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2023 Toyota Prius: Prime PHEV aims for 50% more electric miles

Green Car Reports

Toyota on Wednesday introduced a new generation of its iconic Prius that’s quicker, more efficient, and better-equipped—plus a new version of the Prius Prime plug-in hybrid that does all that and gets a big electric range boost.

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Hyundai reboots Ioniq as an EV brand, starting with Ioniq 5 crossover in fall 2021

Green Car Reports

Starting now, the Ioniq name will refer to much more than Hyundai’s long-awaited answer to the Toyota Prius.

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Toyota Previews Generation III 2010 Prius Hybrid

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The 2010 Prius. Toyota also previewed the vehicle this weekend in Los Angeles via its “Prius Connection” program for select early adopters and enthusiast forum participants, attracting potential buyers from across the US and Canada. The 2010 Prius 1.8L The 2010 Prius features a new 1.8-liter Click to enlarge.

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2016 Toyota Prius, 2016 Lexus RX Hybrid Driven, Free Tesla Model X: Today's Car News

Green Car Reports

Today, we have the first official images and details of the 2016 Toyota Prius hybrid, first impressions of the 2016 Lexus RX hybrid, and Tesla's offer of a free Model X electric crossover to existing owners who refer friends. The 2016 Toyota Prius hybrid finally appears, with a claimed 55 mpg combined.

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Hybrid vs PHEV vs EV | Types of EVs Explained

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Common examples of hybrid cars are: the Honda Accord Hybrid, the Lexus RX 450h and the Toyota Prius. Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles refer to vehicles that are equipped with both an internal combustion engine and an electric motor. Common examples of hybrid cars are: the BMW 530e、Toyota Prius Prime and Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid.

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Toyota Research Institute displays Gen 2 autonomous test vehicle; machine vision and machine learning

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generation advanced safety research vehicle at the company’s Prius Challenge event in Sonoma California. Chauffeur refers to the always deployed, fully autonomous system classified by SAE as unrestricted Level 5 autonomy and Level 4 restricted and geo-fenced operation. The Toyota Research Institute (TRI) displayed its 2.0 Earlier post.)The

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Is Obama's Goal of 1 Million Plug-In Cars By 2015 Feasible?

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The number refers to plug-in vehicles that use grid power, stored in lithium-ion battery packs, to operate their electric traction motors. Regular hybrids like the Toyota Prius don't do that. Since 2008, Barack Obama has consistently promoted the goal of having 1 million advanced technology vehicles on U.S. roads by 2015.

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