Green Car Congress

APRIL 20, 2022

Toyota will invest $383 million in four of its US manufacturing plants—in Alabama, Kentucky, Missouri and Tennessee—to support the production of four-cylinder engines, including options for hybrid electric vehicles. Toyota Missouri’s investment provides new equipment to build four-cylinder engine heads on three production lines.

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The Truth About Cars

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Today I am testing a 2024 Lexus GX 550 Premium AWD that may have just come from the national launch event. I say that because this one is a pre-production unit. So it's not quite fully sorted. Still, a short loan this week has been instructive. Price, by the way? Pros This is a torquey little f-- ahem.

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The Truth About Cars

JANUARY 12, 2024

Entertaining product tends to crop up, that’s what. This is the Lexus LBX, a tiny machine which is nearly a foot shorter than the already diminutive UX crossover that’s been on sale in America for a spell. & [Images: Lexus] Become a& TTAC& insider. A turbocharged 1.6-liter What do you think?

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EV Central

MARCH 10, 2024

Japanese luxury player Lexus has announced full pricing for its 2024 Lexus LBX ahead of its Australian launch on March 18 and revealed that its cheapest car in its line-up will be priced from $47,550 plus on-roads. 2024 Lexus LBX. 2024 Lexus LBX. 2024 Lexus LBX interior. 2024 Lexus LBX Morizo RR.

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Electric Cars Report

OCTOBER 12, 2022

Lexus announces the global debut of the new UX 300e, a significant evolution of the brand’s first production BEV model. Since the 2005 launch of the RX 400h, the world’s first hybrid SUV, Lexus […] The post New Lexus UX 300e increases cruising range by over 40% to 450 km appeared first on Electric Cars Report.

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Green Car Reports

MARCH 13, 2023

An electric pickup is in the Mitsubishi product plan. We drive Lexus’ first electric vehicle for the U.S. In a first drive of the 2023 Lexus RZ 450e, we found the first U.S.-bound Hertz is pushing its EV expansion into oil country. And which states have the most registered EVs per capita? bound fully.

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Baua Electric

APRIL 30, 2024

The updated 2025 Lexus UX 300h has been given official EPA ratings, and for the popular all-wheel-drive version they’re a bit better than what the Toyota luxury brand estimated months ago. 2025 Lexus UX 300h The UX family is the most affordable model in the Lexus lineup, starting at $38,640 in base 300h form, or $40,210 with AWD.

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Green Car Reports

APRIL 6, 2022

Lexus has already shown its upcoming fully electric crossover, the RZ 450e, in prototype form. Now it’s almost time for the production version to make an official debut for the U.S. market—with, as the brand teased Tuesday, a steering yoke. With a reveal date now set for 4/20 and the yoke apparently included for the U.S.

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Green Car Reports

APRIL 21, 2022

Lexus provides more production details for its RZ electric crossover. Volkswagen is working on some upgrades for its mass-market MEB electric-vehicle platform. And Lincoln shows us some of its EV future in a concept vehicle. This and more, here at Green Car Reports.

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The Truth About Cars

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Beyond loading one of their nifty new 2024 GX 550 Overtrail models with a raft of burly accessories, the crew at Lexus has also dusted off a couple of older trucks for this year’s SEMA Show in Las Vegas. For fun, Lexus is also displaying a few builds completed by private owners, including 2008 and 2009 examples of the GX.

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InsideEVs

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Software services, AI, sustainable materials—this wild Lexus has it all.

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Teslarati

AUGUST 18, 2022

Lexus is planning on introducing seven EVs for its next generation of electric vehicles, and the company’s president wants them to be fun to drive. Lexus has been struggling similarly to Cadillac, Mercedes, and other luxury brands. ” President Sato has quite the challenge in front of him. What do you think of the article?

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Baua Electric

JULY 5, 2023

in June to 168,680 on rising energy of its hybrid portfolio, life booming gross sales of the NX helped push Lexus logo gross sales up 18 p.c Quote: “Our production and wholesale in Q3 will be over Q2, and we expect it to be really robust,” mentioned Dave Christ, head of the Toyota category. Do you know? Do you know?

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 5, 2023

GTMC) will form a joint venture to advance the future mass production and large-scale deployment of fully driverless robotaxis. The joint venture combines Pony.ai’s autonomous driving technology and robotaxi operations experience, Toyota’s vehicle technologies, and GTMC’s advanced production experience. TMCI) and GAC Toyota Motor Co.,

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The Truth About Cars

JULY 5, 2023

But Lexus isn’t typically one to shout. Thus, this 2023 Lexus IS 500 is perhaps the most Lexus of all sports sedans. But while you can - and should - wind out the lovely Lexus at times to let it sing, this car is perfectly happy to trundle along on a commute. I’ll admit to swooning over some of Germany’s finest at times.

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Green Car Reports

APRIL 6, 2022

The Sono Sion solar car shifts away from Swedish production—to Finland instead. And Lexus sets a date for the reveal of its first EV. Lexus has teased a full reveal for its RZ 450h electric SUV, in production form, for April 20—with a version. NHTSA reviews potentially fire-prone EV batteries.

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EV Central

APRIL 9, 2024

The Japanese luxury brand Lexus reckons it is finally getting on-top of its stuttering petrol-electric plug-in hybrid roll-out in Australia. Lexus is still working through a backlog of orders for the NX and as a result has pushed the debut of the RX out as far as 2025. The current Lexus RX model range. That is in our plan.”

