Green Car Congress

JANUARY 15, 2018

The the Detroit Auto Show, Lexus introduced the Lexus LF-1 Limitless concept—a flagship crossover. The LF-1 concept could be powered by fuel cell, hybrid, plug-in hybrid, gasoline, or even all-electric powertrains. —Lexus General Manager Jeff Bracken.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 7, 2018

Lexus hosted the world premiere of the new UX crossover at the 2018 Geneva Motor show. liter gasoline engine that reaps the performance and fuel economy benefits of high thermal efficiency; and a new mid-power, fourth-generation self-charging hybrid system. It will be available both with front-wheel drive and with Lexus’ E-Four.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 18, 2012

Lexus Australia revealed the second version of the Lexus LF-LC hybrid concpet, which made its debut at the Detroit Auto Show earlier this year ( earlier post ), the new LF-LC Blue. Lexus LF-LC Blue. The Advanced Lexus Hybrid Drive features an Atkinson cycle combustion engine mated to an advanced high-energy battery pack.

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Clean Fleet Report

OCTOBER 9, 2021

Lexus has an all-new NX coming next year. Lexus isn’t standing still with its popular NX line of compact crossovers, which debuted in 2014. The all-new 2022 NX will come in four models, with two gasoline, one hybrid and one plug-in hybrid powertrain choices, two transmissions, and either front- or all-wheel drive. Model Lineup.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 8, 2016

Following the world premiere of the V8-powered LC 500 at the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) in January 2016, Lexus introduced its hybrid variant, the new LC 500h. The LC is a new flagship 2+2 performance coupe for Lexus’ global model range, and will go on sale in the US in Spring 2017. Wider speed range.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 14, 2013

At the Frankfurt Motor Show, Lexus introduced the fourth model—and the second hybrid—in the GS range, the GS 300h hybrid, which will be launched at the end of 2013. The new GS 300h is equipped with a second-generation Lexus Hybrid Drive system similar to that installed in the IS 300h. l/100 km (50 mpg US ).

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Green Car Congress

JULY 7, 2014

2015 Lexus NX 300h. Lexus has introduced the new Lexus NX compact utility, first unveiled in Beijing ( earlier post ) to North America. The 2015 Lexus NX debuts in two versions, the NX 200t with a turbocharged 2.0-liter The new Lexus NX features numerous other firsts in a Lexus, among them: The all-new 2.0-liter

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 17, 2012

Rendering of the Lexus LF-CC Click to enlarge. Lexus will introduce the LF-CC, a new, mid-sized coupe concept at the 2012 Paris Motor Show. Earlier this year, Lexus unveiled the LF-LC 2+2 sports coupe concept at the 2012 Detroit Motor Show. liter full-hybrid powertrain which will be introduced soon in the Lexus model range.

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Lexus Hybrid Concept Motor 186

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 20, 2020

Toyota Motor Europe reported 2019 sales of 1,089,422 Toyota and Lexus vehicles, an increase of +5.2% With more than 550,000 hybrid electric vehicles sold, representing 52% of the total mix, Toyota and Lexus offers a total of 20 hybrid models, the widest range of full hybrid electric vehicles in the industry.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 18, 2016

Following the world premiere of the V8-powered LC 500, Lexus is introducing the new LC 500h, featuring the first Multi Stage Hybrid System, the next-generation of hybrid powertrains specifically designed for performance vehicles. The LC 500h delivers total system output of 264 kW (354 hp), with a targeted 0-100 km/h time of below 5 seconds.

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Lexus Hybrid Lithium Ion Engine 150

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 19, 2022

In Japan, Toyota and other automotive-related companies are about to begin a collaborative effort to expand the range of fuel options for internal combustion engines. Hydrogen: not a stand-in for gasoline. Toyota Motor Corporation has commissioned Yamaha Motor to develop a 5.0-liter Earlier post.). The unit is based on the 5.0-liter

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Hydrogen Toyota Fuel Corporation 448

Green Car Congress

MARCH 8, 2017

Lexus unveiled the 2018 Lexus LS 500h, the full hybrid version of its new flagship sedan, in Geneva. The LS 500h is equipped with the new Lexus Multi Stage Hybrid System, which provides enhanced responsiveness and linear acceleration, particularly when accelerating from a full stop. liter V6 gas engine and two electric motors.

