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MAY 2, 2022

Even with supply chain delays impacting the overall supply of EVs and causing high inflation in other sectors, EVs continued an upward trend in the market share of California’s vehicles sales. Toyota Prius Prime. The market share of electric vehicles in California jumped from roughly 12% to 16.32% in the quarter. Tesla Model Y.

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NOVEMBER 30, 2011

The Panasonic Group will supply the lithium-ion batteries for Toyota Motor Corporation’s Prius Plug-in Hybrid. This will be the first time for the Panasonic Group to supply its lithium-ion batteries for a mass production plug-in hybrid vehicle. Li-ion cell for Prius PHV. Earlier post.) Click to enlarge.

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APRIL 23, 2019

A new study carried out by University College Dublin (UCD) academics has found that under typical Irish commuting conditions, the Toyota Prius IV (fourth-generation) hybrid ( earlier post ) drives in zero emissions mode (ZEV) for significantly more than half (62%) of the time and more than 40% (40.4%) of the distance covered.

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NOVEMBER 14, 2012

TMS), will conduct two safety recalls involving some MY 2004—2009 Prius vehicles; approximately 670,000 Prius vehicles are being recalled in the United States to inspect and in some cases replace the steering intermediate extension shaft. Toyota Motor Sales, USA Inc.

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Prius Toyota Vehicles Dealers 247

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MAY 29, 2013

Toyota launched the first Prius MPG Challenge in the US, rewarding environmentally-conscious, charitable organizations in N.Y., Participants will borrow a Prius Plug-in for 30 days. with contributions totaling $20,000. It kicks off with an event today in West Caldwell, N.J., to hand off vehicles to the first wave of challengers.

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Prius MPG Plug-in Toyota 199

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SEPTEMBER 2, 2011

A survey ranking Japan’s “Eco Cars” for the Japanese magazine Nikkei Trendy by research group SC-Abeam Consulting of 500 people involved in vehicle manufacturing, parts supply or sales has found a significant shift from pure economy and environmental friendliness to the more practical concern of cost. At 30km per liter (70.6

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JULY 4, 2010

Toyota Motor Corporation has begun short-term rental of the Plug-in Prius (Prius PHV) from a Toyota rental and leasing company in Nagasaki prefecture, Japan. The Prius PHV can be recharged from a household power supply, and offers electric range of 23.4 Earlier post.). Two vehicles will be available in the city of Goto.

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Prius Plug-in Toyota Plug 218

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AUGUST 24, 2011

The new Toyota Prius α hybrid vehicle features automotive interiors made of DuPont Sorona EP polymer, a high-performance, renewably sourced thermoplastic resin. Toyota launched the Prius α in Japan in May 2011. and Howa Plastics Co.,

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Polymer Prius Toyota Renewable 225

Green Car Reports

MAY 8, 2018

Toyota may supply independent mechanics with parts and instructions for repairing, but not replacing, potentially faulty inverters on certain 2014 Prius models, Green Car Reports has learned.

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Prius Toyota Green Cars 2014 77

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MAY 30, 2018

Hunan Copower EV Battery currently supplies Toyota for its hybrid cars produced in China. ARTS Energy currently serves the solar, defense & aviation, medical, professional electronics and emergency lighting markets. ARTS Energy will now have access to Hunan Copower 33600 NiMH cells.

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NiMH Europe Supplies Market 150

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NOVEMBER 29, 2011

Prius PHV S. Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) has begun taking orders through Toyota dealers around Japan for the Prius PHV (plug-in hybrid). The Prius PHV will be sold by all Toyota, Toyopet, Toyota Corolla and Netz dealers in Japan; the sales target in Japan is 35,000 to 40,000 units per year. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.)

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AUGUST 10, 2011

TMS) has selected Leviton as an approved Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment (EVSE) provider for Toyota customers and dealers. Toyota also will bring to market in 2012 the Prius Plug-in Hybrid vehicle, which combines an extended all-electric range for shorter commutes with a conventional hybrid synergy drive for longer trips.

