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Lexus RX plug-in hybrid review, BMW changes batteries, Bollinger B1 back, Harbinger bows: Today’s Car News

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Harbinger bows in the commercial-EV space with claims it can cost less. And we drive the Lexus RX 450h+. In a brief drive review of the 2023 Lexus RX 450h+ plug-in hybrid, we. Bollinger B1 and B2 electric trucks are back on, thanks to Mullen investment. This and more, here at Green Car Reports.

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Toyota aims for sales of more than 5.5M electrified vehicles including 1M ZEVS per year by 2030; no models developed without electrified version

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Additionally, by around 2025, every model in the Toyota and Lexus line-up around the world will be available either as a dedicated electrified model or have an electrified option. The FCEV line-up will be expanded for both passenger and commercial vehicles in the 2020s. By around 2030, Toyota aims to have annual sales of more than 5.5

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Junkyard Find: 1993 Nissan Stanza Altima GXE

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Only the Stanza Altima GLE came with an automatic transmission as standard equipment for 1993; a five-speed manual was the base transmission for the lesser trim levels and the optional automatic added $825 ($1,755 today) to the cost of those cars. There's no mention of the Stanza name in this TV commercial Ozone-friendly air conditioning!

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Toyota Posts $4.7B Operating Loss for FY09, Forecasts $8.6B Loss for FY10; Focus on Hybrids, Compact Vehicles and Cost Reduction to Recover

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billion) for fiscal 2010 (ending 31 March 2010), Toyota Motor Corporation said it will try to recover through a more selective deployment of its resources, with a focus on hybrids, compacts and cost-reduction. Hit with an operating loss of ¥461 billion (US$4.7

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DENSO cuts size and weight of radiator by 40%

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This new material allows for a global procurement of materials, which helps DENSO be cost-effective in all regions around the world. The newly developed 16 mm wide radiator is installed in the Lexus GS. The fin, using DENSO’s manufacturing expertise, is the world’s thinnest of its kind, the company says.

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[PRESS RELEASE] POLITICAL PARTIES – LET’S BACK EV POLICIES TO SAVE NEW ZEALAND MONEY

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It is one of the most cost-effective ways to cut our greenhouse emissions, because it reduces the $9b a year New Zealand spends importing oil products from overseas,” said Mr. Gilbert. The vehicles already registered will save two million tonnes of greenhouse emissions over the lifetime of those vehicles. There’s much more to be done.

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Renesas Electronics introduces V2V and V2I communications solutions

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It is the only device in the world with a proven track record that is currently commercially deployed in the V2X wireless SoC market. These kit solutions make it possible to construct optimal systems for each region at low cost. The R-Car W1R was adopted in Denso Corporation’s in-vehicle ITS units.

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