Green Car Reports

NOVEMBER 28, 2011

The late-night arguments are over, the statistical comparisons and product specs are put away, and we've made our choice. The GreenCarReports Best Car To Buy Award for 2012 goes to a pair of cars: the 2012 Toyota Prius V wagon and the 2012 Toyota Prius Plug-In Hybrid.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 29, 2011

Prius PHV S. Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) has begun taking orders through Toyota dealers around Japan for the Prius PHV (plug-in hybrid). The Prius PHV will be sold by all Toyota, Toyopet, Toyota Corolla and Netz dealers in Japan; the sales target in Japan is 35,000 to 40,000 units per year.

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The Truth About Cars

MARCH 1, 2024

The plug-in hybrid Toyota Prius Prime SE had a $529 annual fuel cost by comparison, and it costs way less than half the Hummer EV’s MSRP to start. The Lexus RZ300e EV and Mini Cooper SE EV were second and third behind the Prius Prime on top of the list of greenest vehicles.

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Green Car Reports

NOVEMBER 18, 2014

The 2016 Toyota Mirai is getting a major launch just before this week''s Los Angeles Auto Show. It''s clear Toyota considers this a vehicle every bit as seminal as its very first Prius hybrid of 1997.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 28, 2013

By comparison, Fuel Economy is the top priority for Volt, LEAF and Prius Plug-In owners (97%, 94% and 98%, respectively). While the field of electric vehicles (EVs) has grown with the Chevrolet Volt, Nissan Leaf and the Toyota Prius Plug-In, Tesla buyers display unique differences.

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Teslarati

JULY 4, 2022

The road ahead for Toyota as it starts competing seriously in the all-electric market just got a lot tougher. The milestone was initially reported by Bloomberg , though the publication’s estimates were reportedly corroborated by Toyota later.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 20, 2019

At the Los Angeles Auto Show, Toyota introduced its new plug-in hybrid (PHEV) RAV4 performance model with an estimated 302-horsepower, advanced all-wheel drive, sport-tuned suspension and exclusive design features. The Toyota RAV4 Prime will come to market in summer 2020. The Toyota RAV4 Prime builds on the RAV4 Hybrid.

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Plug-in Miles Hybrid SUV 220

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 8, 2010

Comparison of regenerative/hydraulic (friction) braking ratios under normal braking. Left: 2001-2003 Toyota Prius (THS). Right: 2004-2009 Toyota Prius (THS-II). Source: Toyota Motor Company. Both Ford and Toyota have indicated that they intend to resolve their respective issues via changes in software.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 18, 2014

In addition to the vehicle’s introduction in Japan, Toyota launched the Mirai—a four-door, mid-size fuel cell sedan with performance that fully competes with traditional internal combustion engines—in Los Angeles on the eve of the Los Angeles Auto Show. Toyota FC Stack. Click to enlarge. Mirai powertrain.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 27, 2013

The fuel economy results of a 2004 Toyota Prius from simulation and testing showed 24-90% fuel economy improvement with PnG drive cycles compared to steady speed results. The downside of such a technique is that it currently requires sustained attention from the driver.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 17, 2013

Its efforts to incorporate alternative fuel vehicles (AFVs) into its fleet began in 2002 with an initial purchase of hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs), mainly the Toyota Prius and Ford Escape hybrid. In 2010, the city converted 15 Toyota Prius hybrids to plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs).

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 11, 2016

This wide bandgap inverter product resulted in a smaller, lighter, higher power density and more efficient system in comparison to Toyota’s present Prius inverter design implementing silicon technology. The product operates by taking a two-level high and low input DC voltage (i.e.,

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 14, 2011

By comparison, the Nissan LEAF carries a 99 MPGe (combined) EPA rating, while the smaller i-MiEV carries a 112 MPGe (combined) rating. (1 1 gallon of gasoline=33.7 A limited number of Focus Electrics will first be available in California and the New York/New Jersey areas.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 28, 2014

As a few points of comparison, the Bosch INVCON 2.3 inverter used in the Fiat 500e has a volume of about 5 liters, while the motor inverter used in the 2010 Prius drivetrain has a volume of about 5.4L (according to a DOE deconstruction.) The peak power density of the 2010 Prius motor inverter is 11.1 Power Electronics'

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 17, 2011

2012 Prius Plug-in hybrid. Toyota introduced the production Prius Plug-in Hybrid at the Green Drive Expo in Richmond, CA, as the newest member of the expanding Prius Family. With a starting base price of $32,000 (before rebates), the production Prius Plug-in features a 4.4 Click to enlarge. L/100km, respectively.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 4, 2016

The researchers used the West LA data as a baseline for comparison with the high-mileage fleet measurements. SeaTac Toyota Prius taxis mean grams of pollutant per kilogram of fuel emissions (●) by model year compared to Toyota Prius model emissions measured on-road at the WLA measurement site (△). Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 20, 2016

a) Capacity Fade in Phoenix, comparison of air cooling vs no cooling for two drive cycles. (b) The comparison of air-cooling vs. no cooling is provided for two cities (c) Improvement in battery life by air-cooling for different cases simulated. b) Capacity Fade in Phoenix and San Francisco, using GPS data.

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EV Info

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Look at the year on year comparisons. Source: Rivian website: Toyota EVs. Toyota is one of the largest car manufactures usually holding the number 1 or 2 position for vehicle sales. It has long been a lover of Hybrids with the wildly successful Prius. It does look like Toyota are missing the EV boat.

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Clean Fleet Report

JANUARY 1, 2023

Contributor Keith Turner took his video camera along to do his own comparison of some of six of the hottest EVs on the market. Our testers had similar (best in class) feelings about the new 2023 Toyota Prius and the 2022 BMW i4 M50. We’ve looked at EV charging and will continue to keep tabs on it.

