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Lexus RZ is selling $13,000 below MSRP in Southern California due to inventory surplus

This is not really news, but I ran into this on the Longo site.

Longo Toyota alone here have 74 RZs in stock. They are very nice SUVs, much better than the bZ4X, and despite the $7,500 customer cash, they are not selling. So, people still don't want BEVs.

Well, in case if anyone is looking for a lucrative deal for a BEV SUV around here, this is it. In addition to the $7,500 cash offer, there is a dealer discount of about $3,000. You can probably easily negotiate another $2,000 dealer discount. You will drive home a nice Lexus BEV SUV $12,000–13,000 below MSRP if not even lower.

New Lexus Cars for Sale in El Monte, CA | Longo Lexus

CUSTOMER CASH
5/1/2024 - 6/3/2024 Expires 06-03-2024.
7,500 Lexus Cash from Lexus Division of Toyota Motor Sales U.S.A., Inc. from participating dealer's stock and subject to vehicle availability. Amount of Lexus Cash and eligible vehicles vary...

Gokhan May 22, 2024 Read More Replies: 57

CATL introduces the 620-mile, 10-minute-fast-charging LFP battery

It looks like it is game over for the other battery manufacturers, given that LFP batteries are also the least costly and most environmentally friendly to manufacture.

CATL Unveils Shenxing PLUS, Enabling 1,000-km Range and 4C Superfast Charging

Gokhan May 18, 2024 Read More Replies: 55

Toyota and Kenworth Team up to Create a Fuel Cell Regional Semi

Toyota and Kenworth are making a 450 mile (724 km) range fuel cell Semi that can haul 82,000 lbs (37,195 kg).
Toyota supersizes battery in fuel-cell semi, teases formula for pickups
Yeah we've talked about something like this before:
Toyota's New Bet on Hydrogen | PriusChat

This is slightly different in that in addition to the 58.8 kg of hydrogen, it has a buffer Lithium NCA battery of 200 kWh. So what's the DCFC speed? Just what the fuel cell is capable of, because there is no DCFC or charge port of any kind. As many of us know the fuel cell's main weakness is slower dynamic reaction to power requests than batteries. The 200 kWh battery supplies a buffer for the fuel cell. Combine the large truck and payload going downhill along with 310 kW motors the battery pack can...

drash May 15, 2024 Read More Replies: 46