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A cheap Toyota EV? Not right now, the company says

Baua Electric

Toyota has no current plans to launch a cheap EV despite demand building. Toyota says no small, cheap EV is in the works Although many automakers, including VW, Stellantis, and Kia, have revealed plans to launch low-cost EVs under $30,000 (£25,000), Toyota says not so fast. Toyota (including Lexus) sold nearly 9.4

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Tesla Model Y and BYD Atto 3 lead the way as Chinese-built electric vehicle sales soar in Australia

EV Central

The Tesla Model Y continues to lead the electric car surge in Australia, finishing fourth outright on the sales ladder in July. Add in 604 Model 3 sedan sales and Tesla claimed eighth overall in July with 3934 sales. It also sits eighth for the year with 29,511 sales. Tesla’s tally is obviously the key to the 385.4

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Lexus lowers hybrid prices to reduce premium over gasoline substantially

Green Car Reports

Gas is cheap in the U.S. The result is that hybrids have been quietly ebbing as a proportion of total vehicle sales. DON'T MISS: 2018 Lexus RX 450hL hybrid three-row SUV priced from $51,600 At their peak about five years ago, hybrids. and has been for years.

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2018 Lexus RX 450hL hybrid three-row SUV priced from $51,600

Green Car Reports

Lexus invented the idea of a luxury hybrid utility vehicle in a version of its RX crossover well over a decade ago, but sales haven't been strong of late. Cheap gasoline, better fuel efficiency from all types of vehicles due to rising CAFE rules, and a lack of interest in hybrids have all hurt the latest version of the RX Hybrid.

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The Toyota FT-Se Concept Probably Isn’t the Next MR2

The Truth About Cars

Hideaki Iida, the project manager for the Gazoo Racing (GR) Design Group and designer of the FT-Se, has informed the outlet that his concept utilizes some of the same hardware as the& Lexus LF-ZC that’s already been confirmed for production. We're going to release the Lexus model in 2026 and this one afterward," he said. "We

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You can lease a Toyota bZ4X for next to nothing right now

Baua Electric

4% of Toyota’s total US sales, and much less than the number of EV sales from much smaller companies. A lot of Californians, even those who already had nice cars, decided that having a cheap runaround with extremely low fueling costs would be worthwhile, and snatched one up. FTC: We use income earning auto affiliate links.

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Used electric vehicle pricing guide: How much you’ll pay for a pre-loved Tesla Model 3, Hyundai Kona Electric, MG ZS EV and many more

EV Central

Late to the party on EV incentives and decent charging infrastructure, only in the past two years have EV sales really made a dent in the Australian market. These tiny i-MiEVs were the first EVs on sale in Australia in 2010. They barely registered a sale in Australia, but these cute little Zoes did solid numbers in Europe.

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