar 4 does not have a rear window.

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Toyota electric ute could be less than 12 months away from Australia, but will fast-tracked HiLux and Ranger-sized dual-cab finally silence diesel-loving doubters?

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Sato’s uprated EV plan also includes the development of new generation dedicated EV platform with better range and cheaper development costs, vehicle to grid (V2G) capability, improved connectivity and upgraded operating systems. He also confirmed Australia would receive an updated bZ4X with increased range and charging capability. “By