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Toyota plots an all-electric Highlander SUV, will the Tundra and Tacoma be next?

Baua Electric

Toyota’s second best-selling SUV in the US, the Toyota Highlander, is going fully electric. 2024 Toyota bZ4X (Source: Toyota) Toyota to launch electric Highlander SUV in the US “We have always been committed to building BEVs,” David Christ, GM of Toyota’s US Division, told CarBuzz during the 2025 4Runner debut.

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Honda EV concepts, Kia electric vans, Vinfast pickup concept, Hertz dumps EVs: The Week in Reverse

Green Car Reports

How soon is the revamped Tesla Model 3 Highland arriving in the U.S.? Which company spent more of its CES presentation talking about gaming, TV, and movies than the EV it’s helping make? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending January 12, 2024.

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2021 Kia Sorento Hybrid three-row SUV: 37 mpg tops Highlander Hybrid, 30-mile plug-in too

Green Car Reports

A 2021 Kia Sorento Hybrid mid-size SUV arrives later this year and a Sorento Plug-In Hybrid joins the lineup next year as a 2022 model. On Tuesday, Kia releases specs for both.

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First drive review: 2021 Kia Sorento Hybrid beats Highlander Hybrid with 37 mpg and better tech, but it’s no Telluride

Green Car Reports

With the 2021 Sorento Hybrid, Kia delivers plenty of good reasons for us to choose its modest mid-size family crossover: a jaw-dropping 37-mpg EPA combined rating and a sub-$35,000 starting price, for a vehicle that seats six.

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Honda EV concepts, Kia electric vans, Vinfast pickup concept, Hertz dumps EVs: The Week in Reverse

Baua Electric

How soon is the revamped Tesla Model 3 Highland arriving in the U.S.? Kia PV5 Concept Also at CES, Hyundai outlined its work to establish a “hydrogen value chain,” with a hydrogen vision that extends well beyond cars , trucks, and buses—to trains, ships, generators, steelmaking, robotics, air mobility, and more.

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Tesla Model 3 is US’ most searched vehicle in the past six months: study

Teslarati

This is particularly interesting as the new variant of the Model 3, the highly-anticipated Project Highland update , was unavailable in the United States until January 2024. The Kia Sportage followed with 765,000 searches, and the Audi A3, which saw 685,000 searches, rounded out the UK’s top three.

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Tesla rivals face rising inventory — and it’s becoming an issue

Teslarati

The Model Y became the world’s best-selling vehicle by volume in the first quarter of the year, and the Model 3 is expected to see a rise in sales following the release of its highly-anticipated Project Highland update. The Kia EV6, Hyundai Ioniq 5, and Nissan Ariya are also seeing their inventories stacking up.