Green Car Congress

JANUARY 28, 2011

port fuel injected (PFI) gasoline—during periods of higher fuel costs. For trucks, they also found that the diesel versions retained a greater value than the gasoline versions. It’s been generally known that diesel vehicles typically post lower operating costs because of their increased fuel economy.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 1, 2011

version of its vehicle (a 2009 Ford Focus) but with fuel economy and CO 2 emissions approaching those of a Prius, according to David Boggs, Ricardo Technical Specialist, Engines, in a presentation at the recent 2011 Directions in Engine-Efficiency and Emissions Research Conference (DEER) hosted by the Department of Energy in Detroit.

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Downsizing Prius Hybrid Emissions 230

Clean Fleet Report

JULY 9, 2022

Despite higher upfront costs, eco-friendly vehicles are better for not only the planet, but also your wallet. A study conducted by a team at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) compared the lifetime costs of owning a gas-powered vehicle versus that of owning an eco-friendly vehicle. Hybrids and EVs can cost you less.

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Nickel Metal Hydride Lithium Ion Cars Cost Of 84

Green Car Congress

JULY 9, 2018

A team at Arizona State University has analyzed the five-year Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) for representative electric, hybrid, and conventional vehicles—the Nissan Leaf (BEV), Toyota Prius (HEV), and Toyota Corolla (ICEV)—in 14 US cities from 2011 to 2015. —Breetz and Salon.

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Prius Tax Maintenance Arizona 170

Green Car Congress

JULY 24, 2012

The base MSRP for the Prius Plug-in Hybrid is $32,000. The Prius Plug-in Hybrid Advanced will have an MSRP of $39,525. Both Prius Plug-in models qualify for a federal tax credit of $2,500. For example, Ford has cut costs by bringing in-house the development and manufacture of many aspects of vehicles such as C-MAX Energi.

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Tax Credit Plug-in Tax Ford 268

Green Car Congress

JULY 9, 2018

A team at Arizona State University has analyzed the five-year Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) for representative electric, hybrid, and conventional vehicles—the Nissan Leaf (BEV), Toyota Prius (HEV), and Toyota Corolla (ICEV)—in 14 US cities from 2011 to 2015. —Breetz and Salon.

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Prius Tax Maintenance Arizona 150

Baua Electric

MARCH 1, 2024

As always, the ACEEE also published a list of “greenest” vehicles for the environment, which this year was topped by the Toyota Prius Prime SE. The plug-in hybrid’s estimated annual fuel cost of $529 puts the Hummer EV’s inefficiency in perspective. So it’s tread heavy and tread heavier.

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Hummer GMC Environment Gas 52

Clean Fleet Report

JULY 11, 2023

Toyota Prius This car is a hybrid, meaning it produces fewer emissions and has excellent fuel economy. That means owning this car can lead to significant savings on gasoline. The Prius has changed shapes over the years, but the fuel economy has always been stellar Toyota is renowned for producing dependable vehicles.

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Mazda Cars Prius Honda 60

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 17, 2013

found that the city’s LEAFs will cost 41% less to own and operate than gasoline-powered vehicles. Houston first began using electric vehicles for the environmental benefits they offer, but now we are planning to add even more EVs to our fleet because of the cost savings they bring. A similar study examining Loveland, Colo.

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Houston Fleet Tax Credit Plug-in 312

Clean Fleet Report

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Flash Drive: 2023 Toyota Prius Hybrid. If new, improved and better are what make you happy in life, then the all-new 2023 Toyota Prius could be what you are looking for. Until then, this Flash Drive is an introduction to the 2023 Prius. Not the traditional Prius silhouette. The Top-Selling Hybrid Gets a Makeover.

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Prius Toyota Hybrid Fuel Economy 89

Green Car Congress

MARCH 4, 2010

The company currently is optimizing the system for use in modern high-compression diesel architecture engines, near-term running on gasoline while longer-term utilizing advanced low-carbon fuels. As a comparison, the 2010 Prius delivers 51 mpg US (4.6 Left : TSCi supercritical injection. Right: Liquid Direct Injection.

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Fuel Economy Fuel Economy Engine 297

Green Car Congress

APRIL 16, 2015

Stacked bars show the change in generation cost combined with the median damages by pollutant assuming the 2010 social cost of carbon given by the Office of Management and Budget ($31 in $2010). Small Battery: For this scenario, they modified the base case so that the vehicle fleet is based on the Toyota Plug-in Prius.

