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NOVEMBER 4, 2013

Today on Green Car Reports: A Lexus RC 300h hybrid coupe will debut at the Tokyo Motor Show, the Fiat 500 may try to match MINI by offering more model variations, and we have more details on the 2015 Smart ForTwo. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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FEBRUARY 16, 2016

Today, the 2018 Lexus LC 500h hybrid appears ahead of its official debut at the 2016 Geneva Motor Show, Tesla makes some changes to its "Summon" self-driving system, and Oregonians debate who should pay for electric-car charging stations. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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MARCH 6, 2017

Today, we review the 2017 Hyundai Ioniq Hybrid, look at how General Motors' sale of Opel to PSA Peugeot Citroën may affect the automaker's electric-car plans, and examine a report of executive turnover at Tesla. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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Green Cars News

NOVEMBER 4, 2013

The debutants just keep on coming for this year''s Tokyo Motor Show: with Toyota''s luxury brand Lexus the latest to announce it will be introducing new vehicles at the event. The first is the Lexus RC (pictured top), which will make its world debut. Latest News Green cars Hybrid cars Lexus'

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Green Car Reports

OCTOBER 28, 2015

Today, the Lexus LF-FC hydrogen fuel-cell concept debuts at the 2015 Tokyo Motor Show, a range-extended electric taxi debuts in London, and a startup plans to equip heavy-duty trucks with bolt-on hybrid systems. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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Green Cars News

MAY 24, 2014

Lexus has confirmed the prices and specifications for its new NX crossover car which is due to arrive in the UK this autumn. First seen at the Beijing Motor Show in April, the new Range Rover Evoque rival will be offered with a choice of three drivetrains; a fuel-economy focused hybrid; a newly de[.].

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Green Cars News

JUNE 26, 2010

It appears Toyota’s recall issues are not yet behind the Japanese manufacturer after Toyota Motor Sales US declared its intention to conduct a voluntary safety recall of up to 17,000 2010 Lexus HS250h hybrid vehicles. The reason for the recall is to address a compliance issue with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 301.

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 4, 2013

Lexus is to reveal its latest hybrid concept at the Frankfurt Motor Show next year; a model it describes as a mid-sized crossover. A rival for the likes of the Audi Q3 and Range Rover Evoque, the new model would enter an increasingly competitive sector, but boast the fuel-saving advantage of a hybri[.].

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MARCH 20, 2024

Among the new features of the Toyota C-HR plug-in hybrid recently launched in Europe is an efficiency-boosting trip planner that could be useful to Toyota’s U.S. plug-in hybrid customers. 2024 Toyota C-HR plug-in hybrid (European-spec) Predictive Efficient Drive is a system that Toyota also touts for the Prius Prime.

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Green Cars News

FEBRUARY 1, 2013

Lexus will take the wraps off a new IS 300h hybrid at the Geneva Motor Show in March, ahead of the car’s launch in the UK this summer. Clearly showing hints of the LF-CC concept car, the new model will take the place of the diesel model that formerly was the most efficient model in [.].

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Green Cars News

MARCH 23, 2010

Toyota’s luxury brand Lexus has established a stellar reputation for producing hybrid cars and now it will bring its latest vehicle – the CT200h premium compact – to the US in 2011. The Lexus CT200h will be the first dedicated hybrid vehicle in the premium compact segment and will be revealed to the US public at [.].

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Green Cars News

FEBRUARY 14, 2013

Lexus’ latest hybrid model will cost from £29,495 when it arrives in the UK this summer. Set to make its European debut in Geneva next month, the new IS range will be priced from £26,495, starting with the non-hybrid IS 250, fitted with just a 2.5 First revealed at the Detroit Motor [.]. litre petrol engine.

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Green Cars News

DECEMBER 28, 2011

The 2012 North American International Auto Show, known colloquially as the Detroit Motor Show, is shaping up to be an exciting event for green car fans with Lexus, Toyota’s luxury brand, the latest to announce an important innovation heading to the event.

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Green Cars News

AUGUST 25, 2012

It has been eagerly anticipated ever since it was unveiled back at the 2011 Frankfurt Motor Show – and now the new Lexus GS450h (pictured) is ready to hit the road after its official fuel economy ratings were revealed. The new generation hybrid version of the GS350 offers an official combined fuel economy rating of [.].

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 13, 2011

Chalk up another new vehicle for the 2011 Frankfurt Motor Show, with Toyota’s luxury brand Lexus, unveiling its all-new 2013 GS450h Hybrid. As such, it features the Lexus Hybrid Drive system with an Atkinson cycle 3.5litre V6 engine that is [.].

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Green Cars News

AUGUST 9, 2009

The Lexus HS250h Hybrid that went on sale in Japan in July has proven so popular that Toyota Motor Kyushu Inc will nearly treble its production by October. The car utilises Lexus’s first four-cylinder gas engine as well as the latest hybrid system. So what makes the HS250h so special?

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Green Cars News

MARCH 13, 2012

Currently on show at the Geneva Motor Show is the new Lexus RX 450h, the hybrid-powered SUV. In a bid to attract new customers to the model, the Japanese carmaker has added a new Sport mode to the Hybrid Drive system as well as introduce a new F Sport trim which is expected to account [.].

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Green Cars News

APRIL 22, 2014

Lexus is the latest name to make a move into the compact crossover sector, unveiling the new NX concept at the Beijing Motor Show. The new Range Rover Evoque rival is set to be offered with a choice of three drivetrains; a fuel-economy focused hybrid; a newly developed 2.0 litre petrol turbo engin[.].

