GM signs contract for turbochargers, discounts for Wrangler 4xe, Lexus TX PHEV: Car News Today
GM jumps in with Ford in adopting the lower-priced base-priced Tesla Jeep Wrangler 4xe charging standard by 2024. Lexus has introduced a spacious plug-in hybrid SUV. And Porsche has provided a glimpse of the brand’s future electric sports cars. This and more, here at Green Car Reports.
General Motors announced on Thursday that GM vehicles will have access to Tesla Supercharger by 2024. Moreover, the future GM EV will ditch the CCS port to switch to the Tesla charging port. Following Ford’s commitment to the Tesla standard, known as NACS, just a few weeks earlier, placed three U.S. automakers—Tesla, Ford and GM—on the same domestic EV charging standard.
The 2024 Lexus TX 550h+ plug-in hybrid will offer 33 miles of electric range, then 30 mpg, Toyota’s luxury brand predicted at its introduction. The PHEV is part of a broader rollout of the new TX family, including the TX500h hybrid, which offers three rows of seats with the same number of seats as Lexus’s Toyota Grand Highlander.
Just like the Porsche Mission E from many years ago offered an early preview of the four-door Porsche Taycan, Concept Porsche Mission X announced on Thursday and shows the direction of the brand’s future electric sports cars—with a 900-volt system architecture and racing-derived carbon-fiber exterior.
And with the introduction of a lower base price for 2024 Jeep Wrangler 4xeThis best-selling plug-in hybrid in the United States is likely to continue to garner its interest and sales—especially as it qualifies for a $3,750 EV tax credit. .
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