Green Car Congress
AUGUST 28, 2013
Toyota’s next-generation Prius will deliver significantly improved fuel economy in a more compact package that is lighter in weight and lower in cost, according to Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) Managing Officer Satoshi Ogiso. The next Prius will feature improved batteries with higher energy density. —Satoshi Ogiso.
Green Car Congress
FEBRUARY 8, 2009
Most importantly, these vehicles are not representative of the lithium-ion battery-powered next-generation Prius PHVs that will be delivered to lease-fleet customers later this year. This is due to the added weight of a large battery that, once depleted by pure-electric drive, will contribute nothing until it is plugged in and re-charged.
Green Car Congress
MAY 7, 2012
With a 10 kW charger on-board (SAE J1772 connector), charging time of the large pack is approximately six hours on a 240V/40A charger. Compared with the gasoline-powered RAV4, Toyota re-styled the front bumper, upper and lower grill, side mirrors, rear spoiler, and under body design to maximize air flow around the vehicle.
Green Car Congress
MAY 2, 2009
Edwards points out that attitudes like being green arise from values that are usually stable, internalized and emotionally charged and as a result they frequently stay constant over one’s lifetime. We’re always looking for ways to achieve risk reduction and we’re looking for a meaningful life. by Bill Cooke.
Green Car Congress
MARCH 4, 2010
The use of a supercritical fuel charge enables very fast and complete combustion with minimized thermal losses. The TSCi charge is nearly invisible to the eye. The supercritical charge facilitates short ignition delay and fast combustion, with the energy released focused just on pushing the piston down. Source: Transonic.
Green Car Congress
MARCH 11, 2014
Re-emphasizing the general technology points that have emerged over the past few months at different events while adding a bit more detail, Yoshikazu Tanaka, Product General Manager of the Product Planning Group, said at the Geneva show that Toyota’s current fuel cell (FC) system features an output power density of 3.0
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 3, 2012
Fay says that the company is planning to sell the full complement of 2,600 RAV EVs in California, plus 30,000 Prius plug-in hybrids and to introduce iQ EV urban car sharing programs to achieve ZEV compliance. kWh of useable energy at full charge. The RAV4 EV has two charge modes: Standard and Extended. Charging times.
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