Green Car Reports

APRIL 14, 2017

It hasn't been the greatest of years for the Toyota Prius hybrid, the Japanese carmaker's flagship product. The fourth generation hybrid hatchback debuted as a 2016 model into the teeth of continued low gasoline prices, and its radical design language apparently turned off at least some potential buyers.

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Green Car Reports

JUNE 8, 2015

Today, we have EPA gas-mileage ratings for the 2016 Mazda CX-3 crossover, a dynamometer-breaking Tesla Model S P85D electric car, and new deals on the Toyota Prius hybrid in California. All this and more on Green Car Reports. Catch up on last week's news with our Week in Reverse feature and video.

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Green Car Reports

DECEMBER 28, 2015

After spending four days and covering 440 miles with a new Toyota Prius, we can say that in our first real-world testing, the car delivers on its 50-mpg promise. Our Prius Three test car faced the added challenge of.

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Green Car Reports

DECEMBER 21, 2015

beating the now-legendary Toyota Prius by a few months. It was the first hybrid car to be sold in the U.S., It was a tiny two-seater with a three-cylinder engine, spats over the rear wheel openings to reduce aerodynamic drag, and a host of highly advanced technologies for its time.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 4, 2016

California uses the EMFAC (EMission FACtors) emissions model; the rest of the US uses the EPA MOVES (Motor Vehicle Emission Simulator) model. SeaTac Toyota Prius taxis mean grams of pollutant per kilogram of fuel emissions (●) by model year compared to Toyota Prius model emissions measured on-road at the WLA measurement site (△).

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 15, 2016

In the US, the main regulatory drivers for increased light-duty vehicle fuel efficiency are the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s (NHTSA) CAFE standards and the US Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) GHG standard. The Chevrolet Volt and Toyota Prius PHEV follow a similar pattern at lower magnitude.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 20, 2016

For the vehicle, they used specifications similar to a Toyota Prius with a 5 kWh Hymotion ANR26650 LiFePO 4 /Graphite pack comprising cylindrical cells manufactured by A123 systems. This allowed them to draw on prior work and to use an air-cooled system with well-established parameters. 2016.10.104.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 13, 2015

Toyota made significant improvements in its new generation full hybrid powertrain applied in the fourth generation Prius ( earlier post ), reducing losses, redesigning and relocating key components and reducing weight. Although the new 2016 Prius retains the established 1.8-liter 2016 Toyota Prius 1.9

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