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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 accelerates EV commitment, confirms electric ute

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Sato declared Toyota and luxury brand Lexus would add 10 new EVs over the next three years based on both the new platform and a modified version of e-TNGA. Automation will be ramped up dramatically. The post Toyota accelerates EV commitment, confirms electric ute appeared first on EV Central.

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

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The station is grid connected, and also captures power generated by the 1.9 Maximum output using grid power is 202VAC/3.2kW. Full operation of the stations will begin in April, with 20 Prius Plug-In Hybrids. kW solar panel in an 8.4 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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AC charging takes about 11 hours on a three-phase connection (or 5.5 The Polestar 4 also comes with Google Assistant and maps as well as connectivity to the Google Play store to give access to third-party apps. That translates to a 10-80 percent DC fast charge in as little as 30 minutes. Polestar 4 does not have a rear window.

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