The Truth About Cars

MAY 20, 2024

However, the hybrid powertrain is obviously more Porsche 918 Spyder than Toyota Prius. But your author does wonder what the maintenance routine is going to be like on an Italian-German supercar that plays host to a high-revving engine, battery pack, and several electric motors. Wealthy shoppers likely won’t be bothered by this.

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Current EV

SEPTEMBER 27, 2020

In the SUV market, it ranks second only to the Toyota RAV4. It quickly established itself as a favorite with customers looking for a sturdy, reliable vehicle with low maintenance costs. The average maintenance cost for the first year of driving is $190. By John Coulter, CURRENT EV CMO.

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EV Life

AUGUST 28, 2020

According to a recent study , the average American driver saves $1,117 per year on fuel and maintenance costs when they switch from a gas car to an electric one. Most car sites are built for gas vehicles, so you have to do countless hours of blog research. We founded EV Life to make it easier for more people to drive electric.).

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The Truth About Cars

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

The plaintiffs represent a series of class actions suits asserting that vehicles sold by Ford, Honda, General Motors, Toyota, and Volkswagen have “recorded and intercepted [owners’] private text messages and call logs.”

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The Truth About Cars

JUNE 3, 2024

For example, fuel taxes (which are accounted for when you pay at the pump) are responsible for funding anywhere from a quarter to a third of all roadway maintenance — which would evaporate as more people started driving electric vehicles. Getting back to EVs, many automakers have bet the farm on electrification.

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Cars That Think

MARCH 4, 2023

After talking with many climate robotics founders for my blog, Nirva Labs , here are my findings on how you can find opportunities to help robots make an impact on climate change. Today, assembling a Toyota SUV takes about 2.04 Renewable-energy facilities need routine maintenance to stay efficient. seconds per part.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

“The Toyota Prius took over five years to reach break-even and has gone on to be a wild success.&# Also maintenance on these (no oil changes to speak of) etc will cost much less than an internal combution propelled car. and Chrysler. Learn your facts before you post please. — Volt Enthusiast 7.

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The Truth About Cars

MAY 15, 2023

That fact meant that the comparably better test performance seen from the Honda Civic and Toyota Corolla still yielded an “Acceptable” rating overall, with rear-occupant safety dinging what could have been higher marks. Your author’s resident backup beater is a seemingly unkillable 2000 Toyota Corolla.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

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Cars That Think

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Learn more about simulation apps and find this and other case studies at comsol.com/blog/apps. The two I'm looking at for my needs are the Subaru Crosstrek, which gets 14 miles on the electric, and the Toyota RAV4, which gets 42 miles on the electric. It makes no sense to me to own a gas-only car in 2030 or even just a plain hybrid.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Saab GM-owned company exploring PHEVs Joint Venture with Volvo and others to research PHEVs Toyota 500 PHEV 2010-model Priuses with lithium batteries to be leased for fleet tests in 2009 (150 in U.S.) This was starting to hurt because it was one reason for a sudden surge in Toyotas market share." Never discount Toyota.

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Cars That Think

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Learn more about simulation apps and find this and other case studies at comsol.com/blog/apps. The two I'm looking at for my needs are the Subaru Crosstrek, which gets 14 miles on the electric, and the Toyota RAV4, which gets 42 miles on the electric. It makes no sense to me to own a gas-only car in 2030 or even just a plain hybrid.

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Creative Greenius

OCTOBER 15, 2009

Today, on this very special Blog Action Day Creative Greenius, I take you back to June of 2008 and ask you: What the hell have YOU been doing for the past 12 months? I’m acting because blogging on these issues, as I have done for over two years now, is just not enough anymore. That’s 18 months away.

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Plug In India

JANUARY 15, 2022

His garage currently houses, apart from the e2o, a Toyota Prius and an Isuzu pickup. To jot down those will take an entirely new blog, but here’s a sample. Throw in costs of the driver, electricity and maintenance, that would mean a minimum revenue required of Rs. He also owned a MG eZS for a year. 6 lakh per year.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

OCTOBER 25, 2008

The biggest obstacle for those who would prefer an alternative has been lack of purchasable plug-in electric vehicles since 2003 when auto manufacturers ceased production of plug-in EVs like the GM EV1, Honda EV Plus, and Toyota RAV4-EV. I’ve been eagerly reading the flurry of blog entries and ongoing speculation on the MINI E.

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EV Adoption

MARCH 9, 2021

BMW, Mercedes, and Volkswagen have all not shipped certain electric models to the US and Toyota is shipping the majority of their RAV4 Prime PHEVs to Europe and Asia. 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).

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

Furthermore, changing the battery pack on say a Toyota Prius often costs a fortune, at least in most European countries, so such cars better be VERY cheap, but they’re not. Current batteries in new Toyota hybridsare ~$3000 if they need to be replaced. Read more in this blog post: [link] — Gregory Hancock 5.

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Cars That Think

DECEMBER 15, 2022

Open Robotics, meanwhile, branched out in 2016 from a strict non-profit to also take on some high-profile projects for the likes of the Toyota Research Institute and NVIDIA, supporting itself commercially by leveraging its experience and expertise in ROS development. If you combine these three entities together, you get Open Robotics.

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Plug In India

APRIL 28, 2021

This is my blog on the observations made when meeting people from different departments - Design, Battery RnD, Factory, Sales, Service and MIS. They want to have more data about maintenance costs and resale values before they take the plunge. All in all we are very impressed by the work being done here at PURE.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 28, 2009

The customer will only pay a monthly fee about $240 (US Dollars) which includes a full maintenance service agreement; carbon offset payments and in some countries even all electricity used, and insurance. Toyota still has not made any money on the Prius. Uncharacteristically, Toyota is blaming this on the floormats!!

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The Truth About Cars

JANUARY 31, 2024

The above reminds me of a prior investigation that accused Ford, General Motors, Honda, Mercedes-Benz, Stellantis, Tesla, Toyota, and Volkswagen of having benefited from Asian supply chains using forced labor. "We welcome any information from any source concerning the integrity of our supply chains and partners."

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