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2024 Toyota HiLux hybrid confirmed: New 48-volt electric system promises to drop diesel fuel use by 10 percent

EV Central

Toyota will launch its first hybrid HiLux in Australia in the first half of 2024, with the brand promising the new 48-volt system will reduce fuel use by 10 percent, and improve the way the HiLux drives both on- and off-road. ” Toyota says the 48-volt system won’t diminish the HiLux’s payload capacity or its 3.5-tonne

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Toyota Recalled More Than Two Million RAV4s for 12-Volt Battery Fire Risk

The Truth About Cars

Toyota is recalling a significant number of RAV4s for an odd problem with replacement 12-volt battery sizes. The automaker’s recall announcement stated that “some replacement 12-volt batteries of the size specified for the subject vehicles have smaller top dimensions than others. Image: Toyota] Become a& TTAC insider.

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Review: 2023 Toyota Prius Prime plug-in reboots Volt formula

Green Car Reports

The 2023 Toyota Prius Prime is a plug-in hybrid version of the conventional 2023 Prius hybrid launched earlier this year. It shares that car’s striking new shape, the one that wowed reviewers and shoppers.

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Toyota Prius Prime review, Mercedes EQE and VW ID.7 drives: Today’s Car News

Green Car Reports

Does the 2023 Toyota Prius Prime reboot the formula pioneered by the Chevy Volt for the better? We drove the 2023 Toyota Prius Prime, which goes. How do the aero-focused VW ID.7 7 and plush Mercedes EQE SUV drive? And automakers start to detail which models are eligible for the full $7,500 tax credit amount.

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This Toyota bZ4X's 12-Volt Battery Drained, Is It A Common Issue?

InsideEVs

Out of Spec Reviews' Kyle Conner says the 12-volt battery went flat after the car sat parked overnight.

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Chevrolet Volt owners surpass half a billion electric miles; 63% of overall driving in EV mode

Green Car Congress

Chevrolet Volt owners have accumulated more than half a billion all-electric miles since the vehicle’s launch in 2010. Volt owners are doing more than 63% of their overall driving in EV mode. Volt owners who charge regularly typically drive more than 970 miles between fill-ups and visit the gas station less than once a month.

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Lexus engineering boss: 800-volt system done, electric is the future

Green Car Reports

Lexus and Toyota might not be asleep at the EV wheel after all. The automaker, known for biding its time and taking a cautious long-game approach on anything that it sees going big, appears to be applying the same mindset here.

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