Green Car Congress
OCTOBER 7, 2016
The Prius Prime plug-in hybrid, unveiled at the 2016 New York International Auto Show in March ( earlier post ), features a larger 8.8 In hybrid mode, the Prius Prime exceeds all competitors’ fuel economy ratings with EPA-estimated 55 city/53 highway/54 combined MPG. The engine features a very high compression ratio of 13.0:1,
Green Car Congress
MARCH 23, 2016
Toyota unveiled the new Prius Prime plug-in hybrid (PHEV) at the 2016 New York International Auto Show. Toyota expects the Prius Prime’s manufacturer-estimated 120 or above MPGe (miles per gallon equivalent) to be the highest MPGe rating of any current plug-in hybrid. Toyota also expects the Prius Prime, equipped with an 8.8
Clean Fleet Report
DECEMBER 16, 2022
Road Test: 2022 Jeep Grand Cherokee Summit Reserve 4xe PHEV. The 2022 Jeep Grand Cherokee 4xe PHEV is the second electrified model from Jeep, following the Wrangler Rubicon 4xe PHEV, which Clean Fleet Report tested earlier this year. Is This Plug-in Hybrid the Best Grand Cherokee? Jeep’s second electrified off-roader.
Drive Electric
SEPTEMBER 19, 2022
A plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) contains both an electric powertrain and an internal combustion engine. Water is no problem when it comes to EVs. Due to battery insulation, EVs can safely drive through water and hold no electric shock when wet. What happens if water does get into the battery. THE BOTTOM LINE.
Green Car Congress
FEBRUARY 26, 2018
A variable cooling system utilizes a motor-driven water pump and heated thermostat. liter engines, which applies the same size-reducing, weight-reducing, and loss-reducing technologies used in the fourth-generation Prius. Direct Shift-CVT: A New Type of Continuously Variable Transmission. liter Toyota Hybrid System (THS II).
Plugs and Cars
JULY 26, 2007
But PHEVs are inherently the most complicated of all options. Even the Prius and Civic Hybrid are quite different. 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.
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. The Toyota Prius, a battery-gasoline hybrid, is a very famous and recognizable example of this approach. There is no all-electric or gas-only Prius—that’s not its identity.
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