Green Car Reports

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

Lexus is aiming for range and performance in its EVs, with a new concept-car tease. Stellantis warns about charging some Chrysler Pacifica plug-in hybrid minivans. And Polestar shows how it’s developing its own EVs. This and more, here at Green Car Reports.

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Baua Electric

APRIL 26, 2024

A report from earlier this month pegged one of those EVs as a fully electric Toyota Highlander EV —with potential Lexus TZ sibling. In May 2023, Toyota said that it planned to launch 10 new EVs , ranging from luxury vehicles to compact cars and commercial vehicles, “mainly in the United States and China,” by 2026.

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The Truth About Cars

DECEMBER 22, 2023

Lexus LX600: Not a bad car by any means, and there are likely plenty of buyers for it. While it’s not as legendary of a nameplate as other icons of motoring, the Pathfinder was once a rugged body-on-frame SUV that could go just about anywhere, it’s now a minivan without the utility of a minivan. These are my worst of the year.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 7, 2011

Bridgestone is expanding its Ecopia EP422 tire line from 5 to 29 sizes in 2011 for a full power line, ranging from 15- to 18-inch tires, fitting vehicles from the Toyota Prius to the Lexus ES, Chevy Malibu, Nissan Altima and Honda Odyssey minivan.

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Clean Fleet Report

JUNE 5, 2021

All-New, All-Hybrid Family-Friendly Minivan. Toyota and its upmarket Lexus division have 16 hybrid models, making the combined nameplates the leader in hybrid offerings. To further its electrification commitment, Toyota has released two 2021 hybrid-only models–the Venza crossover and the Sienna minivan. Is there such a thing?

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The Truth About Cars

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Lexus and Toyota took the number one and two spots, respectively, and were followed by Mini, Acura, Honda, Subaru, Mazda, Porsche, BMW, and Kia. Consumer Reports stated that it received responses on more than 330,000 vehicles using 20 potential problem areas ranging from motor and transmission issues to infotainment snafus and minor defects.

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Push EVs

JUNE 12, 2023

This is essentially the Lexus variant of the Toyota BZ4X, with the same battery and charging, but significantly more powerful motors, and fractionally less range. Presumably the same improvements can make it to the Lexus also. They must at the same time offer reasonable competence in range and charging speed.

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