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16.7% of April sales were hybrids. The RAV4 Hybrid sold 2112 units out of 6,847 or about 33% of sales (well outselling the 1st gen Camry Hybrid at 20% of Camry sales back in 2007).

Electrified vehicles account for a record 16.7% of Toyota Canada’s total sales in April | Toyota Canada

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The latest Avengers movie has Audi EVs in it and for effect, the EVs have, with Audi's help, engine sounds added for dramatic effect! Audi says they helped, since their EVs are to have sounds due to government edict. One of the article commenters said that he thought the cars weren't electric because of the engine sounds. To me, this doesn't sound like much help to the EV cause. I guess you have to give a little to take a little.

With the forthcoming James Bond movie having an EV Aston Martin, makes me wonder if it too will have a growling V12 sound emitting from the theatre speakers. Next, EVs in the Fast And Furious movies.

Avengers movie adds gas engine sound to Audi's electric e-tron in product placement fail - Electrek