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Charging Coal Grid District of Columbia 150

Clean Fleet Report

DECEMBER 16, 2022

liter turbocharged gasoline engine. The system, with a total of 375 horsepower and 470 pound-feet of torque, is EPA city and highway combined rated at 23 mpg with the gasoline engine only. seconds with the transmission smoothly going through the gears, and with a seamless transition between gasoline and electric power.

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Jeep PHEV Gasoline-Electric Plug-in 82

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 4, 2009

During his presentation at the recent California Air Resources Board (ARB) ZEV Technology Symposium, Tatsuaki Yokoyama, from Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, said that Toyota aimed to reduce the cost of fuel cell vehicles to 1/10 of the current level by design and materials improvement by commercialization in 2015.

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2015 Toyota Commercial Fuel 315

Green Car Congress

MARCH 11, 2014

From the perspective of mobility zones based on travel distance, hybrid and plug-in hybrid vehicles can match the everyday usability of a current gasoline car, and become mainstream environmentally friendly vehicles. “Toyota believes that environmentally friendly vehicles can only truly have a positive impact if they are widely used.

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2015 Toyota Fuel Market 274

Clean Fleet Report

JUNE 5, 2021

Toyota long ago made a commitment to hybrids, with the Prius being the most successful result of the company’s commitment to combining electricity and gasoline. Next up for 2021 is the all-new Sienna Hybrid minivan, which previously was powered only by a gasoline V6. All-New, All-Hybrid Family-Friendly Minivan. Hitting the Road.

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Toyota Hybrid Minivan Fuel Economy 100

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 15, 2009

Costs of light-duty plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) are high—largely due to their lithium-ion batteries—and unlikely to drastically decrease in the near future, according to a new report from the National Research Council (NRC). PHEV-10s save only about 20% of the gasoline an equivalent hybrid vehicle would use, the report says.

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Plug In Partners

JUNE 21, 2006

In addition to increasing to 14 the gasoline-electric hybrid models it offers, Toyota said, it plans to offer more fuel-efficient gasoline engines and to offer its first engines that can burn mixtures of ethanol and gas. company that builds prototype plug-in models of the Prius. Become a Partner today. Become a Partner today.

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Toyota Los Angeles Gasoline-Electric Prius 100

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 26, 2009

Our results suggest that for urban driving conditions and frequent charges every 10 miles or less, a low-capacity PHEV sized with an AER of about 7 miles would be a robust choice for minimizing gasoline consumption, cost, and greenhouse gas emissions. Ching-Shin Norman Shiau, Constantine Samaras, Richard Hauffe, Jeremy J.

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PHEV Emissions Fuel Gas-Electric 199

Clean Fleet Report

JANUARY 11, 2022

He added that the Wrangler PHEV has been embraced by Jeep’s enthusiasts, pulling one-fourth of the model’s sales and even outselling the Toyota Prius for the first quarter of 2021, taking the title for that time as the best-selling plug-in hybrid in the U.S. liter turbocharged gasoline engine. The engine alone is not that impressive.

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Plug In Partners

FEBRUARY 15, 2008

State Chancellor James Oblinger said he expects to develop a battery that can power a vehicle without the aid of gasoline within the next two to five years. Toyota is currently testing its own prototype plug-in Prius and 100 Californian households will receive plug-in Priuses this spring. liter turbocharged gasoline engine."

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Transportation North Carolina VUE Plug-in 100

Baua Electric

APRIL 20, 2024

According to the originating report, the Highlander will go all-electric, leaving room for a Grand Highlander offering various gasoline-fueled flavors. 2024 Toyota Prius The 2023-2025 Toyota Prius is being recalled for an issue that might cause waterlogged electronic rear door latches to suddenly short-circuit and open.

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Plugs and Cars

DECEMBER 22, 2006

There is more to Dan Neil's recent LA Times column than a favorable review of yet another gasoline-only hybrid. Hybrid doubters — who once railed that the batteries were sketchy, the costs of the so-called hybrid premium unrecoverable, the mileage gains overstated, and so on — are beginning to look like the Flat Earth Society.

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Altima Hybrid Gasoline-Electric Lithium Ion Plug-in 100

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 29, 2010

An new study from the Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment at Oxford University suggests that best way to reduce transport greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the short term is a “drastic downscaling of both size and weight” of conventional gasoline and diesel cars.

