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Toyota's Texas Move: Prius Maker Lands In Highest-Carbon State (Updated)

Green Car Reports

arm from Torrance, California, to Plano, Texas. Left unaddressed in the announcement was the fact that the Japanese carmaker, known for its green image and its pioneering Prius hybrid range of 50-mpg cars, is moving from a state that has aggressively cut auto emissions.'

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Nuro partners with CVS on autonomous prescription deliveries in Houston

Green Car Congress

Nuro is working with CVS Pharmacy to provide the delivery of presriptions and essentials by autonomous vehicles in Houston, Texas. If they select the autonomous delivery option, one of Nuro’s autonomous Prius vehicles will deliver the purchase curbside at the customer’s address within three hours. million customers across the country.

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Tesla Model 3 refunds, Toyota Prius Prime award, and Texas electric car rebates: Today's Car News

Green Car Reports

The Toyota Prius Prime has been recognized for its low environmental and social impact. Texas has reinstated rebates and incentives for electric cars. Tesla has reportedly refunded 23 percent of Model 3 deposits. And we ask what electric car readers would purchase after Tesla's federal tax credits expire.

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2017 Toyota Prius Prime real-world gas mileage, electric range review

Green Car Reports

The 2017 Toyota Prius Prime is an automotive enigma. I hopped into a Titanium Glow (think beige) 2017 Prius Prime for a three-day visit to Dallas for the State Fair of Texas.

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SwRI-led team achieves 20% improvement in vehicle fuel efficiency with connectivity, automation; ARPA-E NEXTCAR

Green Car Congress

A team led by Southwest Research Institute has applied connectivity and automation to achieve a 20% improvement in efficiency on a 2017 Toyota Prius Prime. Calibrated using real-world data from Fort Worth, Texas, the simulator proved critical for evaluating control algorithms and accurately quantifying energy consumption.

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CMU county-level study shows plug-ins have larger or smaller lifecycle GHG than gasoline ICE depending on regional factors

Green Car Congress

Estimated difference in life cycle GHG emissions (gCO 2 eq mi −1 ) of selected plug-in electric vehicles (2013 Nissan Leaf BEV, 2013 Chevrolet Volt PHEV, and 2013 Prius PHEV) relative to selected gasoline vehicles (2010 Prius HEV and 2014 Mazda 3). Toyota Prius PHV PHEV (blended). Toyota Prius HEV. Yuksel et al.

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BYD hits 6 million New Energy Vehicle (NEV) milestone

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This was thanks to Toyota’s work with hybrids like the ubiquitous Prius, which started its sales in Japan way back in late 1997. Expectations are high that the EV maker will produce its 6 millionth EV sometime in early 2024, thanks to the ramp of facilities like Gigafactory Shanghai, Giga Berlin, and Gigafactory Texas.

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