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It’s official: Electric cars last 18 years on average, matching a typical petrol or diesel for longevity

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A fresh probe into electric cars longevity has found that battery-electric vehicles are lasting as long as a typical petrol or diesel, with many already judged more reliable than their combustion-powered equivalent. per cent improvement for a petrol or 1.9 An average petrol car, meanwhile, should remain in use for 18.7

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PHEV boost! Popular Lexus NX450h+ plug-in mid-size SUV returns to sale in Australia as Tesla Model Y and Mercedes GLC rival’s production bottleneck finally eases

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With plug-in hybrid sales on the rise in Australia, Lexus has welcomed the NX450h+ PHEV back on sale Down Under for the first time since March 2023 when a stop sale was placed on the popular SUV. READ MORE: 2024 Lexus LBX Sports Luxury Review: The expensive youth market hybrid thats missed its calling READ MORE: Waiting for a Lexus RX 450h+?

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Is this the luxury bargain of 2024? Lexus LBX hybrid SUV is much cheaper than BMW X1 and Benz GLA

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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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How EV-only Cadillac plans to take on Tesla, BMW, Lexus … and more

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It also competes with $100K-plus electric cars such as the BMW iX, Lexus RX and Audi Q8 e-tron. While it shares the brash styling and opulent cabin treatment of the V8-powered Escalade, the iQ makes do with electric-only propulsion and sits on GM’s Ultium architecture, rather than adapting the petrol-powered platform for electric.

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Get out of the way diesel! Toyota Prado petrol-electric hybrid SUV coming to Australia as soon as 2024

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Toyota Australia appears certain to add a petrol-electric hybrid to the new-generation Prado 250 Series SUV line-up as soon as this year. litre ‘i-FORCE MAX’ petrol-electric hybrid was initially put on the backburner for Australia, but that now appears to have changed. litre turbo-diesel engine. The post Get out of the way diesel!

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How much? 2025 Zeekr 009 electric minivan priced for Australia, and undercuts Lexus LM by $25,000

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Priced $24,900 less than the cheapest petrol-electric Lexus LM, competition is heating up in the emerging luxury people-mover class. 2025 Zeekr 009 electric minivan priced for Australia, and undercuts Lexus LM by $25,000 appeared first on EV Central. The post How much?

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Hybrid hero! Lexus confirms LX 700h electrified petrol as hardcore off-roader goes green(ish) – your move, Toyota LandCruiser 300 Series

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A 2025 update for the Lexus LX will include the model’s first hybrid powertrain, with the LX 700h to be a greener (and more luxurious) version of the diesel-chugging Toyota LandCruiser 300 Series. “Our goal was to preserve the true Lexus driving experience. The real-world result is much higher. The post Hybrid hero!

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