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Report: Toyota is Working on Sporty Prius Coupe

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According to the Best Car magazine of Japan, Toyota is currently working on a dedicated sporty hybrid model that aims to compete with the upcoming CR-Z hybrid from Honda. The report states that Toyota is considering employing a famous Italian design company such as Pininfarina or Guigiaro Italdesign to work on the styling of the.

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Behind the Wheel, Under the Hood of World’s First 500-Mile EV

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The spacious sedan actually exceeded expectations, combining shelter-magazine interior luxury, slick handling and boggling acceleration. Peter Rawlinson, Lucid CEO/CTO The Air might have eked out even more miles by adopting the kind of frugal-yet-flabby tires found on, say, a Toyota Prius.

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2021 Jeep Wrangler 4xe: The legendary SUV brand’s first plug-in hybrid

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The plug-in hybrid Jeep Wrangler isn’t like the Chevy Volt or Toyota Prius Prime: It doesn’t run first as an electric vehicle when the battery is fully charged, adding engine power only after the battery depletes. A full charge using the Level 1 charging cord took just under 17 hours, while Level 2 charging took about two and a half hours.

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MAEAA Web Links

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

MazdaB-2600 : a nice pickup conversion MazdaMiata : Bill Theeringer project Manx Dunebuggy : Scottsbuggy, bike, and Comutacars Maxion: Max HallsCommutamatic II leaning 3 wheeler MercuryCapri : Uve has a great EV design calculator on his page. (No Home PowerMagazine : While not an EV magazine, they do have a regular EV section.

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VIDEO: Driving a Tesla-powered Smart

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The first one was the Zytek design you mentioned, but this is a 2nd "new and improved" design from Tesla, with more power, higher speed and greater range. Motor Trend Magazine has extensive coverage of all cars online including road tests, free videos, buying guides, etc. Follow us on Twitter!

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

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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."

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Electric Car Makers: Oregon Wants You - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

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. Staff Tom Zeller Jr.

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