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JUNE 22, 2022

This focuses not only on the collection, testing and recycling of batteries into raw materials to create a sustainable supply chain, but also aims to develop second-life opportunities for remanufactured and repurposed Toyota hybrid electric vehicle batteries by leveraging battery health screening tools and empowering data from its vehicles.

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DIY Electric Car

AUGUST 21, 2011

One can turn 2001-2003 Prius as Electric Car very easily and cheaply.All one has do is to remove the EFI fuse once ign. It can be done by using, a 2nd gen Prius Boost converter. is no and you get "READY" indication. But now it well only go about 1.7 or less unit the HV battery down to far.So One needed about min of 160 volt.

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2003 2001 Prius Electric Cars 100

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2010

Toyota Motor Sales will supply 18 Prius PHVs for the two-year program. The Prius PHV can be charged in approximately three hours from a standard 110-volt electrical outlet, or in one and a half hours with a 220-volt electrical outlet, and can cruise in electric-only mode for approximately 13 miles (21 km). Earlier post.)

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Prius Plug-in Plug Hybrid 199

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JUNE 4, 2012

The V2H system is to start testing, using Prius PHVs, at the end of 2012 in approximately ten households as part of the Toyota City Low-Carbon Verification Project (Toyota City Project) that began in April 2010. when running the engine in the Prius PHV as a generator. Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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Teslarati

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

Redwood announced that this is the second part of their collaboration to create a sustainable supply chain of batteries from electric vehicles and end-of-life hybrid EVs. Redwood notes that battery components are produced “via a convoluted supply chain and then imported to the U.S.”

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FEBRUARY 5, 2009

It is now offering the Hymotion L5 plug-in conversion system for Toyota Prius owners in BC. The Hymotion L5 installation adds a 5 kWh lithium-ion battery pack and charging system to the original Prius. The Hymotion L5 system has been successfully crash approved and meets the NHTSA safety test requirements.

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Green Car Reports

OCTOBER 29, 2015

We also have news that LG Chem will supply batteries to Tesla for the carmaker's planned upgrade of its Roadster sports car, and a study that says Toyota Prius owners keep their cars longer than almost any.

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Prius 2015 Concept Toyota 60

Green Car Reports

MARCH 16, 2011

Gas prices are rising, so you'd think that the 2011 Toyota Prius hybrid would be the car of the moment. But with car production halted in Japan following the earthquake and tsunami, Prius supplies are already growing tight.

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Prius Toyota Japan 2011 85

Green Car Reports

MAY 10, 2011

World supplies of the highly popular Toyota Prius hybrid could be further threatened by new electric power problems in Japan. The Japanese government requested on Friday, May 6, that the Hamaoka nuclear power plant system shut down all of its reactors, which supply to the central Japanese power grid.

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Green Car Reports

JUNE 24, 2011

If you want to buy a new 2011 Toyota Prius hybrid these days, you may have to scramble. Supplies are down to 3,000 units, which is less than 10 days' worth of sales. In auto industry terms, that means "sold out," and dealers are charging higher markups on the few precious Priuses they still have. 75,000 coming. Two days ago, Toyota.

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Green Car Reports

AUGUST 18, 2014

Its EPA fuel-efficiency rating of 47 mpg combined approaches that of the 50-mpg Toyota Prius, but the Accord is a more conventional looking mid-size sedan--a plus for many buyers. The 2014 Honda Accord Hybrid received very positive reviews when it was launched almost a year ago.

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FEBRUARY 9, 2010

The recall of Toyota’s Prius is causing some observers to question whether the prospects for the entire hybrid electric vehicle (HEV) and electric vehicle (EV) markets are fundamentally hurt. This immediate problem affecting the 2010 Prius relates to software that manages the regenerative and conventional braking system. Earlier post.]

