{
  "id": 543167,
  "title": "Lexus and Toyota hybrid cars are trapping owners and their families inside thanks to battery faults",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/lexus-and-toyota-hybrid-cars-are-trapping-owners-and-their-families",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-11T06:00:59.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "This Is Money",
    "slug": "this-is-money",
    "url": "https://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/cars/article-16041277/Lexus-Toyota-hybrid-cars-trapping-owners-families-inside-thanks-battery-faults.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The issue is particularly concerning in Lexus models fitted with the firm's 'e-Latch' system, which uses electronic interior door-release buttons instead of traditional handles.",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}