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The best-driving sedan Toyota already makes is an electric car

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The 2021 Toyota Mirai I drove a few weeks ago adds to the hydrogen conundrum of the past several years—that there can exist some truly great-driving vehicles available in a small region in only one state. As the Mirai was heading away from Portland on a truck, in search of more. Yes, California and its 44 or so hydrogen stations.

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PSU, Partners to Evaluate Toyota Prius PHEV

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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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BMW Electric SUV, Natural-Gas Taxes, Portland's Electric Avenue: Today's Car News

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Today, BMW mulls an all-electric SUV, Congress passes fairer tax rules for natural gas, and Portland's Electric Avenue electric-car charging area moves and expands. We have more information on Toyota's plans to expand California hydrogen fueling infrastructure for the 2016 Mirai. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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Toyota chooses Prius Plug-in demonstration venue

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Tags: Green cars Hybrid cars Latest news Toyota plug-in hybrid cars plug-in hybrid electric cars Portland Portland Oregon Portland State University Toyota Prius Toyota Prius plug-in hybrid Toyota Prius Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle.

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Polk: 35% of hybrid owners buying hybrids again

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If repurchase behavior among the high-volume audience of Toyota Prius owners isn’t factored in, hybrid loyalty drops to less than 25%. For example, in 2011, 60% of Toyota hybrid owners returned to the market to purchase another Toyota, according to Polk, while 41% of them purchased another hybrid from any brand.

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Smart Move

Revenge of the Electric Car

Smart will be launching a test fleet of 250 electric cars in selected areas, including: Portland, San Jose, Indianapolis, Orlando, and the Washington, D.C. in 2013, but Toyota Motor Corp. Smart will lease a fleet of 250 electric cars to businesses, organizations and select people, in Portland, Ore.; – Boston Corridor.

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Ford begins production of 2012 Focus Electric at Michigan Assembly, C-MAX models on deck

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Portland, Ore.; Ford is targeting the C-MAX Hybrid to deliver better fuel economy than the Toyota Prius v and the C-MAX Energi to deliver better MPGe in electric mode than the Toyota Prius plug-in hybrid and to achieve more than 500 miles of driving range using the battery and engine. Phoenix and Tucson, Ariz.; Richmond, Va.;

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