The Truth About Cars
MARCH 18, 2024
Toyota followed with the Prius a year later, but it took GM until 2006 to introduce its first true gasoline-electric hybrid here. You'll find its derivatives underpinning everything from the Suzuki XL7 to the Wuling Almaz , and it all began with the 2002 Vue. liter engine and automatic).
Green Car Congress
JANUARY 11, 2010
Compared to Prius, it is 22 inches shorter in overall length, yet loses less than an inch in overall width. Since the early 90’s, during the early stages of first-generation Prius development, Toyota has been committed to in-house R&D of advanced nickel-metal hydride batteries. The CH stands for compact hybrid as in compact class.
Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
JANUARY 28, 2009
In the Toyota Prius companies like EDrive and Hybrids-Plus have simply developed their own replacement for the OEM battery management subsystems and replaced the battery pack. Due to its limitations, the PRIUS+ is more complex to describe, as, in mixed city and highway driving it is only 50:50 electric/gasoline. In English-system (vs.
Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
APRIL 21, 2009
How does this sound: 100+ MPG in a regular vehicle? An Argonne researcher reached consensus with researchers from other national labs, universities, the Air Resources Board, automakers, utilities and AD Little to estimate in July 2002 that PHEVs using nighttime power reduce greenhouse gases by 46 to 61 percent. Using the average U.S.
Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
APRIL 21, 2009
Our PRIUS+ Project Photos PHEV Resources Global Warming Take Action News and Events Contact Us Where Plug-In Hybrid Conversions (mostly Priuses) Are This is a mirror of the map at Googles RechargeIt site (including icons for YouTube videos on both PHEVs and EVs). Unless otherwise noted, all are Prius. Contact info: John Joyce.
Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
APRIL 28, 2009
The Think City was short-lived in the States with production halting in 2002 after just 1005 cars had been assembled. Toyota still has not made any money on the Prius. Another point; a Jetta diesel has near the same mileage as a Prius and the Jetta Blue TDI will exceed the Prius. I’m sick of hearing about the Prius….I
Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
APRIL 16, 2009
It offers 18 models that deliver 30 mpg or more. "It is unreasonable to expect the Volt and any similar new technology to be immediately profitable when other technologies that started with a price premium, such as the Toyota Prius, became wild successes," said Chelsea Sexton, an advisory board member of Plug-In America.
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