Lexus launches all-new ES sedan in S. Korea with first all-electric variant

What happened: Lexus Korea launched the all-new eighth-generation ES sedan in South Korea, its first with a battery electric variant, alongside an upgraded hybrid powertrain. Key numbers: ES 350e range up to 478 km; 10 to 80 percent charge in about 28 minutes; five BEV and four HEV variants; prices 71.6 million to 84.9 million won (US$53,564 to about US$63,500). Why it matters: The redesign, the model's first since 1989, expands Lexus's electrified lineup in South Korea as it adds BEVs to a nameplate previously offered only as a hybrid.

Lexus Korea launched the all-new eighth-generation ES sedan in South Korea, its first with a battery electric variant, alongside an upgraded hybrid powertrain.

The redesign, the model's first since 1989, expands Lexus's electrified lineup in South Korea as it adds BEVs to a nameplate previously offered only as a hybrid.