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Old Apr 15, 2013 | 11:54 AM
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Default Why no RX or CT Plug-in hybrid ?

How come Lexus didn't make Plug-in for RX-350 or CT-h
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Old Apr 15, 2013 | 01:35 PM
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Originally Posted by Whitigir
How come Lexus didn't make Plug-in for RX-350 or CT-h
You would need much greater capacity battery, increasing weight, increasing price, decreasing cargo room and decreasing performance.
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Old Apr 15, 2013 | 02:34 PM
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You'll see Plug-in's more widespread on Toyota models before you do Lexus. Which is perfectly fine
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Old Apr 15, 2013 | 04:20 PM
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Wuld love to see a lexus plug in as i work 10 miles from home !
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Old Apr 15, 2013 | 04:35 PM
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Originally Posted by Whitigir
How come Lexus didn't make Plug-in for RX-350 or CT-h
because their Prius PHEV doesnt sell well... right now, tech is simply not there, if they start doing some better batteries, i am sure we will see plugins... Although, cars like RX450h are too heavy to be plugins... much better something like Prius or Camry or ES300h.
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Old Apr 15, 2013 | 05:23 PM
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The short answer is cost. In order to produce something like that, they have to sell in large numbers. Lexus only sells about 2000 hybrids a month, not nearly enough to make a profit.

Toyota/Lexus does not create products for the sake of creating them; there has to be some sort of monetary benefit
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Old Apr 15, 2013 | 05:53 PM
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Originally Posted by RXSF
The short answer is cost. In order to produce something like that, they have to sell in large numbers. Lexus only sells about 2000 hybrids a month, not nearly enough to make a profit.

Toyota/Lexus does not create products for the sake of creating them; there has to be some sort of monetary benefit
they sell 3500 per month in the USA actually :-)

Probably double that in the rest of the world, or more...
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