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Plug In Partners

SEPTEMBER 6, 2006

Today’s hybrid cars, such as the Toyota Prius, use electricity generated by gasoline-fueled engines. A PHEV would cut a consumer’s gas cost down to $0.75 This would result in a gasoline savings of 1.14 “The amount of money we make in a given year is regulated by the state Public Utilities Commission,” he said.

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Plug San Francisco PHEV Cleaner 100

Green Cars News

JUNE 21, 2009

Describing himself as anti-tax but pro-carbon tax, Tesla Motors founder Elon Musk risked the backlash of US motorists by declaring that petrol should probably cost $10 a gallon. With the US auto industry in disarray, Tesla’s focus on premium green cars has emerged as a bright spark.

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Plug In Partners

JANUARY 26, 2006

He yanked big engines out of American cars and replaced them with electric motors that worked in tandem with much smaller gasoline engines. 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.

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Gasoline-Electric Plug-in Plug Recharge 100

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Its like having a second fuel tank that you always use first -- only you fill up at home, from a regular outlet, at an equivalent cost of under $1/gallon. Scientist have confirmed that unlike gasoline cars, plug-ins will get cleaner as they get older -- because our power grid is getting cleaner. You dont have to plug it in.

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Plug-in Plugin Plug Hybrid 61

EV Adoption

APRIL 8, 2022

But rather, depending on the PHEV‘s driver habits and the PHEV itself, they can actually be really good in helping reduce tailpipe emissions or slightly worse than say a regular Prius hybrid. PHEVs use gasoline: PHEVs still have a gas engine which is “bad and evil” as they run on fossil fuels.

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PHEV Tax Credit Tax Plug-in 52

Green Car Congress

APRIL 1, 2010

Fuel economy will improve 15% on the SKY-G (gasoline-based) and 20% on the SKY-D (diesel-based) engines, with a simultaneous increase in torque. By optimizing our existing technologies – engines, transmissions, weight reduction and aerodynamics – we aim to benefit all our customers and minimize the cost of ownership. Earlier post.).

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Mazda Diesel Gasoline Engine 186

Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 29, 2009

Michael O’Brien, the company’s US corporate manager, believes there are “serious challenges” towards making plug-ins and electric vehicles viable and has expressed concern about range, cost and charging times. Why is Toyota questioning plug-in technology? So let’s look at the points they highlight. Does Toyota have a point?

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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.

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Plug-in Toyota 2015 Plug 236

Green Car Congress

JULY 24, 2015

According to a new technology briefing paper on hybrid system technologies by John German at the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT), the costs of full-function hybrid systems are likely to drop to half the cost of their 2010 counterparts before 2025. Historical and projected hybrid system direct manufacturing cost.

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Hybrid Li-ion Lead Acid Fuel Economy 150

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 7, 2009

With premium grade gasoline currently priced at about $3.25, the gasoline-powered V6 Highlander hybrid is estimated to travel approximately 26 miles at a cost of about $3.25. Twelve years ago, we developed the first 21st century car.the hybrid Prius.

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Toyota Miles San Diego Hybrid 231

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 19, 2009

With recent improvements in high temperature life and cell safety CPI is excited about increasing Li-ion’s role in traditional hybrids like the Toyota Prius. In general, the price of gasoline needs to be above US$3.50/gallon The first is the cost of the battery pack. Li-ion in traditional hybrid applications. Earlier post.).

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Li-ion Power Powered Market 170

Green Car Congress

APRIL 22, 2015

2014 Toyota Plug-in Prius (6-11 mi/11-20 km); total range = 540 mi/1001 km). Its re-evaluation should consider advancements in vehicle technology and progress in reducing production costs, total costs of ownership, and emissions of PEVs, HEVs, and ICE vehicles. 2014 Chevrolet Volt (38 mi/70 km; total range = 380 mi/704 km).

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Purchase Batteries Battery Re-Charge 150

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Our PRIUS+ Project Photos PHEV Resources Global Warming Take Action News and Events Contact Us CalCars Frequently Asked Questions Jump to: Environmental Effects and Benefits Alternative Fuels Batteries PHEV Conversions Other Questions Note: This page is overdue for a major overhaul. Alternative Fuels to top Whats the deal with ethanol?

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