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LEXUS EXTENDS HYBRID BATTERY WARRANTY FOR MODEL YEAR 2020 VEHICLES

LEXUS EXTENDS HYBRID BATTERY WARRANTY FOR MODEL YEAR 2020 VEHICLES

PLANO, Texas (October 10, 2019) – Lexus announced today, it will extend its Hybrid Battery Warranty from 8 years / 100,000 miles to 10 years from date of first use/150,000 miles, whichever comes first – an extension that is valid for all new model year 2020 Lexus hybrid vehicles. All other HV components will retain ... Continue reading

Toyota Teases 2021 RAV4 Plug-in Hybrid Most Powerful RAV4 Yet

Toyota Teases 2021 RAV4 Plug-in Hybrid Most Powerful RAV4 Yet

Toyota teased today what will become the most powerful RAV4 yet – the . Bringing with it a new color, Supersonic Red, the teaser image of the RAV4 plug-in hybrid highlights the new plug-in hybrid vehicle’s (PHV) surprising performance capabilities. ... Continue reading

2019 Hyundai Ioniq Plug-In Hybrid Limited Review by David COLMAN - It's E15 Approved +VIDEO

2019 Hyundai Ioniq Plug-In Hybrid Limited Review by David COLMAN - It's E15 Approved +VIDEO

A Hybrid for Owners Who Enjoy Anonymity. Hyundai offers three distinct versions of their Prius beater, the Ioniq. At the lower end of the price range, the Hybrid retails for $21,400. ... Continue reading

2019 Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid Review by Larry Nutson - It's E15 Approved

2019 Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid Review by Larry Nutson - It's E15 Approved

2019 Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid 35 years later By Larry Nutson Executive Producer and Bureau Chief Chicago Bureau The Auto Channel (DSC_4779) The Pacifica plug-in Hybrid has a battery-powered all-electric range of 32 miles. When it arrived for my evaluation drive the battery charge was depleted after its 45 mile trip to ... Continue reading

2020 Honda CR-V Gets New U.S.-Built Hybrid-Electric Version

2020 Honda CR-V Gets New U.S.-Built Hybrid-Electric Version

2020 Honda CR-V, sporting freshened styling, new features and upgraded powertrains—including a new CR-V Hybrid to be built in the company's Greensburg, Indiana plant1. The 2020 CR-V Hybrid is the first electrified SUV from the Honda brand in America, joining the Accord Hybrid and Insight as the third electrified Hond ... Continue reading

2019 Lexus RX 350 Review By John Heilig

2019 Lexus RX 350 Review By John Heilig

I have owned (and enjoyed) driving our family's 2010 RX 450h over the past 9 years and brag that its the best car I have ever owned. Recently I had the opportunity to road test the long wheel base three row versions of both the RX and the RX450hL Hybrid. Both are virtually identical with MPG also about the same 25 MPG ... Continue reading

Auto Channel Exclusive: AUTO LAB TALK RADIO LIVE FROM NYC Saturday September 14, 2019, WNYM Radio AM 970 7-9 AM

Auto Channel Exclusive: AUTO LAB TALK RADIO LIVE FROM NYC Saturday September 14, 2019, WNYM Radio AM 970 7-9 AM

Auto Lab Talk Radio on New York City's WNYM Radio AM 970 Is Streamed Worldwide On TheAutoChannel.Com Car Question or Concern? Automotive Career Opportunity, Call Toll Free 888-692-7234 To Speak With An Auto Lab Expert Auto Lab is a 28 year old interactive automotive-focused New York area radio call-in show hosted by Pr ... Continue reading

Auto Channel Exclusive: 2019 Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV S-AWC Review By Andrew Frankl

Auto Channel Exclusive: 2019 Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV S-AWC Review By Andrew Frankl

2019 Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV S-AWC Review. A very dear friend of mine has just joined the company from a rival brand. Looking forward to the challenge he said and a challenge it will be. ... Continue reading

Auto Channel Exclusive: Boone Pickens on Alt Fuel, Energy and Politics - Congress totally doesn't understand energy at all - EXCLUSIVE VIDEO

Auto Channel Exclusive: Boone Pickens on Alt Fuel, Energy and Politics - Congress totally doesn't understand energy at all - EXCLUSIVE VIDEO

Pickens pointed out natural gas’ benefits of being substantially lower in harmful emissions than gasoline, its plentiful supply, and its significantly lower cost to consumers. ... Continue reading

Electric Vehicles (EV) Now Being Served - Thanks Bubba, Your Focused Vision Should Serve Us All Well (Originally Published 2008)

Electric Vehicles (EV) Now Being Served - Thanks Bubba, Your Focused Vision Should Serve Us All Well (Originally Published 2008)

ELECTRIC . ELECTRIC; plug in electric; H2 fuel cell hybrid electric; gasoline hybrid electric; diesel hybrid electric; solar hybrid electric; CNG hybrid electric; propane hybrid electric; H2 hybrid electric; cold fusion hybrid electric; “who knows what's coming” hybrid electric...read my lips ELECTRIC. With ... Continue reading

Hybrid Vs. Diesel- Just The Bottom line Facts +VIDEO - Story Of Diesel (18 Minute)

Hybrid Vs. Diesel- Just The Bottom line Facts +VIDEO - Story Of Diesel (18 Minute)

Diesel or Hybrid? By Carey Russ Hybrids are trendy, and, as an automotive writer, I've had the opportunity to drive all of the current production gasoline-electric hybrid cars and a few prototypes. Knowing this, friends and acquaintances have asked me if they should buy a hybrid. The first thing I do is ask them a ques ... Continue reading

American Honda August 2019 Sales - Whoa Baby

American Honda August 2019 Sales - Whoa Baby

American Honda Marks Best Month of Sales in Company History, Setting Multiple All-Time Monthly RecordsSep 4, 2019 American Honda smashes all-time monthly sales records for total vehicles and trucks Honda brand also records its best-ever month, driven by record truck sales, and robust passenger car sales Honda CR-V and ... Continue reading

Hyundai Motor America Reports August 2019 Sales

Hyundai Motor America Reports August 2019 Sales

Hyundai Motor America reported August sales of 63,737 units, a 12% increase in comparison with August 2018 and the 13th straight month of increasing total sales on a comparative monthly basis. ... Continue reading

August 2019 Toyota Lexus North America Sales Report

August 2019 Toyota Lexus North America Sales Report

Toyota Motor North America (TMNA) today reported August 2019 sales of 248,334 vehicles, an increase of 11.3 percent on a volume basis and up 7.4 percent on daily selling rate (DSR) basis versus August 2018. Toyota division achieved a best-ever August, posting sales of 218,403 units, up 12.3 percent on a volume basis an ... Continue reading

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