Green Car Reports

DECEMBER 12, 2016

The 2017 Toyota Prius Prime turned out to be a better plug-in hybrid than we had expected when we drove it around sunny Ojai, California, on the press launch in October. It's a viable competitor to the second-generation Chevrolet Volt plug-in hybrid, though the Volt has an EPA-rated 53 miles of electric range to the Prime's 25 miles.

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Green Car Reports

AUGUST 7, 2017

It's now time to shop for a new car for my wife, as her wonderful 2006 Toyota Prius has 144,000 miles and we're ready for something new. What car should replace our 2006 Prius hybrid? DON'T MISS: 2017 Toyota Prius Prime: gas mileage, electric range review Our needs and.

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Green Car Reports

JUNE 21, 2016

Today, we name the 12 most influential green cars in history, look at additional details on the 2017 BMW i3 electric car, and compare a Nissan Leaf and Toyota Prius on cost and overall emissions. The 2017 BMW i3 gets a range boost to 114 miles, but the current 81-mile version may stay around as well.

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Green Car Reports

OCTOBER 25, 2016

The 2017 Toyota Prius Prime is a far, far better plug-in hybrid than its predecessor. It defaults to electric-only operation, it has 25 miles of EPA-rated electric range, and in electric operation, it is by far the most energy-efficient vehicle you can buy this year in the U.S.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 31, 2017

The winner of the Full Vehicle category was the 2017 Chrysler Pacifica, which is 249 pounds (113 kilograms) lighter than its predecessor. 2017 Chrysler Pacifica. All-new 2017 Chrysler Pacifica body structure 72% high-strength steel. Click to enlarge. In addition, the all-new Pacifica minivan also makes strategic use of aluminum.

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Green Car Reports

FEBRUARY 4, 2016

The new 2016 Toyota Prius is now arriving at dealers all over the country, and while gas prices--and hence hybrid sales--are down, it's expected to boost sales of the quintessential hybrid, now ranked at 52 or 56 mpg combined.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 7, 2020

A team led by Southwest Research Institute has applied connectivity and automation to achieve a 20% improvement in efficiency on a 2017 Toyota Prius Prime. For example, if a stoplight is red a few blocks ahead, the app will tell the driver to speed up or slow down by a few miles per hour to avoid stopping. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Reports

JULY 21, 2015

But while long-range battery-electric cars--the 2017 Chevrolet Bolt EV and an all-new 2017 Nissan Leaf--grab attention, another vehicle on the way could be equally important. That's the second generation of the Toyota Prius Plug-in Hybrid.

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Green Car Reports

MARCH 24, 2016

The 2017 Toyota Prius Prime replaces the Prius Plug-In, and it directly addresses nearly everything that current owners of that model have wanted. There’s a longer, 22-mile electric driving range, better drivability, and exceptional 120+ MPGe fuel efficiency.

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Green Car Reports

JULY 19, 2016

Today, we have a 1,000-mile Nissan Leaf electric-car road trip, a report that the 200-mile 2017 Chevrolet Bolt EV will start production in October, and the end of Tesla's guaranteed buyback program. Sales of the Toyota Prius hybrid. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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Green Car Reports

MARCH 14, 2016

Today, we have reports on two rumored German green cars--the range-extended electric BMW i5, and the Volkswagen XL3 Prius-fighter hybrid--plus details on the 2017 Kia Optima Hybrid and Optima Plug-In Hybrid. We've got an $8,500 Nissan Leaf, a 300,00-mile Chevrolet Volt, and more in our Week in Reverse.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 6, 2016

Toyota intends to deploy these new powertrain units in a rapidly broadening range of vehicle models, starting in 2017. Applying size-reducing, weight-reducing and loss-reducing technologies used in the fourth-generation Prius, Toyota has enhanced its hybrid system for the new Dynamic Force 2.5-liter Roll-out of new powertrain units.

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Green Car Reports

JUNE 22, 2016

DON'T MISS: 2017 Toyota Prius Prime plug-in hybrid: 22-mile range, styling. The company has taken the position that hybrid and hydrogen fuel-cell powertrains are more practical choices when it comes to reducing emissions. But Toyota may be changing its attitude toward electric cars.

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Green Car Reports

NOVEMBER 25, 2017

This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending on Friday, November 24, 2017. How does fossil-fuel-loving EPA administrator Scott Pruitt define the word "environmentalism"?

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 30, 2016

In 2016, Navigant Research expects growth to come from expanding sales of the Tesla Model X and the second-generation Volt, as well as the introduction of the Chevrolet Bolt 200-mile range battery electric vehicle (BEV), the Prius Prime PHEV, the Chrysler Pacifica PHEV, and the Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV later in the year.

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Clean Fleet Report

OCTOBER 19, 2022

It could drive approximately 124 miles and had a top speed of nearly 70 miles per hour. Electrified vehicles (hybrid-electrics) have been commercially available since the late 1990s with the Toyota Prius. First Drive: 2017 Honda Clarity Fuel Cell. This van ran on a fuel cell utilizing liquid hydrogen and oxygen.