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Green Car Reports

MAY 22, 2023

hybrid production to meet what the automaker says is strong demand for the vehicles. liter naturally aspirated inline-4 engines used in hybrid powertrains for both the Toyota and Lexus brands. Toyota plans to increase U.S. The automaker recently announced a new assembly line at its Georgetown, Kentucky, plant for 2.4-liter

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

FuelCell Energy has contracted with Toyota to supply the products of Tri-gen under a 20-year purchase agreement. megawatts of renewable electricity, part of which will be off-taken by TLS Long Beach to support its operations at the port, which processes approximately 200,000 new Toyota and Lexus vehicles annually. Tri-gen produces 2.3-megawatts

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Clean Fleet Report

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

Hybrid+AWD+Lexus Quality=Impressive Fuel-Efficient Premium Compact Crossover. The Lexus entry-level. The 2022 Lexus UX 250h F Sport AWD continues as the smallest compact crossover utility vehicle (CUV) from Toyota’s premium division. The 2022 Lexus UX 250h is powered by the Lexus Hybrid Drive system of a 2.0-liter

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The Truth About Cars

MAY 2, 2024

I consider on occasion how the GS is no longer produced as Lexus shies away from sedans in general (ugly, soft ES, ancient IS, dated LS), and it’s not directly replaceable. The nearest current product to the GS is a large Genesis, which may come with engine issues down the line (not convinced H/K has this issue under control).

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Clean Fleet Report

DECEMBER 24, 2021

To say “thank you,” Toyota and Lexus staged one of the most significant events in Mega Web’s history on Dec. During a press conference on its battery EV strategies, Toyota and Lexus revealed 15 new upcoming production and concept battery electric vehicles, including sports cars, SUVs, sedans and commercial vehicles.

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Electrek

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

The Japanese automaker aims to triple EV production of Toyota and Lexus brand models in 2025 as mass production begins. more… The post Is Toyota finally picking up EV production pace this time? Despite a slow start, Toyota plans to accelerate electric vehicle output over the next several years.

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Teslarati

SEPTEMBER 23, 2023

However, a new report shows that the Japanese company is now looking to accelerate into BEVs faster than initially planned, with an updated production target for the year after next. Last year, Toyota sold under 25,000 BEVs, including those from the Lexus brand. alone by 2026. By 2026, Toyota hopes to sell 1.5 million annually by 2030.

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The Truth About Cars

MAY 26, 2023

With the 2024 Lexus GX forthcoming, the manufacturer has been issuing teasers to whet the public appetite. & But Lexus issued another teaser image this week, offering a better sense of the vehicle that’s slated to debut next month.& But your author has concerns that Lexus might go mad with another oversized plastic grille.&

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 21, 2012

From the sale of the first RX 400h in 2005 through to the end of November this year, Lexus has sold more than 506,000 of its hybrid vehicles. In 2005, 26,000 Lexus hybrids were sold; by 30 November this year the annual total was at 113,000. Today, hybrids account for about 25% of all Lexus sales. Earlier post.). Global total. %

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The Truth About Cars

AUGUST 15, 2023

While there is value in writing about a luxurious two-door coupe planned for very limited production, we’re really just taking this news as an opportunity to run a photo of the perpetually gob-smacking Lexus LC 500. Image: Lexus] Become a& TTAC insider. As my father would say: “That’s a proper car.” And he’s right.

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Green Car Reports

MAY 4, 2024

Which automaker is adding hybrid production at its U.S. Which Lexus model has gone hybrid-only for 2025? dedicated EV plant? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending May 3, 2024.

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Baua Electric

MAY 5, 2023

” With Mirriad’s support, Lexus has won tens of millions of perspectives thru song movies. A couple of examples: In “Nachle 101,” carried out in Punjabi via Indian singer Mickey Singh, a 3-d style of the Lexus LX massive crossover and a digital billboard seem within the background. The spot has 6.8

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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. A Thursday report from Automotive News suggests that with this vehicle due for Indiana in 2026, the Kentucky plant’s EV due for production in 2025 might be a Toyota bZ5X.

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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. Earlier post.) Earlier post.)

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Green Car Reports

OCTOBER 22, 2019

Lexus has confirmed today, in an announcement corresponding with the Tokyo auto show, that it will introduce its first production-bound electric car very soon—in November 2019.

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Electrek

JULY 7, 2022

Ahead of its start of production this fall, Lexus continues to share more glimpses of its RZ 450e electric SUV and its exciting yoke steer-by-wire-system. Before test drives begin for consumers, some media outlets have been able to get behind the wheel yoke of the Lexus RZ 450e and document the drive. Check out the video below.

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Electric Vehicles India

MARCH 31, 2021

Lexus LF-Z electrified concept. Lexus, the luxury automotive brand from Toyota reveals their LF-Z electrified concept. Lexus International President and Chief Branding Officer, Koji Sato, explains how Lexus brings a unique perspective to mobility with a focus on the human-centric experience. Lexus Future.

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Electrek

MARCH 31, 2021

Lexus has unveiled a new electric SUV concept, the “LF-Z Electrified,” but it’s not something it plans to bring to production. Rather, the automaker says that it is “symbolic” of its next-generation Lexus.

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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

JANUARY 12, 2016

Lexus brought the all-wheel drive hydrogen fuel cell LF-FC flagship concept, unveiled at the Tokyo Motor Show in October 2015 ( earlier post ), to the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) in Detroit for its North American premiere. The LC 500, derived from the LF-LC concept, is powered by a proven, high-revving 5.0-liter

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