Electric Cars are for Girls

MAY 28, 2013

Measure twice, cut once, right?

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All Cars Electric

JULY 12, 2010

Next year will see several major automakers test the waters with their new electric offerings, with cars like the new Nissan Leaf, Chevrolet Volt and Toyota Prius Plug-in Hybrid all available by then. However, the real electric onslaught is expected to come in 2012, a timeframe that will allow consumers to properly adjust to the idea of.

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All Cars Electric

OCTOBER 29, 2009

British motor magazine Autocar reports that Toyota is working on a sporting coupe version of its Prius as a direct competitor to the sporty Honda CR-Z. Although it was formerly thought that Toyota had rejected the idea of expanding the Prius range, Honda's ongoing struggle to claw back more hybrid market-share has apparently.

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Green Car Reports

APRIL 14, 2015

We look at sales figures for a surprisingly popular fuel-efficient small car, analyze cost declines in electric-car batteries, and suggest why the European and Asian idea of "city cars" doesn''t make sense in North America. Can you guess which 40-mpg small car outsells a Toyota Prius model and Ford''s. Today in Car News'

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Teslarati

JANUARY 21, 2022

“Electric vehicles have reached a tipping point, and it’s clear that the Tesla Model 3 is this generation’s Prius,” Scott Painter , founder and CEO of Autonomy, said. ” The Tesla Model 3 subscription program through Autonomy will feature a month-to-month contract structure after a three-month minimum term.

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Green Car Reports

AUGUST 5, 2011

Past questions include how emergency responders should react to hybrid and electric cars, and whether towing a Prius behind a motorhome is a good idea. We get some of our most interesting topics from reader questions. Today, we have a query about green cars (not trucks) that offer all-wheel drive.

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The Truth About Cars

APRIL 24, 2024

The idea is to create a would-you-rather situation where we compare the strengths and weaknesses of both models and take input from our readers. But the Toyota is trying to come across as rugged and has retained some of the aggressive styling that we assume it’ll eventually abandon if the latest Prius and Camry are any indication.

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Clean Fleet Report

MAY 13, 2021

Battery-gasoline hybrids go back more than 20 years to the first Toyota Prius, but real mainstream battery-only electric EVs are only in their second decade. This marketing choice by Ford is either a very bad idea (brand dilution) or a genius plan to move the pony car into the modern era. I’m looking primarily at the U.S.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 22, 2009

A Bright IDEA BY SARAH A. will be unveiling its IDEA, a 100 miles-per-gallon plug-in hybrid electric vehicle. Now, of course, Bright Automotive is ready to unveil the IDEA, with the expectation it will have 50,000 ready for sale in 2013. Bright is planning to sell its IDEA to commercial businesses only. The 100 m.p.g.

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Electric Cars are for Girls

MAY 28, 2013

Measure twice, cut once, right?

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Green Cars News

OCTOBER 31, 2010

Japanese car manufacturer Toyota will put its Prius Plug-in Hybrid to the test in China. The idea behind the tests is that they will determine the adaptability and usefulness of [.]. The idea behind the tests is that they will determine the adaptability and usefulness of [.].

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Green Car Congress

JULY 20, 2018

In 1997, the Toyota Prius was released as the world’s first mass-produced hybrid. Plus, battery costs are rapidly decreasing and the public is warming up to the idea of electric cars. By Haden Kirkpatrick. Over the last two decades, fully electric cars have had, let’s say, a slow start. But things are looking up for electric.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 31, 2024

He apologized, bowing deeply, and stressed the group vision was rooted in the Toyoda founding family’s ideas of empowering the “genba,” or the workers on the plant floor, “to make good cars that lead to people’s happiness.” Its group global vehicle sales for 2023 were a record 11.22 million vehicles.

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EV Info

OCTOBER 24, 2022

There are only a few manufactures who launched Hydrogen cars and an even small number who are still pushing this crazy idea. Number 1 has been Toyota with an insane love of Hydrogen and a similar dictate for Battery Power, even after the highly successful Toyota Prius. Today they offer the Mira.

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All Cars Electric

MARCH 1, 2010

Not even a year old, Lexus HS 250h has already endured its fair share of criticisms: It's not as fuel efficient as the Prius. It's more expensive than the Prius. While I can agree that at least two-thirds of these complaints are valid, I can't help but feel that the idea behind the hybrid Lexus is a good one. .

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Plugs and Cars

JULY 26, 2007

Even the Prius and Civic Hybrid are quite different. A123 has an idea to cut through the difficulty of getting OEMs to make cars. See my 7/12 post Plug-in Hybrid Bills in Congress Scare Auto Makers ) With the addition of the A123 battery module, a Prius gets between 125 and 175 mpg. However, there are innumerable ways to do it.

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Plug In Partners

FEBRUARY 15, 2008

I t's fair to say that the plug in hybrid ( watch video ) was born in California at UC Davis through the vision and tenacity of Andy Frank; but now, as the idea and the technology begins to mature and spread, another State and another University is joining the effort: Here's the story from Channel Nine news : N.C. NCSU Chancellor James L.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 21, 2013

Nearly 40 teams initially submitted ideas for the $50,000 Apps for Vehicles Challenge that seeks to improve safety and fuel efficiency through data innovation. 2012 Toyota Prius model) that can accurately predict fuel economy when fed a drive cycle. Earlier post.).

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Teslarati

AUGUST 13, 2021

The CARB Communications Specialist further stated that specific features like regenerative braking have long been proven to be very efficient, driver-operated controls that have been utilized since the early days of hybrid vehicles like the Toyota Prius. “Their operation is not unlike the use of an automatic transmission.

