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.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 2, 2011

liter Skyactiv is just as frugal as the Honda Fit Hybrid, and only very slightly shy of the Prius α’s 31 km/L. The Prius is in second place (170 votes), followed closely by the Daihatsu e:S (147 votes). The Prius α comes in fourth (111 votes), followed by the Honda Fit Shuttle Hybrid (55 votes). mpg US, 3.33

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Green Car Congress

MAY 9, 2011

(TMC) plans to make plug-in capabilities standard for Prius hybrid models slated to debut in 2014. Prius hybrid models debuting in 2014 will come with plug-in capabilities as a standard feature. Since some 70% are expected to be Prius models, the automaker hopes to use the plug-in versions to tap replacement demand.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 13, 2013

The partners revealed the final conclusions collected from this large-scale demonstration, in which approximately 70 units of the Prius PHV were provided to Strasbourg. Average cost of recharge is around €0.30 (US$0.40) (all costs included). times the number of Prius sold in a full year when launched in 2000.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 22, 2022

Redwood Materials is driving down the environmental footprint and cost of lithium-ion batteries by offering large-scale sources of domestic anode and cathode materials produced from recycled batteries. Toyota helped pave the way for clean transportation with the introduction of the Toyota Prius more than 20 years ago.

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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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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 9, 2010

The recall of Toyota’s Prius is causing some observers to question whether the prospects for the entire hybrid electric vehicle (HEV) and electric vehicle (EV) markets are fundamentally hurt. This immediate problem affecting the 2010 Prius relates to software that manages the regenerative and conventional braking system. Earlier post.]

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Green Car Congress

JULY 9, 2009

An IntelliChoice.com survey finds that most 2009 US hybrid and clean diesel cars, trucks and SUVs deliver a lower total cost of ownership compared to gasoline versions of the same (or comparable) vehicles. In addition, as fuel costs go up, hybrids and clean diesels tend to see an increase in retained value. Tax credits matter.

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Green Car Reports

JANUARY 28, 2011

From the Department of Dangerously Wrong Information comes a horrifying piece on Yahoo's open content network, entitled "What New Prius Batteries Cost and How You Can Save Thousands." It looks like one of many articles that respond to consumer worries over the cost of replacing the high-voltage battery.

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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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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 11, 2010

Compared to Prius, it is 22 inches shorter in overall length, yet loses less than an inch in overall width. Lentz said that advanced electric drive vehicles—battery-electric and hydrogen fuel cell vehicles—both face challenges including cost, fueling infrastructure and range. Earlier post.)

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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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Green Car Congress

MARCH 2, 2021

Overall efficiency increased by 20%, which typically would be at the cost of performance. Yaris won in 2000, Prius took top honours in 2005 and now Yaris has lifted the trophy again in 2021. It also enabled the designers to create a more distinctive and powerful-looking car with an appealing and individual identity.

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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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Teslarati

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

Toyota surged into sustainable transportation with the development and release of the Prius Hybrid years ago, but the company has not significantly contributed to the development or sale of fully electric powertrains. The solid-state batteries will also be included in hybrid electric cars like the Prius, Toyota said during the presentation.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 30, 2020

Toyota has sold more than 15 million hybrid-electric vehicles (HEVs) worldwide since the 1997 launch of the iconic Prius, the first full hybrid mass-produced car. Of course, we must work hard on improving battery performance and lowering costs (of BEVs), which we are doing. In Europe, sales of HEVs have passed the 2.8

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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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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

For lithium-ion batteries for PHEVs and BEVs, Toyota is working to improve both cost and endurance. For BEVs, Toyota would like to reduce costs and provide BEVs at a reasonable price. To do so, Toyota: Aims to reduce the costs of batteries themselves by 30% or more by developing materials and structures.

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Green Car Reports

AUGUST 16, 2010

We already knew that the quintessential hybrid car, the Toyota Prius, costs a little more to repair than non-hybrid cars. Now, the news gets worse: Insurance rates for hybrids are going to rise, probably at a faster rate than auto insurance premiums overall, according to Mitchell International's Industry Trends Report.

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Teslarati

JUNE 21, 2022

. “Toyota paved the way for clean transportation with the introduction of the Toyota Prius hybrid electric vehicle more than 20 years ago,” Redwood said. “The first wave of battery-electric vehicles retiring from roads today, ready for recycling, are predominantly Prius vehicles. Redwood was established by J.B.