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Lexus Hybrid 2017 Motor 150

Baua Electric

APRIL 26, 2024

Toyota announced on Thursday that it plans to build a new three-row battery-electric SUV in Princeton, Indiana, with a corresponding $1.4 billion investment in the automaker’s Kentucky plant, to build a separate three-row battery-electric SUV. billion investment in the plant.

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Toyota SUV Highlander Indiana 52

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 17, 2009

The 2010 Lexus LS 600h hybrid. Toyota Motor has made a range of technology and styling changes to the LS 600h, the full hybrid Lexus flagship first introduced in 2006 ( earlier post ), including redesigned seating, updated equipment, a new ECO driving mode and new brakes. Click to enlarge. seconds.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 26, 2022

The all-new SUV is rooted in a modern body-on-frame chassis with a fully boxed frame that shares architecture with the all-new Tundra and all-new global Land Cruiser (which shares its platform with the Lexus LX). The core objective of this platform is to provide excellent handling, supreme comfort and impressive capability.

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Toyota SUV Standards Tundra 370

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 14, 2013

Toyota Motor Corporation will launch the redesigned Harrier crossover SUV (Lexus RX in overseas markets) in Japan on 2 December, with a hybrid model scheduled for release on 15 January 2014. Gasoline engine models are fitted with a 2.0-liter Pricing for the hybrid ranges from ¥3,610,000 to ¥4,470,000 (US$36,100 to US$44,700).

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Clean Fleet Report

AUGUST 6, 2023

Road Trip: 2023 Ford Mustang Mach-E Premium Extended Range Making the Case To Be Your Only Car Clean Fleet Report recently ventured on a 1,796-mile, four-state road trip in an all-electric 2023 Ford Mustang Mach-E Premium AWD Extended. The Mach-E has a 91 kilowatt-hour (kWh) extended range battery, and a 10.5

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Extended Range Ford Range All-Electric 91

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 13, 2010

2011 Lexus CT 200h. Toyota has released more detail on the powertrain of the new Lexus CT 200h premium compact dedicated hybrid ( earlier post ); Toyota plans to introduce it to the US market in early 2011. In a switchable EV mode, the new Lexus full hybrid can drive for up to one mile (1.6 Click to enlarge.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 21, 2024

A hybrid vehicle is powered by at least one electric motor and a gasoline engine, and its system recovers energy through regenerative braking. Sometimes the electric motor does all of the work, other times the combustion engine does, and sometimes both work together. This generally occurs at slower city speeds.

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Setec Powerr

DECEMBER 6, 2022

It doesn’t hurt to know some of the terminology used in electric vehicles. The word “hybrid” is of Greek origin and means “having two sources” As the name implies, a hybrid car gets its power from two different sources, so it has more than one drive system: an electric motor and an internal combustion engine.

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Baua Electric

MARCH 20, 2024

Called Predictive Efficient Drive, this feature analyzes traffic conditions and learns the driver’s behavior and regular routes to maximize use of electric mode, according to a Toyota press release on the C-HR plug-in hybrid. And that should help minimize the amount of gasoline you use. And in the U.S., market Prius Prime.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 4, 2020

Average emissions for Germany, Britain, Italy, and Spain increased, ranging from a rise of 0.8 This was in part caused by marked changes in attitude and regulations around the use of diesel fuels which has had the unintended consequence of pushing people to drive higher-CO 2 -emitting gasoline vehicles. g/km for Italy. g/km last year.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 26, 2018

liter hybrid system; and new 4WD systems—one for gasoline-engined cars, one for hybrids—based on the Toyota New Global Architecture (TNGA). The basic function of any transmission system is to achieve transmission efficiency, high-efficiency engine ranges, and highly responsive gear changes. Conversion to wider gear ranges.

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Clean Fleet Report

APRIL 15, 2023

Volvo has flipped its usual script with the 2023 XC60 Recharge plug-in hybrid, but it hasn’t sacrificed any of the benefits of owning a plug-in hybrid vehicle (PHEV), which is the perfect bridge between a gasoline and electric power. kilowatt electric motor good for 143 hp, producing a total of 455 hp and 523 pound-feet of torque.