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NOVEMBER 3, 2011

Drawing on experience gained in the aftermath of the March earthquake and tsunami that devastated parts of eastern Japan, Toyota will introduce a 1.5kW power supply option for the Japan-market Prius within about half a year, and will expand the option to other hybrids in the near future.

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Japan Toyota Hybrid Prius 218

Green Car Reports

AUGUST 31, 2010

It was just a year ago when a global shortages of 2010 Toyota Prius models kept supplies tight all over the world. Last summer, the company had just launched the all-new 2010 Prius, the third generation of the industry's iconic hybrid-electric vehicle. Talk about up-again, down-again.

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Prius Toyota Global Hybrid 84

Teslarati

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

trillion yen, on battery supply systems and research and development of electric vehicle battery technology by 2030. The investment will help the Japanese automaker establish a system for the development and supply of batteries for electrified models. Toyota Motor Corporation announced on Tuesday that it will spend a massive $13.6

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Baua Electric

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

It’s also adding a battery pack assembly line, with batteries being supplied by Toyota Battery Manufacturing North Carolina. Dow explains: Hybrid vehicles like the (non-plug-in) Prius run entirely on gasoline. You cannot power a Prius on carbon-neutral energy, and a Prius is not zero-emission.

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Green Car Reports

OCTOBER 27, 2011

The latest disaster to hit Asia this year may have centered on Thailand rather than Japan, but Japanese automaker Toyota has announced that production volumes of its 2012 Toyota Prius hybrid will be directly impacted as its supply chains suffer the effect of the worst floods to hit Thailand for 50 years.

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Prius Toyota 2012 Thailand 80

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 1, 2011

In addition, Toyota Motor Europe (TME), TMC’s European subsidiary, and BMW Group have entered into a contract under which BMW Group is to supply 1.6-liter It could even allow for integrating cars into intelligent power grids for optimizing power supply and demand. liter and 2.0-liter liter diesel engines to TME starting in 2014.

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BMW Toyota Lithium Ion Li-ion 218

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AUGUST 5, 2011

As previously announced, Toyota will pay Tesla approximately $100 million to supply the electric powertrain, which includes the battery, motor, gear box and power electronics for the RAV4 EV. Toyota and Tesla Motors, Inc. TMMC) in Woodstock, Ontario beginning in 2012.

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Toyota 2012 Building Electric Vehicles 218

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AUGUST 1, 2014

The connector assembly was specially designed for the Leviton Evr-Green family of electrical vehicle supply equipment. Leviton is the Toyota-approved electric vehicle supply equipment provider for RAV4 EV and Prius Plug-in Level 2 (240V) charging needs. Rated to 40 amps of current or 9.7

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Green Car Reports

NOVEMBER 20, 2009

The 2010 Toyota Prius is in fairly short supply all over the world, and its U.S. So perhaps it's not that surprising that Toyota doesn't feel the need to sell the lowest-spec 2010 Prius at retail. sales are trouncing those of the 2010 Honda Insight, its competitor in the arena of dedicated hybrid hatchbacks.

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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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Power Grid Grid Plug-in Toyota 268

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DECEMBER 2, 2010

The joint venture already has a track record for producing the Prius, the Japanese carmaker’s mainstay hybrid. Toyota intends to position the joint venture as the Chinese supply base for plug-ins, which are touted as the next big thing in environmentally friendly vehicles. The joint venture with China FAW Group Corp.

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Plug-in Toyota China Plug 261

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MARCH 29, 2010

Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) and Mazda Motor Corporation (Mazda) have reached an agreement on the supply by Toyota under license to Mazda of the hybrid system technology used in the Toyota Prius. In addition to the optimized engine used the Prius, the TMC hybrid drive components include: Motor & generator. Earlier post.).

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2016

Additionally, an energy management system that combines solar power generation with storage batteries made by recycling used batteries from Prius hybrid vehicles has been put into operation. These are supplemented by solar power—which generates changeable supply of power, in combination with storage batteries.

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