Tested: 2023 Lexus ES300h Doesn't Make Much Sense as an F Sport

Tested: 2023 Lexus ES300h Doesn’t Make Much Sense as an F Sport

Hybrids are big at Lexus, making up more than 25 percent of the luxury brand’s sales. Nearly every model in the lineup now offers a gas-electric variant, and this kind of powertrain makes sense for the typical Lexus buyer who prioritizes quietness and efficiency above the sporty sounds and performance of Lexus’s V-6 and V-8

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Hyundai Kona EV, Walmart charging network, EV efficiency and EPA rules: Today’s Car News

Hyundai Kona EV, Walmart charging network, EV efficiency and EPA rules: Today’s Car News

Hyundai has a new entry-level EV on the way. Walmart is getting in the charging business, and it’s big. And should the EPA reward more efficient EVs? This and more, here at Green Car Reports.  Hyundai will introduce to the U.S. the lower-priced version of the Kona EV, with a smaller 48.6-kwh battery and an

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Should future EPA rules incentivize more efficient EVs?

Should future EPA rules incentivize more efficient EVs?

As the auto industry awaits an EPA proposal for the next round of emissions rules for internal-combustion vehicles, an environmental advocacy group argues that similar standards should be applied to EVs. The EPA has historically rewarded gasoline cars and trucks for being more fuel-efficient, but current standards count all EVs as having zero CO2 emissions,

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Audi plant in Ontario 'a real possibility' with VW battery factory there, analysts say

Audi plant in Ontario ‘a real possibility’ with VW battery factory there, analysts say

Volkswagen Group’s choice of Ontario for a new battery cell manufacturing plant puts Canada in contention to land an additional auto assembly operation, as the German automaker’s luxury brand Audi weighs establishing a new North American site to build electric vehicles, auto analysts say. A Canadian assembly plant to complement the planned battery site in

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3 in 4 vehicles could be electric by 2050 if certain states follow California gasoline vehicle ban

3 in 4 vehicles could be electric by 2050 if certain states follow California gasoline vehicle ban

Three in four vehicles in the U.S. could be electric by 2050 if certain states enact California’s ban on gasoline vehicle sales by 2035. If the 17 states that follow the California Air Resources Board’s limits on pollution also adopt California’s Advanced Clean Cars II rule, which requires all vehicles sold to be zero-emission by

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Walmart plans its own EV charging network, Electrify America aside

Walmart plans its own EV charging network, Electrify America aside

Walmart plans to build its own EV fast-charging network, in what reads as an aspiration to create something much larger than what it currently has with Electrify America. The company on Thursday announced plans to install “thousands” of chargers at its Walmart and Sam’s Club stores nationwide by 2030. That’s in addition to almost 1,300

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