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Total Sales of Toyota and Lexus Hybrids Top 1M Mark in US

Green Car Congress

Toyota plans to introduce 10 new hybrid models between now and 2012 in various global markets, with sales of one million gas-electric hybrids per year, worldwide, sometime early in the next decade. Toyota launched of the Prius in late 1997 in the Japan market, and in the US in July 2000. million Prius sold worldwide.

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Road Test: 2022 Lexus ES 300h Hybrid F Sport

Clean Fleet Report

When combined with the electric motor, there is a total system 215 horsepower. When the battery is well-charged the EV mode allows driving for short distances and low speeds by pure electricity, such as in a parking structure or sneaking in late at night. The ES 300h is not a sport sedan, and Lexus does not market it as a sport sedan.

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Road Test: 2022 Genesis G80 Sport Prestige 3.5T AWD

Clean Fleet Report

Genesis currently does not offer any hybrid vehicles, but as the up-market division of Hyundai they certainly could. Road Test: 2018 Lexus GS 450h Hybrid. Our focus is on vehicles that offer the best fuel economy in their class, which leads us to emphasize electric cars, plug-in hybrids, hybrids and diesels.