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Charging shorts EV interest, big SUV safety, Rivian Gen 2 and Toyota hybrid wagon: Today’s Car News

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Check out first drives of the Rivian R1S and R1T, and the Toyota Crown Signia hybrid wagon. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Thursday, Green Car Reports rolled out a couple of first-drive impressions and debut material. And no, thirsty non-hybrid SUVs aren’t safer.

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US-made Toyota EVs, Sono solar-car reservations, Bosch fuel cells for semis: Today’s Car News

Green Car Reports

Toyota announced U.S. And Sono Motors is racking up reservations for its solar EV. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. EV battery production, and that sounds like a nod to future U.S.-built Bosch intends to make fuel cells in the U.S.

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Toyota not “anti-EV,” Ariya delayed, up close with BMW iX, mobile charging service: Today’s Car News

Green Car Reports

Toyota says it isn’t “anti-EV.” This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Toyota Motor North America pushed. ” We get an up-close look at the BMW iX electric SUV. The Nissan Ariya is delayed by a few months, but it’s still shaping up to offer the same performance and value.

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Toyota Venza first drive, Kia Soul EV, Lordstown Motors IPO: Today’s Car News

Green Car Reports

Lordstown Motors is seeking a stock-market debut. And we drive the Toyota Venza hybrid. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Ohio’s Lordstown Motors is seeking an IPO as it continues to develop its fleet-oriented electric trucks, to be built in a former GM plant. And the company announced.

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Audi A6 E-Tron, Mercedes EQB, Toyota EV concept, Alpha Wolf+: Today’s Car News

Green Car Reports

A series of electric vehicles rolled out by Audi, Mercedes-Benz, and Toyota—all at Shanghai—are all headed to the U.S. The rugged charm of Alpha Motors’ latest electric pickup has some of your attention. Here at Green Car Reports. And a study suggests the whole U.S. could go electric by 2035.

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Will Toyota Prius Prime gain EV route planning smarts?

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Among the new features of the Toyota C-HR plug-in hybrid recently launched in Europe is an efficiency-boosting trip planner that could be useful to Toyota’s U.S. 2024 Toyota C-HR plug-in hybrid (European-spec) Predictive Efficient Drive is a system that Toyota also touts for the Prius Prime. And in the U.S.,

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Toyota EV pushback, Cybertruck aero, Nissan electric crossover, GM and LG Chem: Today’s Car News

Green Car Reports

Toyota sticks with hybrids, as EVs surge. This and more, today at Green Car Reports. General Motors and LG Chem announced a $2.3 Nissan was aiming for the luxury market with its electric crossover. GM and LG Chem form a joint venture for future EVs. billion.

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