Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 8, 2012

Toyota Prius. Rounding out the top six are the Toyota Prius, the Honda Insight, and the Smart ForTwo. Vehicles are analyzed on the basis of a “Green Score,” a singular measure that incorporates unhealthy tailpipe emissions, fuel consumption, and emissions of gases that contribute to climate change. Mitsubishi I-MiEV.

i-MiEV 247

i-MiEV Gas Honda Insight Li-ion 247

Green Car Reports

JANUARY 4, 2018

In February 2009, when we started daily coverage, our most popular topics were hybrid cars and the Toyota Prius. With Prius sales in 2017 less than half what they were just four years ago, the times have clearly changed.

2017 67

2017 Prius 2009 Green Cars 67

EV Connect

MAY 10, 2021

As plug-in vehicles become more affordable — with EVs like the Tesla Model 3 retailing for less than $40,000 and the Toyota plug-in Prius with a base MSRP less than $30,000 — these vehicles will become more prevalent across many demographics. What’s Included in the Program?

California 52

California Charging Climate Change Tax Credit 52

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 29, 2010

In the medium-term, hybrid systems, those using internal combustion engines and regenerative electric systems such as the Toyota Prius, offer significant savings and will help the evolution to a purely electric drivetrain. Bottom-up methods are economically efficient but do not always achieve their full potential for change.

Transportation 231

Transportation Emissions Universal Climate Change 231

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 24, 2016

Currently only 12% of fossil fuel-based power plants are sufficiently green that electric vehicles powered by them are responsible for fewer emissions than a Toyota Prius. Ultimately, their enactment would greatly reduce the probability that the world will have to contend with disruptive climate change.

Chicago 150

Chicago MIT Tax Carbon 150

Teslarati

AUGUST 13, 2021

The California Air Resources Board (CARB) , which is charged with protecting the public from the harmful effects of air pollution and developing programs to fight climate change, is among the agencies that are helping push the transition to sustainable transportation. Insights from CA’s Clean Air Protectors.

Tesla 145

Tesla Los Angeles California All-Electric 145

Plug In Partners

JUNE 30, 2008

The PHEV Jetta will -- theoretically -- be in good company, as GM is working furiously on the Volt and Toyota will offer a plug-in Prius." Woolsey believes that "the greatest danger to the country now is not nuclear and chemical weapons but climate change and the American dependence on oil which is partly blamed for causing it.

Li-ion 100

Li-ion Lithium Ion Plug-in Plug 100

Creative Greenius

JANUARY 17, 2009

There’s three different plug-in alternatives for you below, a Tesla, a Mitsubishi MiEV and a Plug-In hybrid coverted Prius. One voice really can change the world. Click on this photo to see Stefano Paris' video production of the event. Plug them in, charge them up, drive silent, drive clean.

Convert 150

Convert Plug-in i-MiEV Plug 150

Revenge of the Electric Car

JANUARY 20, 2010

Toyota uses nickel-metal-hydride batteries for the current Prius hybrid but has decided on lithium-ion batteries for future plug-in models. Concerns about carbon emissions and their impact on climate change plus high and volatile oil prices are increasing the popularity of hybrid and electric vehicles despite their higher costs.

Toyota 124

Toyota Argentina Nickel Metal Hydride Lithium Ion 124

Green Car Congress

JUNE 24, 2009

Toyota intends to lease the vehicles to existing Toyota Prius fleet customers including a mix of public bodies and private companies. AEA, one of the world’s leading energy, climate change and data management consultancies, will lead the consortium.

Carbon 150

Carbon Electric Vehicles Vehicles London 150

Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 22, 2009

It suggests that the subsidies for fossil fuel energy sources combined with a lack of sufficient incentives to develop renewable energy distorts energy policy and only exacerbates the climate change problem. By contrast, the hybrid Prius is almost 0.42miles per MJ.

Green 36

Green Fuel Renewable Prius 36

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 23, 2009

As Toyota learned with the introduction of the Prius and its efforts on the 2002 RAV4 EV, O’Brien said, it is difficult to force technology adoption by consumers. We can draw on our Prius experience to understand how on consumers adopt new technology, products and the length of time required to achieve mass market acceptance.

