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Electric-Car Sales, Impact Of Hybrids, Lexus Watches Tesla: Today's Car News

Green Car Reports

Today we''ve got stories on how gas prices could affect electric-car sales, how hybrids could be better for cutting carbon emissions than hydrogen fuel-cell vehicles, and how Tesla Motors is influencing Lexus. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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2017 Hyundai Ioniq Hybrid video, GM sells Opel, Tesla exec turnover: Today's Car News

Green Car Reports

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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Toyota announces huge Lexus hybrid recall

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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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Lexus Hybrid production to treble

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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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Hybrid car sales soar in November

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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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News in brief: Lexus orders up

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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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US hybrid sales rise in December – but what about the calendar year?

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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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