Green Car Congress

MAY 20, 2014

Fourteen years after the launch in the UK of the first-generation Prius, Toyota has sold its 100,000 th hybrid there. The 6-digit honor went to an Auris Hybrid Touring Sports in top-of-the-range Excel trim, produced by Toyota Manufacturing UK (TMUK) at its Burnaston plant, near Derby. The hybrid system includes a 1.8-liter

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Clean Fleet Report

MAY 6, 2023

Road Test: 2023 Kia Niro Hybrid How Does 53+ MPG Sound? The second generation 2023 Kia Niro is offered in three models–the all-electric Niro EV, the Niro plug-in hybrid, and the one reviewed here, the Niro hybrid. This is our in-depth look at the hybrid model. Great-looking and efficient around town We clocked 10.8

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 1, 2009

Toyota will stage the world premiere of three hybrid concepts at the Frankfurt Motor Show: the Auris HSD full hybrid, the Prius plug-in hybrid concept, and the Lexus LF-Ch premium compact full hybrid concept. The new Prius Plug-in Hybrid Concept will also make its world premiere in Frankfurt.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 18, 2009

plans to use the new Prius Plug-in hybrid vehicles ( earlier post ) as company cars. As a start, the convenience store chain operator will deploy a Prius Plug-in Hybrid at its office in Okazaki, Aichi Prefecture, next Thursday. Japan convenience store chain Circle K Sunkus Co.

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Green Car Reports

APRIL 17, 2016

Since the service launched nationwide in 2004, it has primarily used a fleet of black-and-white Volkswagen Beetles, known as "Geekmobiles." Those vehicles are about to be replaced with 1,000 2016 Toyota Prius C hybrids. DON'T MISS: Toyota Prius C: Hybrid Subcompact Ultimate Guide.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 4, 2016

A study by researchers from the University of Denver and the University of Puget Sound indicates that high-mileage light-duty fleets contribute higher emissions and emissions share than expected based on their actual numbers in the fleet. —Bishop et al. In their study, Bishop et al.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 11, 2009

The Auris HSD Full Hybrid concept. Toyota has provided more detail on the new Auris HSD (Hybrid Synergy Drive) concept, to be unveiled next week at the Frankfurt motor show. The Auris hybrid will be Toyota’s first full hybrid mainstream model in Europe. Tags: Europe Hybrids. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 17, 2013

Hybrid, plug-in hybrid, and battery electric vehicle share of the California retail market. Hybrid vehicle market share (excluding plug-in hybrids) in California increased to 7% in the first half of 2013, up from 6.2% Plug-in hybrid market share was an estimated 0.7%, while battery electric vehicle market share hit 1.1%.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 22, 2010

The Motor Trade Association of South Australia has procured a Toyota Prius which has been upfitted with an aftermarket plug-in conversion, as part of its plans to develop hybrid, plug-in hybrid, and electric vehicle training resources for automotive repair technicians throughout the state of South Australia. Jack Rosebro.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 4, 2014

At the Geneva Motor Show, Toyota Motor Europe (TME) announced that European sales of hybrid vehicles reached an all-time high in 2013 totaling 156,863 units, up 43% year-on-year. Hybrid models now represent 18.5% In Western Europe, 28% of all Toyota and Lexus vehicles sold are hybrid models. The Auris Hybrid combines a 1.8-liter

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Clean Fleet Report

JUNE 5, 2021

All-New, All-Hybrid Family-Friendly Minivan. 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. Toyota and its upmarket Lexus division have 16 hybrid models, making the combined nameplates the leader in hybrid offerings.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 16, 2012

Britain’s largest electricity distributor, UK Power Networks, has bought three new Peugeot iOns to join its fleet. UK Power Networks already has 75 Toyota Prius hybrid electric cars, plus about 1,100 mainly diesel vehicles.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 25, 2014

According to a report from Frost and Sullivan (Kumar, 2013), fleet managers adopted more than half of EVs sold globally up to 2013. Thereafter fleet managers adopted or indicated an intent to adopt a larger number of EVs because of the benefits that they offer. Sierzchula (2014) Click to enlarge. — William Sierzchula.

