Green Car Congress

MAY 1, 2012

Sales of hybrid-electric vehicles in the UK have steadily risen over the past five years, according to figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders. From 2007 up to the end of the first quarter of this year, almost 100,000 hybrid vehicles have been sold in the UK; the market share of hybrids has almost doubled, from 0.7%

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GS 450h Lexus Toyota Hybrid 186

Green Car Congress

APRIL 17, 2013

Cumulative global sales of Toyota Motor Corporation’s (TMC’s) hybrid vehicles—including plug-in hybrids— topped the 5 million unit mark as of 31 March 2013, reaching 5.125 million units. Toyota and Lexus sell 19 hybrid models and one plug-in hybrid in 80 countries and regions around the world. Click to enlarge.

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Toyota LS 600H Global GS 450h 244

Clean Fleet Report

FEBRUARY 26, 2022

But on two separate occasions we got a true sense of the plug-in hybrid system’s efficiency. When combined with the electric motor, there is a total system 215 horsepower. The hybrid system automatically switches between the electric drive mode, combined electric motor and gasoline engine and gasoline-only engine power.

Lexus 82

Lexus Hybrid MPG Fuel Economy 82