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Toyota FCV Mirai launches in LA; initial TFCS specs; $57,500 or $499 lease; leaning on Prius analogy

Green Car Congress

Like the Prius, Toyota designed the Mirai to be immediately recognizable. The headlights exhibit high-tech and sophisticated luxury through a novel design that presents an ultra-thin profile with an inline arrangement of four LED lights plus visible heat sinks and other optical equipment. The Prius analogy.

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A DIY E-bike Conversion on the Cheap

Cars That Think

rarely use on a road bike) applies a small amount of regenerative braking before the pads make contact–just as in my wife's Prius. Online discussions convinced me, however, that this is the expected behavior when commanding a motor to maintain a fixed amperage in its windings (thus applying constant torque) while under little load.

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Bright’s Plug-In Car: Aerodynamics Are Key

Revenge of the Electric Car

Andy Frank makes the observation that parallel hybrids (Toyota Prius) are cheaper than series hybrids (Chevy Volt). The Prius is a parallel hybrid and Toyota plans to use a parallel hybrid architecture in its first plug-in hybrid. Tags: Bright Automotive EV News Production News battery tech plug-ins.

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A DIY E-bike Conversion on the Cheap

Cars That Think

rarely use on a road bike) applies a small amount of regenerative braking before the pads make contact–just as in my wife's Prius. Online discussions convinced me, however, that this is the expected behavior when commanding a motor to maintain a fixed amperage in its windings (thus applying constant torque) while under little load.

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Best speakers ever

Electric Auto Association

Electric Auto Association Silicon Valley (EAASV), established in 1967 as the original Electric Auto (now Vehicle) Association, has a long history of attracting members and presenting speakers who have gone on to become tech and transportation luminaries. More recently, Gage became the CEO of EVGrid , working on Vehicle-to-grid (V2G) tech.

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Behind the Wheel, Under the Hood of World’s First 500-Mile EV

Cars That Think

A factory tour underlines the company's relentless focus on miniaturization and in-house tech. Lucid's wind-tunnel testing isn't yet independently confirmed. Peter Rawlinson, Lucid CEO/CTO The Air might have eked out even more miles by adopting the kind of frugal-yet-flabby tires found on, say, a Toyota Prius. ton luxury sedan?

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GM, Segway partner on two-wheel city vehicle | Green Tech - CNET News

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

It includes some high-tech touches, including GMs wireless OnStar communications technology that lets a passenger locate other drivers in a city. Photos: GM, Segway purr about PUMA Martin LaMonica is a senior writer for CNETs Green Tech blog. Reddit Recent posts from Green Tech EPA calls greenhouse gases a public threat U.S.

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