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EV Adoption

JANUARY 22, 2022

Toyota, which does publish sales of its PHEV models, reported that the RAV4 Prime — which is the PHEV version of the number 4-selling vehicle in the US since since 2017 — had 2021 sales of 27,707 units. From where I sit, a new PHEV from Jeep outselling the Toyota RAV4 Prime is actually pretty impressive. Flip a coin.

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Clean Fleet Report

JULY 9, 2022

For example, Toyota has claimed that its Prius batteries can cover as much as 300,000 miles before needing to be replaced. Toyota Prius have proved to be very durable. The older Prius models , according to Consumer Reports researchers, are just as fuel efficient and effective as the newer ones.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 5, 2009

All comparisons here are by total volume, not by daily selling rate. Reported hybrid sales include those from Toyota, Ford, Honda, GM and Nissan; Mercedes-Benz is not breaking out sales of its new S400 Hybrid. Toyota posted a total of 18,757 hybrid units, a 15% increase by volume year on year, and representing 12.3%

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 5, 2009

All comparisons in this post are based on actual volume, not adjusted day sales rate. Toyota Motor Sales (TMS) reported September sales of 126,015 vehicles, a decrease of 12.6% The Prius posted September sales of 10,984 units, up 1% from September 2008, but down 42% from August 2009. by volume from last September.

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Cash For Clunkers Sale LS 600H Hybrid 225

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 8, 2009

All comparisons here are by volume, not by adjusted selling rate. Toyota posted 14,473 hybrids in November 2009, up 16.3% Prius sold 9,617 units, up 11% from the year before. November 2009 has 23 selling days, compared to 25 in November 2008. from November 2008. Total light-duty vehicle sales were up 2.6% to 133,700 units.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 1, 2015

Under some conditions, the battery electric Nissan LEAF can produce higher emissions than a Toyota Prius hybrid. Probability that the Nissan LEAF is lower CO 2 emitting than the Toyota Prius Hybrid by region and charging scheme. They compared these vehicles with the Toyota Prius HEV. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 22, 2017

The 2018 Toyota Camry, the new eighth-generation of the most popular mid-size sedan in the world and the best-selling car in America for the past 15 years, will be going on sale in the US in late summer. Toyota unveiled the 2018 Camry at the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) in January. 2018 Toyota Camry Hybrid XLE.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 2, 2009

All comparisons here are by volume, not adjusted for the daily selling rate.). Toyota dropped from 75% in August 2008 to 62.5% Toyota remained the hybrid sales leader, with 24,191 units sold, including 543 units of the new Lexus HS250. The Prius posted 18,886 units, up 40.3% Overall, Toyota sales increased 6.4%

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 8, 2012

The new transaxle in the Prius c features a new cooling system; overall this new hybrid unit with its 2 motor system is now approaching the same weight as single motor competitive systems and is maintaining a competitive size profile, according to Toyota. The Prius Family will have a big hand in defining Toyota’s future.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 7, 2010

December 2009 had 28 selling days vs. 26 days in December 2008; all comparisons here are by volume, not by adjusted day sales rate. Toyota reported December sales of sales of 17,964 hybrid vehicles, up 47.2% The Prius posted 11,775 units, up 49.8%. Overall, light duty vehicle sales rose 15.1% Click to enlarge. .

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 21, 2013

Drive5: this app makes feedback available to any driver, anywhere, and is based on 5 key metrics: real-time MPG, social energy feedback, route comparisons, journey average MPG and an overall performance score. 2012 Toyota Prius model) that can accurately predict fuel economy when fed a drive cycle.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 29, 2024

Still, gas and hybrid specialist Toyota remained the most searched auto brand, not by any specific state. to determine these comparisons, MarketWatch Guides put together its own study of the top searched automotive brands and their respective models using key Google data. Here’s how it was gathered. Hyundai 18.6 Mercedes-Benz 15.1

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 4, 2009

All comparisons are by volume. Hybrid gains were largely due to an increase in Prius sales (up 29.7% Toyota Motor Sales, USA (TMS) reported July sales of 174,872, down 11.4% Some highlights: The all-new redesigned Prius mid-size gas-electric hybrid posted best-ever July sales of 19,173 units, up 29.7% to 443, 297 units.

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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. For comparison, the business-as-usual scenario from IPCC (2013) has cumulative emissions of 6,180 gigatons of CO 2 between 2012 and 2100. … F of warming.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 13, 2013

As one point of comparison, the permanent magnet motor in the 2011 Nissan LEAF was rated at 80 kW from a 58 kg motor, for a SP of 1.38 The 50 kg electric motor powering the BMW i3 generates a maximum output of 125 kW for a specific power (SP) of 2.5 Background.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 7, 2009

The Toyota Highlander Fuel Cell Hybrid Vehicle – Advanced (FCHV-adv) ( earlier post ) achieved an estimated range of 431 miles on a single full tank of compressed hydrogen gas, and an average fuel economy of 68.3 Jared Farnsworth, Toyota Technical Center advanced powertrain engineer.

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EV Adoption

FEBRUARY 7, 2021

4, Hyundai IONIQ 5, Audi Q4 e-tron, Toyota RAV4 Prime PHEV, Ford Escape PHEV, and Lincoln Corsair PHEV have either become available or likely will be in 2021. By comparison, in 2020 Tesla sold an estimated 242,713 units in North America (US and Canada).

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Plug In Partners

JANUARY 26, 2006

The current top seller is Toyota Motor Corp.'s s Prius; Americans bought 205,790 of them last year. By comparison, conventional hybrids must rely on gasoline-powered engines to recharge their batteries and get between 40 and 60 mpg. For that reason, he says Toyota isn't working on a plug-in hybrid. In June, U.C.

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