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Green Car Reports

JUNE 17, 2011

The 2012 Toyota Prius Plug-In Hybrid isn’t set to go on sale until early next year, but we already know quite a lot about the car. This is mostly thanks to the fleet of Prius Plug-In Hybrid prototypes running around the country, an early version of which we drove back in 2010.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 21, 2009

Toyota Motor Sales (TMS), USA will place ten Prius plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHV) with Xcel Energy’s SmartGridCity project in Boulder, Colorado. The ten vehicles participating in the project are part of a 150 vehicle demonstration fleet arriving in the US in early 2010.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 3, 2009

Enterprise Rent-A-Car is adding approximately 5,000 additional gas/electric hybrids to its nationwide fleet and designating nearly 80 rental locations across the country as “hybrid branches.” Louis; Seattle; and Washington, DC. per rental to fund certified offset projects through TerraPass.

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Clean Fleet Report

JULY 5, 2021

Smashing Through the Barriers To Hybrid Cars. Photos from Clean Fleet Report archives. Hybrid vehicles are becoming more and more common. The prototypical hybrid–the Toyota Prius. Hybrids Have Brand New, Untested Technology. Hybrid Cars Are Too Difficult To drive. Hybrids Are Too Expensive.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 4, 2012

Year-on-year sales to retail customers were up 7% and sales to fleet customers were down 2%. Toyota maintained its second place position with 1,889 units sold of the Prius PHV in October. Year-to-date, Toyota has sold 9,623 units of the Prius plug-in hybrid. Prius family sales in October were 16,774 units, up 52.4%

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Green Cars News

JANUARY 31, 2013

A new minicab service in London has turned to Toyota to ensure that its fleet meets its strict environmental criteria. Embarque, an executive minicab service in London, is to add 22 new seven seat Prius+ models into its fleet in the coming weeks. A ‘carbon neutral’ company, the firm has an agenda to minimise the [.].

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 14, 2010

Portland State University (PSU) and its Oregon partners, including Portland General Electric, have been selected by Toyota as one of six groups nationally to demonstrate and evaluate the next-generation Prius Plug-in Hybrid Vehicle (PHV). Portland State University will administer the program regionally.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 15, 2016

A study by researchers at Carnegie Mellon University has concluded that regulatory incentives for OEMs for alternative fuel vehicles (AFVs) intended to encourage a technology transition in the transportation fleet result in increased fleet-wide gasoline consumption and emissions. Incentives for selling AFVs. —Jenn et al.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 19, 2009

The US Department of Energy (DOE), through its Advanced Vehicle Testing Activity ( AVTA ) at Idaho National Laboratory (INL), has completed 1 million miles of plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) testing. The AVTA’s testing of PHEVs demonstrates PHEV concepts in real-world usage by using fleet and public drivers. Model Battery.

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Clean Fleet Report

SEPTEMBER 4, 2021

The rise of battery-electric vehicles (BEVs) have fans professing its technological wonders, while looking down at plug-in hybrid EVs (PHEVs). All types of modern hybrids can reserve battery power. The Toyota Prius Prime is a popular PHEV. Some PHEVs Clean Fleet Report has tested. first appeared on Clean Fleet Report.

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Clean Fleet Report

JULY 8, 2021

Story by Lauren Groff; photos from Clean Fleet Report archives. Before your student heads back to school, check out these four options in used EVs (we’ve linked to recent Clean Fleet Report reviews of the vehicles for more info): Fiat 500e EV. The Prius Prime plugs in, but has a backup gas engine for longer trips.