Plug-in 236

Plug-in Toyota 2015 Plug 236

EV Adoption

MAY 8, 2021

The need to transition off of gas- and diesel-powered fuels is clear if we want to reduce pollution, carbon omissions, and lessen the impact of cars on climate change. For example, in 2018 Tesla revealed that the top 5 most traded in vehicles were the Honda Accord, Honda Civic, Toyota Prius, Nissan Leaf, and BMW 3 Series.

Vehicles 132

Vehicles Gas-Electric Tax Credit Sale 132

Creative Greenius

JUNE 11, 2009

As our climate change crisis worsens and spins out of control with each passing day there’s no time to spare for those of us whose job it is to educate and motivate our fellow citizens to actions that cut our greenhouse gas emissions. ELECTRIC CARS ARE A CORE SOLUTION TO CLIMATE CHANGE - NO PLUG? NO PURCHASE!

Solar 170

Solar Energy Power Powered 170

Revenge of the Electric Car

FEBRUARY 18, 2010

In Berkeley, a town known for its environmental sensibility, one out of five cars sold today is a hybrid Prius. The Energy Department says electric cars produce less of the emissions linked to climate change than traditional vehicles, though how much less depends on the source of power on the local electricity grid.

San Francisco 100

San Francisco Neighborhood Electric Electrical 100

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.&# So the Volt would cost $32,500–not so much more than what people are reportedly paying for the Prius. and Chrysler. Sure, it can handle most commutes on the battery, but who commutes in this? It looks like an Epcot attraction.

Volt 42

Volt Green Electric Cars 2009 42

Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 23, 2009

According to O’Brien however, for vehicles to become true solutions to climate change and environmental challenges they must be mass market solutions such as the Toyota Prius.

Plug-in 36

Plug-in Toyota Plug Lithium Ion 36

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

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. todays answer is "Yes -- but not yet."

Plug-in 45

Plug-in Plug Hybrid PHEV 45

Green Car Reports

DECEMBER 5, 2018

Toyota announced pricing for the new 2019 Prius AWD-e. Rioters in France this month won what they wanted: a reprieve from higher gas taxes meant to reduce climate change. In trade talks with the Trump administration, VW's CEO revealed the company could use Ford factories in the U.S.

Prius 72

Prius 2019 Toyota Price 72

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 28, 2009

Although Climate change is a massive problem, it always comes down to money with the real decision makers so rite now you could say people use only steam reforming but we havent really developed H2 technology much have we??? In lots of other cities around the world the majority of electricity come from fossil fuels rite???

Dodge Circuit 45

Dodge Circuit Dodge Electric Cars Chrysler 45

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

Cleantech Blog Cleantechblog.com, the premier cleantech site for commentary on news and technology relating to clean tech, greentech, energy, climate change and carbon, and the environment. Ontological Shock An Open Letter to Fred Krupp Report from GridEcon Conference SGS Climate Change Head on the First Carbon Credit.

Grid 28

Grid Electric Vehicles Vehicles Oil-Sands 28

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

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. " Even before visiting BYD, Sokol believed in electric cars.

BYD 62

BYD 2009 Companies Electric Cars 62

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. Many of the first Prius hybrids that were released are still running strong on their NiMH batteries after 100,000+ miles. Follow the money.

Oregon 58

Oregon Green Electric Cars Lead Acid 58

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 30, 2009

Gregg Small, executive director of environmental nonprofit Climate Solutions , said electric cars could be a big part of achieving energy independence and addressing climate change, if done in conjunction with energy conservation. "If Davids said his family meets its need for longer trips by also owning a hybrid Prius. "I

Seattle 67

Seattle Nissan Electric Cars Cars 67

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

BYD’s conventional gas-powered cars are selling well these days in China, and his electric plug-in electric model looks like it will come to market with a longer range and a lower sticker price than the new Toyota Prius much-hyped Chevy Volt.

Chinese 28

Chinese Companies Electric Cars BYD 28

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

"It is unreasonable to expect the Volt and any similar new technology to be immediately profitable when other technologies that started with a price premium, such as the Toyota Prius, became wild successes," said Chelsea Sexton, an advisory board member of Plug-In America. " The feds arent convinced. GM doesnt have a chance.

Volt 41

Volt GM Chevrolet EV1 41