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2023 Toyota Prius HEV to arrive in US dealerships in January 2023

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The all-new 2023 Prius is slated to arrive in US dealerships in January. Toyota unveiled the all-new Prius in Japan in November, with Series Parallel Hybrid (HEV) models to launch in winter this year and Plug-in Hybrid (PHEV) models to launch in spring 2023. The 5 th -generation powertrain of the 2023 Prius features a larger 2.0L

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2019 Prius offered with new electric all-wheel drive system

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Toyota is offering a new electric all-wheel drive system (AWD-e) on the facelifted 2019 Prius. Toyota projects fuel economy of 52 mpg city / 48 mpg highway / 50 mpg combined for the AWD-e model, and estimates that the AWD-e model—which is debuting at the LA Auto Show—could account for as much as 25% of annual US Prius sales.

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Flash Drive: 2023 Toyota Prius Prime PHEV

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Flash Drive: 2023 Toyota Prius Prime PHEV Plug-in Hybrid Technology in an All-New Package Toyota is taking the lead suggesting how you should drive a plug-in hybrid. The all-new 2023 Prius Prime gets two less miles per gallon in hybrid mode than the 2022 model, but the all-electric driving range has increased substantially.

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Toyota anticipates 2016 Prius at 52 mpg combined, 56 mpg with Eco grade

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Toyota anticipates that the 2016 Prius ( earlier post ) will deliver fuel economy ratings of 54 MPG city / 50 MPG highway / 52 MPG combined. As in the third-generation Prius, the Toyota Hybrid Synergy Drive combines the output of a 1.8-liter 2016 Toyota Prius Four Touring. 2016 Toyota Prius Four Touring.

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Toyota Auris HSD Full Hybrid Concept Uses Same Powertrain as the Prius

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The concept, which previews the production model of the hybrid to be built in the UK beginning in the second half of 2010, uses the same powertrain applied in the current-generation Prius. Earlier post.). The Auris hybrid will be Toyota’s first full hybrid mainstream model in Europe. Equipped with a 1.8-liter,

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Google and IEEE launch $1M challenge for downsized inverters

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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 Evaluation Of The 2010 Toyota Prius Hybrid Synergy Drive System (ORNL, 2011).

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2023 Toyota Prius Prime Review - Time For Me To Fly

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The 2023 Toyota Prius Prime is still a mileage champ, but it now has power and styling to befit its avian glow-up. Is this new Prius Prime a plugged-in pile of dung on a freshly-waxed showroom floor, or is it a genuinely graceful bird spreading its’ wings? Yeah, Tim just reviewed the standard Prius last week. with a quoted 0.27

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