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Lexus RZ range boost, tariff on China EVs, Ford and GM lose EV tax credit: Today’s Car News

Green Car Reports

An even higher tariff on Chinese EVs is being considered. And the Lexus RZ EV gets a lower-priced base model with more range. The 2024 Lexus RZ 300e adds more driving range to the only EV in the Toyota luxury brand’s U.S. EV tax credit qualification gets murky in the new year. This and more, here at Green Car Reports.

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Lexus introduces the UX 300e, its first EV, in China; on sale in China and Europe in 2020

Green Car Congress

Lexus is introducing its first battery electric vehicle (BEV), the UX 300e, at the Guangzhou International Automobile Exhibition. The UX 300e is scheduled to go on sale in the Chinese and European markets in 2020, and in Japan early in 2021. Lexus focus on sound management lets drivers enjoy comfortable tranquility in the cabin.

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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

It is also a big reason the popularity of Chinese-made cars is exploding in Australia, as both the Model 3 and Model Y are made in Shanghai. Chinese cars sit number three behind Japan and Thailand in terms of popularity in Australia. Tesla’s tally is obviously the key to the 385.4

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Adamas Intelligence: record 286.2 GWh deployed onto roads in passenger EV batteries in 2021; up 113% y-o-y

Green Car Congress

GWh deployed onto roads globally (31% of the global total)—a 204% increase over 2020 on the back of an ever-broadening book of supply agreements with Chinese, European and North American automakers. By cell supplier, China-based CATL took the lead in 2021 with a record 87.8 Japan’s Panasonic rounded off the top three with a record 41.4

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2014 Lexus CT 200h Hybrid To Debut In China

Green Car Reports

It''s a mark of how important the Chinese market now is that Lexus has chosen the upcoming Guangzhou Motor Show to reveal its updated CT 200h. That''s despite both the Los Angeles International Auto Show and the Tokyo Motor Show starting around the same time--both shows hosting several significant launches for 2014.

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Toyota sets goal to sell 1.5 million BEV units by 2026

Teslarati

In its FY 2023 Financial Results —ending in March 2023—Toyota stated that it expects to sell 200,000 BEV units by 2024 with the help of the BZ3 and Lexus RZ. It includes the BZ3, Lexus RZ, and bZ4X. The BZ3 is a sedan developed for the Chinese car market. The BZ3 is a sedan developed for the Chinese car market.

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Shanghai auto show: Deutsche Bank's preview

CN EV Post

In addition to these three Chinese upstarts, traditional Chinese OEMs have been very active over the past year, the team said. In addition to local Chinese carmakers, global OEMs are also showing off new products, and upcoming new models will include the Polestar 4 , Smart #3, Lexus LM and Maybach SUV BEV, the team noted.

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