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Clean Fleet Report

JULY 11, 2023

Toyota Prius This car is a hybrid, meaning it produces fewer emissions and has excellent fuel economy. The Prius has changed shapes over the years, but the fuel economy has always been stellar Toyota is renowned for producing dependable vehicles. The Toyota Prius follows suit in this regard.

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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.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 28, 2011

Regardless of the mechanism, they concluded, the higher resale prices justify the higher capital cost for the diesel and hybrid passenger cars and for larger diesel trucks on a total cost of ownership basis. 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

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

MARCH 16, 2012

The tool grew out of a class assignment in which Professor Suh had students compare two vehicles—one having a conventional gas engine and the other a high-efficiency engine—in terms of their total lifetime costs. that savings from the higher fuel efficiency would not be enough to offset the higher upfront cost of the vehicle).

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Green Car Reports

AUGUST 15, 2013

Driving a Toyota Prius hybrid, a plug-in electric car from Chevy, Nissan, or Tesla, or even a small, fuel-efficient car isn''t lways about green sentiments. People buy those cars for many reasons: fondness for early-adopter gadgets, concerns over energy security, and total-cost-of-ownership money savings, as well as environmental concerns.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 28, 2013

DEP also offers rebates of $1,000 for large-battery system plug-in hybrid electric vehicles and battery-electric vehicles with battery system capacity less than 10 kWh, including models such as the Toyota Prius plug-in and Ford C-Max Energi. Rebates of $1,000 are offered for natural gas, propane, hydrogen or fuel-cell vehicles.

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The Truth About Cars

DECEMBER 20, 2023

The following year, the 1997 Prius became available with more accurate differential GPS, installed in-dash. Both the RL and the Prius used touchscreens in their navigation systems. Additionally, portable offerings like Garmin came to market and would continually undercut the cost of in-car navigation packages.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 16, 2024

He explained that there needs to be a “substantial shift in the cost of batteries” before a cheap Toyota EV can be made at scale. Electrek’s Take It’s interesting to see Toyota backing away from smaller, low-cost EVs. Toyota is best known for the Prius hybrid, after all.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 11, 2009

Although Toyota has been working on Li-ion batteries for strong hybrids, and has had 126 Priuses equipped with Li-ion packs on the road for the past three years, NiMH cost performance wins compared to lithium for this application, Kuroda said. Toyota has been able to bring down the cost of the NiMH pack in the Prius “dramatically”, he said.

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Green Car Reports

NOVEMBER 3, 2011

The cost of having an electric vehicle charger installed in your home just got a lot cheaper this week thanks to Toyota, which confirmed that its official 2012 Toyota Prius Plug-in Hybrid charging station will cost just $999, including installation.

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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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Green Car Reports

FEBRUARY 2, 2011

Sadly, the cost of entry to be a part of this revolution is still quite high, even with the myriad of state and federal. With cars like the Chevrolet Volt and Nissan Leaf already on sale, plus a handful of startups either selling or building battery-powered cars on U.S.

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Green Car Reports

JUNE 14, 2016

The car itself has to meet the buyer's needs, but it's also important to consider long-term ownership costs—often more important than many people realize. When it comes to buying a new car, there are many factors to consider.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 19, 2009

A Dominion PHEV Prius and hybrid bucket truck. Two Toyota Prius hybrids have been converted with the Hymotion L5 Plug-in Conversion Module from A123Systems. Greenhouse gas emissions for the plug-in versions are half those of a standard Prius and about 80% less than those of a gas-powered midsize sedan. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 29, 2009

The HS 250h refinement follows close on the heels of the release of the 2010 Prius, which uses an electric engine coolant pump. Although previous generations of the Prius had used secondary electric engine coolant pumps, their primary engine coolant pump was still mechanical. Jack Rosebro.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 20, 2015

A $750 rebate is available for vehicles with a battery capacity of less than 7 kWH, such as the 2015 model year Toyota Prius Plug-In. In addition to CHEAPR rebates, consumers can take advantage of a Federal Income Tax Credit to help drive down the cost of purchasing a new plug-in electric vehicle.

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