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South Australia Gets Its First PHEV Prius Conversion

Green Car Congress

The Motor Trade Association of South Australia has procured a Toyota Prius which has been upfitted with an aftermarket plug-in conversion, as part of its plans to develop hybrid, plug-in hybrid, and electric vehicle training resources for automotive repair technicians throughout the state of South Australia.

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Toyota — Is It Circling The Drain?

CleanTechnica EVs

I remember when the Prius was launched in Australia. There was a lot of Fear Uncertainty and Doubt cast upon this innovative vehicle. Would the batteries last? It’s too expensive. Who would want to buy that? Sound familiar? But it didn’t seem too long before they were being used as taxis and Toyota extended the […].

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Brake issue is pausing sales of popular Toyota hybrids overseas, not in US

Green Car Reports

The issue has led to a stop-sale in Australia and New Zealand, among other markets, and affects the hybrid versions of the Toyota RAV4, Camry, Prius, Corolla hatchback, Lexus ES300h, and Lexus UX250h. While the.

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Australia Begins PHEV Road Trials; Vehicle-to-Home Applications

Green Car Congress

CSIRO engineers modified Toyota Prius hybrids by removing the OEM battery pack and installing a larger 6 kWh, 30 Ah NiMH battery pack (five times the capacity of the original 1.2 Staff from SP AusNet will use the PHEVs for their daily drive to work and for leisure as part of the trial. CSIRO - SP AusNet PHEV. Click to enlarge.

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Toyota highlights gas engine project as ‘practical’ path to carbon neutrality

Teslarati

Toyota has had a fairly long history of vouching for a gradual transition to battery electric tech, and generally holding off on an “EV-only” approach to electrification—despite being the hybrid pioneer that developed the Prius. the European Union, the United Kingdom, Japan, India, and Australia, among others still.

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Australia begins plug-in hybrid vehicle trials

Green Cars News

Add Australia to the list of countries keen to be at the forefront of plug-in hybrid technology. Engineers from CSIRO modified Toyota Prius vehicles, removing the OEM battery pack and instead installing a larger 6kWh, 30Ah NiMH battery pack with five times the capacity of the original.

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Toyota, EDF and Strasbourg Launch Large-Scale, 3-Year Plug-in Hybrid Demonstration Project

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Powertrain components of the Prius PHV. The project involves about 100 Prius Plug-in Hybrid Vehicles (PHVs) as well as a dedicated charging infrastructure for the use of public and private partners in Strasbourg and its region. Click to enlarge. CO 2 emissions in the European homologation combined cycle are 59 g/km. Click to enlarge.

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