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Clean Fleet Report

MAY 6, 2023

First debuting in 2017, the Niro is a key model for Kia as it offers three different propulsion choices, all of which offer excellent fuel economy or all-electric driving range. seconds in a few 0-60 miles per hour runs, which is not quick. This is our in-depth look at the hybrid model. Story by John Faulkner.

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EV Life

AUGUST 28, 2020

For example, I grew up in a “Toyota family” and Toyota only has one electric vehicle available today: The Prius Prime. For the Hyundai Kona below, EV Life estimates it will take one hour to recharge 5 miles.). That’s less than half the cost I’ve spent driving to Portland in a Toyota Prius.). Level 2 Chargers. Why Finance?

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EV Info

OCTOBER 24, 2022

The sites were opened to much fanfare between 2017 and 2019 and were owned and operated by a subsidiary of ITM Power, the Aim-quoted electrolyser company. Number 1 has been Toyota with an insane love of Hydrogen and a similar dictate for Battery Power, even after the highly successful Toyota Prius. Who can blame them.

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Clean Fleet Report

OCTOBER 21, 2021

The roomy Model S luxury sedan now starts at about $90,000 with a 100 kWh battery pack and all-wheel drive, offering 405 miles of range. First Drive: 2017 Tesla Model X P100D ; Tesla Continues to Get Mixed Marks ; Flash Drive: Tesla Model 3. Bolts jolts the market with 200+ miles of range and an affordable price.

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EV Adoption

JANUARY 22, 2022

Toyota, which does publish sales of its PHEV models, reported that the RAV4 Prime — which is the PHEV version of the number 4-selling vehicle in the US since since 2017 — had 2021 sales of 27,707 units. . — Auto Industry Analyst.

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Clean Fleet Report

JANUARY 11, 2022

He added that the Wrangler PHEV has been embraced by Jeep’s enthusiasts, pulling one-fourth of the model’s sales and even outselling the Toyota Prius for the first quarter of 2021, taking the title for that time as the best-selling plug-in hybrid in the U.S. The 2021 Wrangler 4xe comes with these warranties: Basic – Three years/36,000 miles.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 16, 2009

the Prius) will represent the top Li-ion business opportunity from a dollar value perspective, followed by moderate hybrids and light electric vehicles (bikes and scooters), particularly in Asia. In addition to the improvements in vehicle technology, Cackette also noted the importance of reduced vehicle miles traveled by about 20%.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 20, 2017

Collins (2017) Click to enlarge. rise in vehicle miles driven from February 2012 to February 2017 yielded a gasoline demand increase of only 3.8%, the brief found. the old V-8 engine models) with the truck’s 2017 3.5 the old V-8 engine models) with the truck’s 2017 3.5 Focus on Pickup Trucks, Not Priuses”.

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EV Adoption

FEBRUARY 7, 2021

In 2020, GM sold 20,754 Chevrolet Bolt EVs in the US, which while isn’t huge number it actually puts the Bolt in third place after the Tesla Model 3 and Model Y in the US and ahead of the Toyota Prius Prime and Nissan LEAF.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 21, 2017

l/100 km) for a non-plug-in vehicle and the Ioniq Electric is the industry’s most efficient EV (136 mpge / 25 kWh/100 miles). 2017 Hyundai Ioniq Hybrid Pricing. 2017 Hyundai Ioniq Electric Pricing. The Bolt offers almost twice the electric range (238 miles), albeit at a price premium of some $7,120. Transmission.

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Charged EVs

JULY 29, 2021

Hyundai has been selling battery-electric models in the US since the Ioniq Electric was launched alongside hybrid and plug-in hybrid siblings in 2017. Originally rated at 124 miles of range, in 2020 the model received a range boost to 170 miles, and it remains on sale. Heritage style.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 19, 2011

Thanks to the Prius (AT PZEV category), Toyota has a large credit bank. In complying with the ZEV regulation, manufacturers operate vehicles in California which generate varying credits, expressed in units of grams per mile Non-Methane Organic Gases (g/mi NMOG). Automakers’ California ZEV credit balances as of 1 October 2011.

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EV Adoption

MARCH 9, 2021

In my very first article for this site and blog back in January 2017 , I created a framework of factors that were critical for EVAdoption in the US (chart below). Less costly Level 1 charging can add 40 miles of range while the car is parked. Source: EVAdoption/Loren McDonald. The second aspect of charging is speed.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 13, 2017

Ford data shows that the 50 th percentile customer drives just under 30 miles every day. Based on RDD, Ford data shows that a 300-mile BEV will cover 100% of the RDD. Based on Ford data, a 300-mile BEV will not cover that distance. This comes despite Toyota having launched a new Prius model last year. million trips.

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