The Truth About Cars
APRIL 24, 2024
But the Toyota is trying to come across as rugged and has retained some of the aggressive styling that we assume it’ll eventually abandon if the latest Prius and Camry are any indication. It’s a cleaner design and looks more upscale than what you’re likely to find inside of the RAV4. Inside, it's the CR-V appears to have the advantage.
Plugs and Cars
JULY 5, 2007
Despite the Prius ads pushing an anti-plug-in message, many are waiting for a hybrid that can plug in to cleaner, cheaper domestic electricity. Daily Economy Fuel Tip surveys why people don 't buy hybrids now. Daily Economy Fuel Tip surveys why people don 't buy hybrids now.
Plug In Partners
SEPTEMBER 6, 2006
Today’s hybrid cars, such as the Toyota Prius, use electricity generated by gasoline-fueled engines. If I could buy a vehicle that was cheaper to operate, cleaner, ran on domestic electricity, and I could buy it from you for a few thousand dollars more, yes I would positively want to plug it in to a 120-volt outlet,” the petition says.
Plugs and Cars
OCTOBER 27, 2007
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.
Revenge of the Electric Car
JANUARY 22, 2009
The same state agency that drove the electric car off a cliff is now poised to wreck a new Berkeley company that triples the gas mileage of a Toyota Prius. The same state agency that drove the electric car off a cliff is now poised to wreck a new Berkeley company that triples the gas mileage of a Toyota Prius. They are innovators.
Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
APRIL 16, 2009
While a series hybrid is good, the Toyota Prius gets 100 miles per gallon because after the 20 miles of pure EV mode, it kicks into a hybrid-electric car. If you charge up the Toyota Prius PHEV you would get 200 miles per gallon and 40 mile EV range; the same as the Volt. One of the engineers explained to me how the car works.
Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
APRIL 28, 2009
Can these things add up to make a car that people want to buy? It seems like it still may be cheaper to just buy a well used Lotus Elise and modify it yourself. I also think it will be cheap, which is why I think someone will buy the group. As more renewables come online, battery electrics just keep getting cleaner and greener.
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