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Green Cars News

MAY 19, 2010

Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) has announced it is to begin a new recall of vehicles including some models of a Lexus hybrid. The car giant says that around 11,500 vehicles are affected globally by the recall of some of its hybrid Lexus LS 600h model and some of its LS 460 models, to fix a steering [.].

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 17, 2012

Another day passes and another exciting concept has been revealed for a debut at the Paris Motor Show. This time it is the turn of Toyota’s luxury brand Lexus to take centre stage – as it lines up a new LF-CC mid-sized coupe concept (pictured) for the event. The vehicle is a follow-on from LF-LC [.].

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Green Cars News

FEBRUARY 26, 2010

Lexus has released more details of its new production-ready CT-200h, ahead of its debut at the Geneva Motor Show next week. Lexus’ first premium compact hybrid is set to enter production late in 2010 and will go on sale worldwide. Tags: Lexus CT 200h details hybrid model new reveal.

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Green Cars News

FEBRUARY 12, 2010

Luxury carmaker, Lexus is to unveil a new full hybrid model at the forthcoming Geneva motor show. Proclaimed to be the first full hybrid within the ‘premium compact’ sector, the new CT 200h will join the brand’s blooming hybrid range which includes the RX 450h, GS 450h and LS 600h. Described as a car [.].

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Green Cars News

AUGUST 17, 2009

Not content with soaring sales in its home country and sky high orders for the Lexus Hybrid HS250h, the luxury division of Toyota is now preparing to launch a premium concept car. Well it gives a sneak peek at the design direction of the concept that seems to package Lexus strengths into a compact format.

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Green Cars News

AUGUST 18, 2010

Hybrid vehicles continue to be at the forefront of Toyota’s green car plans after it announced a manufacturing system for midsize hybrids. Toyota Motor Kyushu Inc is an integrated producer of many Lexus models and other large vehicles [.].

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Green Cars News

OCTOBER 20, 2009

The list of participants at this year’s Tokyo Motor Show, which kicks off to the Press tomorrow (October 21), is perhaps indicative of Japan’s waning fortunes. Here we look at the green cars to be introduced by the three major Japanese manufacturers at the event: Honda – Introducing a world first. Toyota – Going electric.

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Green Cars News

FEBRUARY 9, 2010

Following on from yesterday’s news that Toyota will recall around 436,000 hybrid models worldwide (see article), new reports suggest that the car manufacturer will halt domestic production of two of its hybrid models.

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Green Cars News

JUNE 29, 2009

Hybrid cars should be all about fuel efficiency and miles per gallon shouldn’t they? Indeed here lies a problem - with hybrids linked to economy, buyers almost expect 40-plus miles per gallon. litre engine and hybrid components. So how much will all this set you back?

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Green Cars News

MARCH 2, 2012

Lexus has revealed a teaser photo of the new RX 450h, its hybrid SUV ahead of its world debut at the Geneva Motor Show next week. Set for a summer launch, the RX 450h will be joined by the F Sport interpretation on the stand in Switzerland. So far, the Japanese carmaker is keeping details [.].

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Green Cars News

JULY 13, 2009

Good news for the forthcoming Lexus HS Hybrid as pre-orders smash the firm’s monthly sales target. According to reports in The Nikkei , the Toyota Motor Corporation has received about 1,500 pre-orders for the vehicles - that’s around three times more than its initial target. per cent of all RX models in June.

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Green Cars News

JULY 20, 2009

Orders for the Lexus HS250h have already surpassed expectations and now the US retail price of the vehicle has been revealed. The fourth hybrid in Lexus’s line-up will carry an MSRP in its standard form of $34,200. In addition, the car boasts Lexus’s first four-cylinder petrol engine alongside its hybrid system.

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Green Cars News

JANUARY 7, 2010

There was more good news for manufacturers of hybrid vehicles as reported sales leapt by 42 per cent in December 2009 compared to the previous year. Sales reached 25,167 units during the month thanks in part to the fact that December 2009 had 28 selling days compared to 26 in the prior year. The figures do [.].

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Green Cars News

DECEMBER 8, 2009

Great news for hybrid cars, as reported US sales of the vehicles leapt by 21 per cent year on year in November 2009 to 20,003 units. Even though overall light duty vehicle sales were generally flat for the month, according to figures from Autodata, reported hybrid sales increased to now represent 2.7 per cent of the [.].

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 17, 2009

The Frankfurt Motor Show is open to the public, so if you’re heading to the event what can you expect to see? Lexus LF-Ch – Considered a rival to the BMW 120d and the Audi A3 2.0 diesel, the petrol hybrid Lexus LF-Ch is expected to match its competitors for performance and price while emitting less than 100g/km of CO2.

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Green Cars News

MAY 27, 2009

With UK order books now open for the new Lexus luxury hybrid ahead of deliveries in July, we got our hands on some video footage of the Lexus RX 450h on the road. Under braking, the engine switches off and both electric motors act as generators, driven by all four wheels. Prices start at £41,600 on the road.

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Green Cars News

JANUARY 19, 2010

Yesterday we told you about Toyota’s plans to introduce sports versions of its hybrid cars (see article) and now the company has set an ambitious target for hybrid vehicle production.

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 30, 2009

The Lexus LF-Ch full hybrid concept made its world debut at the Frankfurt motor show, and marked Lexus’s first approach to the competitive European premium compact segment. Tags: Hybrid cars Lexus lf-ch. This allows for urban driving with minimal noise and zero emissions.

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FEBRUARY 8, 2010

Just when you thought it couldn’t get any worse for the beleaguered Toyota Motor Corporation following a series of vehicle recalls, now it appears that two more of its hybrid cars will be affected. According to reports in the Nikkei, Toyota will begin recalling both the Sai Hybrid and the Lexus HS250h Hybrid, which use the [.].

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