article thumbnail

Toyota Research Institute displays Gen 2 autonomous test vehicle; machine vision and machine learning

Green Car Congress

generation advanced safety research vehicle at the company’s Prius Challenge event in Sonoma California. The platform is the second generation of the advanced safety research vehicle revealed to the public by Toyota at the 2013 Consumer Electronics Show. The Toyota Research Institute (TRI) displayed its 2.0 Earlier post.)The

Toyota 150
article thumbnail

CMU study concludes alt fuel vehicle incentives for OEMs result in increased fleet gasoline consumption and emissions

Green Car Congress

To estimate the net effect of AFV incentives on fleet tailpipe and power plant emissions associated with vehicle operation, the researchers used projections of AFV sales through 2025 from the reference case scenarios of the EIA’s Annual Energy Outlook (AEO) reports in 2012 through 2015. Credit: ACS, Jenn et al. Click to enlarge.

Gasoline 150
article thumbnail

UC Davis ITS study suggests hastening consumer adoption of plug-ins will require innovation on the sales side

Green Car Congress

Power 2013 Sales Satisfaction Index (SSI) study data on customer satisfaction with new car dealerships and Tesla stores. by referring customers to their individual accountants for guidance) or eschewing mention of these incentives altogether. They also analyzed national and state-level J.D.

Davis 290
article thumbnail

Mazdas new SKYACTIV gasoline and diesel engines are steps on the road to its Ideal Engine; focus on compression ratio

Green Car Congress

From a powertrain frame of reference, Mazda is planning a building block strategy—i.e., Toyota Motor Corporation and Mazda Motor Corporation reached an agreement in 2010 on the supply of the hybrid technology components, upon which the Toyota Prius is based.

Mazda 322
article thumbnail

2014 Honda Accord PHEV EPA-certified at 115 MPGe, on sale 15 Jan with MSRP of $39,780; LEV3/SULEV20 compliance

Green Car Congress

Although Honda’s presence at the Los Angeles Auto Show was dominated by the debut of the 2013 Civic, the company also announced that the 2014 Accord Plug-In Hybrid, featuring Honda’s new two-motor system ( earlier post ) earned an EPA-certified 115 MPGe rating and will go on sale in New York and California on 15 January with an MSRP of $39,780.

2014 339
article thumbnail

The Budget 2009 - working towards sustainable transport

Green Cars News

Duty will rise by 2p per litre on 1st September 2009 and by 1p per litre in real terms on 1st April each year from 2010 to 2013. Models anticipated for 2011 include a plug-in Toyota Prius and Vauxhall Ampera. No changes were announced to the fixed figure of £16,900 on which the benefit for ‘free’ fuel is based.

article thumbnail

How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Our PRIUS+ Project Photos PHEV Resources Global Warming Take Action News and Events Contact Us How Carmakers are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity If you ask, "have major auto-makers come around on PHEVs?", Hybrid Sonata model year 2011, possible PHEV version in 2013. todays answer is "Yes -- but not yet."

Plug-in 45