Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

Lexus is pricing the new 2018 RX 450hL three-row hybrid SUV—announced at the Los Angeles Auto Show in November 2017—with a starting Manufacturer’s Suggested Retail Price (MSRP) of $50,620—$1,550 more than its gasoline-engined RX 350L AWD three-rowed sibling. With the new RXhL model, Lexus extended the body length 4.3

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 7, 2018

Lexus hosted the world premiere of the new UX crossover at the 2018 Geneva Motor show. liter gasoline engine that reaps the performance and fuel economy benefits of high thermal efficiency; and a new mid-power, fourth-generation self-charging hybrid system. Fourth-generation self-charging hybrid powertrain. First use of GA-C.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 9, 2023

Lexus unveiled the all-new GX during a world premiere in Austin, Texas, USA. Lexus GX prototype A 3.5L turbo-hybrid variant, a Lexus first for a body-on-frame vehicle, provides fuel efficiency without compromising on power output.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 12, 2021

Lexus announced the world premiere of the all-new NX, the first model of Lexus’ next-generation range. Under the “Lexus Electrified” initiative, the new NX accelerates the proliferation of electrified models by being Lexus’ first Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle (PHEV); the NX is also offered as a Hybrid Electric Vehicle (HEV).

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 22, 2019

Lexus is introducing its first battery electric vehicle (BEV), the UX 300e, at the Guangzhou International Automobile Exhibition. Lexus engineers kept the distinctive design and the utility characteristics of the UX crossover intact, and focused on the opportunities to build on the performance advantages unique to EVs.

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Green Car Reports

MAY 25, 2021

Lexus will begin launching its first mass-market plug-in hybrid later this year, followed by a dedicated battery-electric model in 2022, the automaker said last week in a press release announcing two million global electrified-vehicle sales. Plug-in hybrid and battery-electric models are part of a larger "Lexus Electrified" plan.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 19, 2023

engines for hybrid Toyota and Lexus products, with the ability to increase hybrid volume as needed to meet customer demand. Toyota Battery Manufacturing North Carolina, the company’s newest North American facility, will begin production of lithium-ion batteries in 2025 for use in Toyota hybrid electric vehicles and BEVs.

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Green Car Reports

JANUARY 2, 2025

The Lexus TX three-row SUV enters its second model year with minimal changes, while continuing to offer both hybrid and plug-in hybrid powertrain options alongside a non-hybrid gasoline version.

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Green Car Reports

JUNE 11, 2021

In the not-too-distant past, Lexus has leaned on marketing to portray hybrid models that plug in as second-class. And so it’s a momentous hat-tip to the future—and concession to that past—that the Toyota luxury brand has made the quickest, top-of-the-line model in its NX compact crossover lineup a plug-in hybrid.

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Green Car Reports

JUNE 21, 2024

Toyota issued a stop-sale and recall for the 2024 Grand Highlander and Lexus TX The issue stems from the driver-side curtain airbag A solution doesn't exist, and Toyota expects a remedy by mid-August Consumers looking to buy the 2024 Toyota Grand Highlander hybrid or Lexus TX hybrid can't due to a stop-sale being issued.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 21, 2022

Lexus unveiled details of the all-new 2023 RZ 450e, the brand’s first global Battery EV (BEV). The 2023 Lexus RZ 450e is expected to go on sale towards the end of 2022. The “Lexus Driving Signature” (LDS) is the Lexus driving experience that aims to achieve predictable, linear response according to the driver’s intentions.

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Green Car Reports

OCTOBER 11, 2024

Lexus expands the LX lineup for 2025 with a hybrid The hybrid system is unlikely to make a meaningful impact on fuel economy The Lexus LX 700h hybrid arrives at the beginning of 2025 Lexus has offered hybrid powertrains in its LS flagship sedan and LC flagship coupe for some time, and now it's adding one to those models' SUV counterpart.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 11, 2019

Hybrids drove the strong performance between January and June 2019, with total hybrid sales of 303,400 units (+18% year-on-year), or 52% of the total. Despite the weaker European market, Toyota & Lexus sales have increased thanks to strong demand for our hybrid models. The combined hybrid mix is 83%. market share.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 9, 2023

Lexus revealed its TX three-row SUV, a vehicle made specifically for the North American market. TX will be exclusively assembled by Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Indiana (TMMI), and is the first Lexus vehicle to be assembled there. TX also inherits the Lexus Driving Signature fundamentals and elevates them to the next level.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 14, 2023

Lexus has introduced the all-new, all-electric Lexus RZ 450e—the brand’s first globally available, purpose-built battery-electric vehicle. The RZ is the latest electrified vehicle in the Lexus lineup, which includes seven hybrid and plug-in hybrid vehicles, and will start in the US at $59,650 MSRP.

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Green Car Reports

JUNE 27, 2024

The 2025 Lexus ES carries over into the new model year with no real changes The large hybrid carries EPA fuel economy ratings of 44 mpg combined, 43 mpg city, 44 mpg highway The 2025 Lexus ES hybrid costs $46,100 While the related Toyota Camry hybrid gets a major update for the new model year, the 2025 Lexus ES hybrid remains essentially.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 20, 2020

Toyota Motor Europe reported 2019 sales of 1,089,422 Toyota and Lexus vehicles, an increase of +5.2% With more than 550,000 hybrid electric vehicles sold, representing 52% of the total mix, Toyota and Lexus offers a total of 20 hybrid models, the widest range of full hybrid electric vehicles in the industry.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 15, 2022

Toyota Motor Europe (TME) reported sales of 813,547 Toyota and Lexus vehicles, a decrease of -6% year-on-year but still outperforming the European automotive market which fell by -16% over the same period. Lexus sold 35,116 vehicles in the same period, with its overall electrified mix at 79% of total brand sales.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 30, 2020

Toyota has sold more than 15 million hybrid-electric vehicles (HEVs) worldwide since the 1997 launch of the iconic Prius, the first full hybrid mass-produced car. million mark with a range of 19 different HEV models on offer across the Toyota and Lexus brands, which in 2019 accounted for 52% of total volume, and 63% in West Europe.