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Green Car Reports

JANUARY 22, 2013

Nowadays, there's a pretty good chance that if you have, it's been a hybrid--low running costs and great reliability records are starting to make them popular with drivers, as gas prices creep ever upwards. Toyota's Prius and Camry Hybrids are becoming a familiar feature in many fleets, but it isn't Toyota putting.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 19, 2009

A Dominion PHEV Prius and hybrid bucket truck. Dominion Virginia Power has added two plug-in electric hybrid cars and two hybrid-powered bucket trucks to its fleet as part of its efforts to determine the impact of plug-in vehicles on electricity demand and to find ways to conserve energy and reduce vehicle emissions.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 31, 2012

In a new study, a team from Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) and Ford Research and Advanced Engineering set out to determine the optimal mix for the fleet of mid-size personal vehicles in the US—while maintaining current driving patterns—with the goals of minimizing greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) or cost. Traut et al.

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Clean Fleet Report

JULY 11, 2023

We have taken care of the selection process for you, including links to Clean Fleet Report’s most recent reviews (you can also search our site for reviews of older models). Toyota Prius This car is a hybrid, meaning it produces fewer emissions and has excellent fuel economy. The Toyota Prius follows suit in this regard.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 8, 2009

In a post on Toyota’s Open Road blog, Irv Miller, Toyota Group Vice President – Environmental and Public Affairs, wrote that contrary to some recent reports, Toyota has yet to offer mileage estimates on its plug-in hybrid technology. Toyota’s current plug-ins are: being used for auto show displays, brief demonstrations and university studies.

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Clean Fleet Report

NOVEMBER 19, 2022

Clean Fleet Report got a look at the all-new 2023 Electrified GV70 a couple weeks before the Los Angeles Auto Show, and posted this sneak preview story. 2023 Toyota Prius Hybrid and Prius Prime Plug-in Hybrid. We expect it to be a blast to drive, and will review it when we have the chance to get behind the wheel.

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Green Car Reports

AUGUST 8, 2012

Now Google is adding another hybrid car to its self-driving fleet: the 2012 Lexus RX450h luxury crossover SUV. After more than 300,000 miles of testing, Google’s automated self-driving Toyota Priuses have proven that self-driving cars have a future.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 28, 2013

By comparison, Fuel Economy is the top priority for Volt, LEAF and Prius Plug-In owners (97%, 94% and 98%, respectively). While the field of electric vehicles (EVs) has grown with the Chevrolet Volt, Nissan Leaf and the Toyota Prius Plug-In, Tesla buyers display unique differences. The LEAF, as a contrast, consumes 29 kWh/ 100 miles.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 5, 2009

REV, a Vancouver, Canada company that converts Ford fleet vehicles into highway capable battery-electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles ( earlier post ), has become the first Hymotion plug-in conversion kit dealer in Canada. It is now offering the Hymotion L5 plug-in conversion system for Toyota Prius owners in BC.

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Green Cars News

AUGUST 3, 2012

Toyota hosted a special vehicle hand-over for one of the first Plug-in Prius models delivered to a UK customer. Dr Shoichiro Toyoda, Toyota Motor Corporation Honorary Chairman, personally presented the keys to the car to one of the brand’s biggest fleet customers, Electricity North West.

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Prius Plug-in Toyota Fleet 46

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 12, 2013

Scientists and engineers at the new Energy Systems Integration Facility (ESIF) at NREL and NREL’s Vehicle Testing and Integration Facility will use 20 Prius plug-in hybrid electric vehicles from Toyota to develop and explore ways to prepare grid operators and energy infrastructure that accommodate the growing US electric vehicle fleet.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 25, 2011

US Sales of hybrid, diesel, and very small cars outpaced overall growth in the market, according to a new report by auto analyst firm Baum and Associates. Sales of hybrids grew 33.9% These results led to a hybrid new vehicle marketshare in 1Q 2011 of 2.3%; a diesel marketshare of 0.6%; and a small car marketshare of 3.4%.

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Clean Fleet Report

JULY 9, 2022

Hybrids and EVs can cost you less. They found that hybrid and alternative fuel vehicles (especially electric cars) easily saved their owners money when looking at the purchase price, fuel costs and regular maintenance. Average Monthly Costs of Hybrid, Electric, and Gas-Powered Cars. How Hybrid Vehicles Save You Money.

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