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The Truth About Cars

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Consumer Reports has concluded its annual car reliability survey and the resulting data for 2023 has not been kind to all-electric vehicles. However, standard hybrids actually outperformed every other group with 26 percent fewer problems than vehicles wholly reliant on gasoline.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 29, 2014

When applying the gas pedal gingerly, the XV Crosstrek Hybrid managed to creep up to 20 mph on electric power, but only if the outside temperature was above 50° F and the heat or air conditioner was turned off. With their excellent highway efficiency of 32 and 49 mpg, they provide lengthy cruising ranges of 785 and 735 miles.

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Fuel Economy MPG Economy Honda 199

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 6, 2016

Toyota intends to deploy these new powertrain units in a rapidly broadening range of vehicle models, starting in 2017. The new powertrain units provide approximately 10% better power performance (in terms of the time needed for a gasoline-powered vehicle to accelerate from 0-60 mph and for a hybrid vehicle to accelerate from 25-43.5

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Clean Fleet Report

APRIL 5, 2023

The all-new 2023 Prius Prime gets two less miles per gallon in hybrid mode than the 2022 model, but the all-electric driving range has increased substantially. Smart owners will quickly learn that, by plugging-in daily, they will reap the benefits of electric driving. Performance of 0-60 mph in 6.6 kilowatt charger.

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Plugs and Cars

FEBRUARY 15, 2008

The pathetic CARB staff ZEV recommendations ( here ); Bob Lutz's latest inanity about inefficient windshield wipers effect on electric cars' range; London's step backward on the congestion charge. Reminds me to blog about that Lexus ad campaign casting a spell around the letter h. I'll get to them.

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Clean Fleet Report

MARCH 24, 2024

Getting better every year Dual Motors, AWD Standard No frunk here The 2024 Solterra has two 80kW electric motors with 228 miles of driving range in the Premium trim and 222 miles in Limited and Touring (last year’s range estimate). It is important to note cold weather can affect charging times and driving range.

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Clean Fleet Report

MAY 13, 2021

Harley-Davidson Launches Stand-Alone Electric Bike Brand. Harley-Davidson, the legendary and revered American manufacturer of motorcycles, announced that it is establishing LiveWire as a separate electric motorcycle brand on July 8,2021, just in time for the first of nine outdoor International Motorcycle Shows. Not an H or D in sight.

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Clean Fleet Report

DECEMBER 31, 2021

This limited production luxury sedan (1,500 units worldwide) ceased production in November 2021, and ushers-in a new era for the Polestar brand seeing only all-electric cars and SUVs going forward. The Polestar 2, a midsize sedan with a 270-mile electric range, came to market in early 2021. Polestar 1: Power and Range.

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Clean Fleet Report

JUNE 8, 2022

Fuel economy numbers have not been announced, but the same gasoline-hybrid power plant in the Toyota Tundra pickup gets 20 mpg city/24 highway/22 combined. The I-Force Max engine was smooth and powerful with the instant torque from the electric motor. An engine now augmented by electric drive. Smooth Performer. inches to 77.7-inches;

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Clean Fleet Report

JUNE 5, 2021

Toyota long ago made a commitment to hybrids, with the Prius being the most successful result of the company’s commitment to combining electricity and gasoline. Toyota and its upmarket Lexus division have 16 hybrid models, making the combined nameplates the leader in hybrid offerings. Story and photos by John Faulkner.

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Toyota Hybrid Minivan Fuel Economy 100

Clean Fleet Report

JULY 12, 2022

The 2022 Lincoln Corsair PHEV Grand Touring is a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle, powered by a 2.5-liter liter non-turbocharged, I4 engine and two electric motors producing a total system 266 horsepower. That number jumps to 78 MPGe, or miles per gallon equivalent, when looking at the car’s electric power. The way to Lincoln.

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Clean Fleet Report

OCTOBER 25, 2022

Both hybrid systems have front and rear electric motors with the Max having more power and torque; both run on 87 octane. Toyota’s hybrid system automatically switches between the electric drive mode, combined electric motor and gasoline engine and gasoline-only engine power. It features a 6-speed automatic.

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Clean Fleet Report

MARCH 18, 2024

If there was ever a car on the road fitting the bill as future, it is the 2024 Toyota Mirai Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle (FCEV). An alternative fuel Lexus with a Toyota badge For now, Californians have the opportunity to own a very nice electric car powered by compressed hydrogen gas. No plugging in to an electrical outlet.

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