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Prius v first member of expanded family to go on sale in US; 58% more cargo space than original Prius, with 42 mpg combined

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Toyota expects Prius v to account for about 15% (incremental) of conventional Prius sales. The new Prius v ( earlier post )—the first of three coming members of the Prius family joining the original Prius in the US—will go on sale here at the end of next month. Under the hood of the Prius v.

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Toyota launches Aqua compact hybrid in Japan; targeting 12,000 units per month in sales

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Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) launched the Aqua gasoline-electric compact hybrid—to be marketed as the Prius c in the US—in Japan. Also contributing to increased engine efficiency is a battery-powered water pump, a friction-reducing beltless design and precise coolant-water-flow volume control. The Aqua hybrid.

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

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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.

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Soot and Spin: Two Plug-in Paradoxes

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Required reading: Bill Moore's EVWorld review and Martin Zimmerman's LA Times piece about their test drives of the Toyota Plug-in Prius and the hydrogen fuel cell Highlander FCHV. UPDATE: Felix Kramer of Calcars informs me that the vacuum bottle is standard on 2004-2008 Prius.) To take one example, batteries.

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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?", 2010 Prius designed to be manufactured with NiMH or Lithium batteries. 11/11/06 General Motors Corp.

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Slow start for charge of the electric cars - Times Online

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

The existing Prius has a carbon-dioxide figure of 89g/km but it is stillunlikely to be classified as an ultra-low-carbon vehicle. Hence thedevelopment of a plug-in Prius, which will operate most of the time onelectricity and produce less carbon dioxide. Is it becuase US market prefers a "home" product?

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Why Warren Buffett is investing in electric car company BYD - Apr. 13, 2009

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

BYDs plug-in, called the F3DM (for "dual mode"), goes farther on a single charge - 62 miles - than other electric vehicles and sells for about $22,000, less than the plug-in Prius and much-hyped Chevy Volt are expected to cost when they hit the market in late 2010. More Survey: 84% won’t upgrade to Windows.

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