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Toyota introduces new 2020 Highlander and hybrid at New York International Auto Show; TNGA-K platform

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Toyota introduced the next-generation three-row 2020 Highlander SUV at the New York International Auto Show. Just as the first RAV4 launched the compact crossover SUV segment 22 years ago, the original Highlander redefined the midsize family SUV when it arrived in 2001.

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SEAT introducing first natural-gas-fueled SUV at Paris show: Arona TGI

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SEAT, a member of the Volkswagen Group, will introduce the first SUV powered by compressed natural at the Paris Motor Show. Internally, the 1.0-liter The SUV has a gas tank capacity of 14.3 The new Arona TGI marks the fourth vehicle in SEAT’s line-up to benefit from the cleaner, cheaper fuel, joining the Leon, Ibiza and Mii.

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Producing the Mercedes-Benz GLC F-CELL fuel-cell SUV

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Daimler is currently systematically preparing for series production of the Mercedes-Benz GLC F-CELL; the company had shown preproduction models of the hydrogen fuel cell SUV at the IAA International Motor Show in Frankfurt last September ( Earlier post.). The plug-in hybrid SUV will be produced at the Mercedes-Benz plant in Bremen.

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IM LS7 City Are compatible electrical SUV introduced with AI cockpit, worth begins at 40,500 USD

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On June 12, IM Motors introduced unutilized variants of its IM LS7 natural electrical SUV – City Are compatible and City Are compatible Professional, to be had in rear-wheel power, priced between 289,800 – 309,800 yuan (40,500 – 43,300 USD). The LS7 is the primary SUV from IM Motors and used to be first introduced in February this future.

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Mercedes-AMG GLE 53 performance SUV is a 48V mild hybrid

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This system, as well as the intelligent charging via an electric auxiliary compressor and an exhaust gas turbocharger, all have the same goal: to enhance the hallmark AMG performance and driving dynamics, but also to reduce fuel consumption and emissions. As a result, the 3.0-liter

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Lamborghini wants to reduce carbon emissions 40% per car by 2030

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Globally, the transportation sector makes up about 15 percent of the roughly 59 gigatons of CO2 produced, only counting direct emissions from exhaust pipes. Across the life cycle, Lamborghini says its 2021 and 2022 model-year vehicles produce the equivalent of about 700,000 tons of CO2, according to a value chain emissions inventory.

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Gen 5 2019 Toyota RAV4 debuts at New York International Auto Show; 2.5L inline-4 and Toyota Hybrid System

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Toyota introduced the fifth-generation RAV4 at the New York International Auto Show. The engine utilizes high-speed combustion technology and a variable control system for greater thermal efficiency output, which reduces energy losses associated with exhaust and cooling systems and the movement of mechanical parts, among other factors.

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