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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.)

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 1, 2014

Honda announced that while the US model Insight will be available at dealerships in the US through the end of the year, production of the hybrid will end in summer 2014. However, Honda hybrid sales have not achieved the traction in the US market that Toyota did. Hybrids Sales Vehicle Manufacturers' Data: Honda. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Reports

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. version of the UX looks mostly the same as it did for 2024 and in previous model years, it’s now a hybrid-only model. Although this U.S.

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Green Car Reports

AUGUST 9, 2021

The Lexus UX 250h carries on as a high-mileage compact from the Toyota luxury brand. Today we look at why the proposed Biden administration rules last week are underwhelming in their EV targets. And are electric trailers a game-changer for long-distance towing with EVs? This and more, here at Green Car Reports. A German travel-trailer and.

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Green Car Reports

DECEMBER 3, 2021

The first Lexus EV sold in the United States will be a crossover SUV called the RZ, the automaker confirmed Thursday. That corresponds to how Lexus has traditionally used the lowercase "h" for hybrids. The RZ is due to arrive in the U.S. in 2022, likely as a 2023 model, as is expected to be badged as the RZ 450e in this market.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 26, 2022

All 2023 Sequoias will feature the powerful twin-turbo V6 hybrid i-FORCE MAX powertrain. First unveiled on Tundra, this exceptional hybrid produces 437 horsepower and 583 lb.-ft. Toyota has unveiled the all-new third-generation 2023 Sequoia full-size SUV. Earlier post.). 2023 Toyota Sequoia Limited.

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Green Car Reports

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Mazda looks to its rotary heritage for a series-hybrid sports car concept. And Lexus previews EVs and some standout tech in Tokyo concepts. The Lexus LF-ZL concept is a long and relatively low SUV built with. Prices on used EVs have dropped enough to counter soaring finance rates and boost affordability.

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Green Car Reports

OCTOBER 25, 2024

The 2025 Lexus LC 500h costs $103,575, which is $1,425 more than the 2024 model Lexus increased the LC 500h's rigidity with additional bracing The 2025 LC 500h is expected to check with an EPA-rated 29 mpg combined The 2025 Lexus LC 500h luxury coupe continues to offer a more stylish take on hybrid tech.

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Green Car Reports

AUGUST 21, 2020

The 2021 Lexus ES 300h hybrid sedan gets a handful of changes for the new model year, including a new, more compact, lithium-ion battery pack. inch reduction in the height of the pack, Lexus said in a press release Thursday. Switching from nickel-metal hydride to lithium-ion chemistry allowed for a 4.7-inch

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 14, 2014

TMC cumulative hybrid sales by year. The blue bar represents the running cumulative total, the green bar the hybrid sales for each year. Cumulative global sales of Toyota Motor Corporation’s (TMC) hybrid vehicles has exceeded the 7 million unit mark as of 30 September, reaching 7.053 million units. Distribution of hybrid sales.

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Green Car Reports

JUNE 1, 2022

Lexus is offering three hybrid flavors of a redesigned RX crossover, including PHEV and performance hybrid versions. And one of the few remaining Toyota models not yet offered in a hybrid version gets one. Toyota announced a hybrid version of its Corolla Cross, which. Buick shows an electric Wildcat.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 23, 2019

Lexus unveiled its “Lexus Electrified” vision for an upcoming generation of electrified vehicles. Headlining this was the debut of the Lexus LF-30 Electrified Concept, which made its world premiere at the 46 th Tokyo Motor Show 2019. The LF-30 Electrified also carries the ‘Lexus Airporter’ drone-technology support vehicle.

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Green Car Reports

OCTOBER 15, 2023

The 2024 Lexus TX is exactly what it needs to be—almost, in one of its versions.

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Green Car Reports

AUGUST 21, 2020

Lexus is adding more trunk space to one of its hybrid models with a battery swap. The luxurious 2021 Lexus ES 300h hybrid sedan gets fitted with a lighter, more compact. California is sending some conflicting signals about diesel. And what can we expect from the Volkswagen ID.4 4 electric crossover?

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 11, 2019

Toyota Motor Europe (TME) sold 279,000 vehicles in the first three months of 2019, achieving a hybrid electric vehicle mix in excess of 50%—one year ahead of plan. With a year-on-year rise of 14%, hybrid models helped TME maintain sales in Q1 2019 in a declining market, pushing up TME share to 5.2%.

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Green Car Reports

JUNE 6, 2023

Lexus on Monday revealed a hybrid subcompact crossover for the European and Japanese markets—one that's being marketed with the same controversial "self-charging" language that the Toyota luxury brand has used for hybrids in the past. The 2024 Lexus LBX is the brand's smallest model yet.

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Green Car Reports

DECEMBER 21, 2023

The Lexus UX hybrid crossover gets a boost in power and fuel economy for the 2025 model year, along with a change in badging from UX 250h to UX 300h. It's still fundamentally the same design that was introduced for the 2019 model year and refreshed for 2022, but now with some changes to the hybrid system.

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Green Car Reports

MARCH 20, 2024

One of the most important vehicles in the Lexus lineup, the RX, finally plugs in. The 2024 Lexus RX 450h+ plug-in hybrid arrives on the scene with 37 miles of electric range from the Toyota RAV4 Prime’s powertrain, in a more eye-catching and softer-to-the-touch package.

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