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Plugs and Cars

MAY 19, 2007

That's well above the percentage of people who would consider buying an ordinary hybrid, like the Toyota Prius, which doesn't have extended battery-powered range.The results suggest that consumers like the idea of the plug-in hybrid--but that so far, car companies are doing a lousy job of getting the word out. Wonder why?

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Green Cars News

NOVEMBER 21, 2009

Lord McColl is also said to be concerned about the lack of engine noise from hybrid cars such as the Toyota Prius, which form a substantial part of the Government’s ministerial fleet. He commented that when purchasing one of these cars a few years ago his wife suggested the idea of a small Swiss cowbell.

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Honda S2000 EV Conversion

JULY 7, 2008

The ever increasing gas prices and some research pushed me into realizing this isn't that crazy of an idea. So even doubling my mileage just didn't make up for the cost of a new Prius for example vs how much it would cost to convert my current car and how quickly I could recoup that investment.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 3, 2012

Fay says that the company is planning to sell the full complement of 2,600 RAV EVs in California, plus 30,000 Prius plug-in hybrids and to introduce iQ EV urban car sharing programs to achieve ZEV compliance. and I think this will give us a good idea of overall consumer acceptance of EVs. We do very well in California. —Bill Fay.

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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 are not the future: The other knock against PHEVs from the BEV purists is that plug-in hybrids are an outdated technology and form of powertrain.

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Green Cars News

APRIL 30, 2009

Honda is taking on the Toyota Prius with the latest version of the Insight, which is a huge advance on the original two-seater launched in 1999. The Insight is also competitively priced, starting at £15,490, which undercuts the Prius by nearly £3,000. Honda Insight lease prices. Honda Insight new and nearly new car prices.

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Spirit of DC - PHEV3A

DECEMBER 11, 2009

Wednesday, the Toyota Prius Plus made a pit stop in Yuma to educate people on solar energy. It's a hot idea he thinks will promote jobs and move the U.S. Power car makes a stop in Yuma Forget the Energizer Bunny, one plug in hybrid just keeps going and going. The driver, Jerry Asher, says he's promoting energy independence.

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Clean Fleet Report

MARCH 31, 2023

New ideas like Tesloop keep popping up. Zipcar offers more than 60 different makes and models of vehicles, including Audis, BMWs, Mini Coopers, pickup trucks, Prius hybrids and more. Some big players have jumped in and then retreated. Some auto companies have incorporated car sharing elements into their new business enterprises.

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 15, 2009

The first manufacturer to produce a full production hybrid, in the form of the iconic Prius, Toyota has also made significant advancements in the development of electric, hydrogen and alternative fuel vehicles. Over its whole lifecycle, from production to disposal, a Prius has a lower impact on the environment than a conventional vehicle.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

JANUARY 21, 2009

After all, it takes someone who refers to his Prius as “the gas guzzler&# and his Culver City, Calif., After all, it takes someone who refers to his Prius as “the gas guzzler&# and his Culver City, Calif., My gas-guzzler, by the way, is a Prius, which I try not to drive. Q: What about hydrogen?

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

JANUARY 28, 2009

utilizing these ideas and instructions in an attempting to enhance national security, reduce gas consumption, vehicle "emissions", your carbon footprint, or smog, you do so at your own risk & peril. Due to its limitations, the PRIUS+ is more complex to describe, as, in mixed city and highway driving it is only 50:50 electric/gasoline.

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Get Electric Vehicle

MAY 31, 2022

Now that you have a basic idea about Heat Pumps lets get back to GM. The Toyota Prius Prime and most Volkswagen e-Golf models do as well. Furthermore, because most EVs can “precondition” before being disconnected from their charger, you may depart with a warm, fully charged battery that will not be affected by the cold.

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Spirit of DC - PHEV3A

APRIL 11, 2009

Asher drives a modified Toyota Prius nicknamed the Spirit of DC and in the back this hybrid has an extra battery boost. Asher's trip has been sponsored by similar groups around the country and he says the whole electric idea is on a roll. Asher's a kind of a traveling preacher. We could have America energy independent," says Asher.

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Spirit of DC - PHEV3A

APRIL 11, 2009

Asher drives a modified Toyota Prius nicknamed the Spirit of DC and in the back this hybrid has an extra battery boost. Asher's trip has been sponsored by similar groups around the country and he says the whole electric idea is on a roll. Asher's a kind of a traveling preacher. We could have America energy independent," says Asher.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 6, 2009

Toyota will also showcase the Li-ion plug-in Prius concept, and a new compact, rear-wheel drive sports car concept. Plug-in Prius. The Prius Plug-in Hybrid Concept, which uses the first lithium-ion batteries to be used to power a Toyota-brand vehicle, is based on the third-generation Prius and will have its Japan debut at the show.

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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. This is exactly what the Wrangler Rubicon 4xe does very, very well.

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Spirit of DC - PHEV3A

APRIL 2, 2009

Supported by the Knoxville EV Association, EVJerry’s time in East Tennessee will be to share knowledge and ideas of Plug In and Hybrid car technology. The "Spirit" is busy promoting plug-ins at America’s schools. Knoxville schools are next! On 31 May 2008, the "Spirit of DC" launched its EVducating tour.

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Plug In Partners

JANUARY 26, 2006

s Prius; Americans bought 205,790 of them last year. Davis will try again with a Chevrolet Equinox, powered by a relatively tiny Toyota Prius gasoline engine and electric equipment similar to that in the Explorer. Utilities are drawn to the idea of a car that plugs in at home. until Japanese companies began selling them in 1999.

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