Green Cars News

OCTOBER 1, 2013

Hybrids are more than a short term bridge to other alternative fuel vehicles, according to the Toyota’s chairman, Takeshi Uchiyamada. Speaking in Washington at the Economic Club, Uchiyamada, who headed the development of the firm’s first hybrid, the Prius, called on the US to drive sales of [.].

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Green Cars News

JUNE 25, 2009

Though widely thought of as the ultimate green car, the 2010 Toyota Prius is facing criticism over just how green it is. The Prius uses a lot of fossil fuels during its hybrid battery development and now critics are calling for Toyota to correct its green statements.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 28, 2011

A new Carnegie Mellon University study released at the Washington Auto Show finds that for passenger cars, aadvanced vehicles with higher fuel economy—i.e, For the Volkswagen Jetta TDI and the Toyota Prius compared to the similar conventional option, they observed large differences in the resale ratio of approximately +0.3

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 14, 2011

Seattle; and Washington, D.C. 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. Portland, Ore.;

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 17, 2011

2012 Prius Plug-in hybrid. Toyota introduced the production Prius Plug-in Hybrid at the Green Drive Expo in Richmond, CA, as the newest member of the expanding Prius Family. With a starting base price of $32,000 (before rebates), the production Prius Plug-in features a 4.4 Click to enlarge. L/100km, respectively.

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Clean Fleet Report

JANUARY 1, 2023

Our testers had similar (best in class) feelings about the new 2023 Toyota Prius and the 2022 BMW i4 M50. Volvo, Lucid, Porsche and Jaguar had low sales while Mini, Genesis, Toyota and Subaru were just beginning their sales. We’ve looked at EV charging and will continue to keep tabs on it.

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Clean Fleet Report

JULY 9, 2022

Here are some highlights of the findings compared to gasoline-powered vehicles: Electric car drivers who live in parts of the country with more affordable charging options (such as Rhode Island and Washington) can save as much as $14,000 in lifetime fuel costs or as little as $6,000. Toyota Prius have proved to be very durable.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 3, 2009

Louis; Seattle; and Washington, DC. Customers in these markets will be able to choose from several makes and models of hybrid vehicles including the Toyota Prius, Nissan Altima, Ford Escape and Toyota Camry. Rental costs will vary according to market conditions; rates also will vary at locations throughout the country.

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Green Cars News

JUNE 30, 2009

It was a clear winner in our poll to determine the ‘Green Car Manufacturer of the Year’ in 2008 – but 2009 has been much more difficult for Toyota. After establishing itself as a leader in the green car race, Toyota has been pegged back in recent times. Toyota hits back. How green is this green car? Our verdict.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 12, 2016

The study modeled a conventional gasoline vehicle, conventional hybrid, two plug-in hybrids (one modeled on the 10-mile AER Prius PHV and one on the 35-mile AER Chevy Volt) and a battery-electric vehicles (modeled on the Tesla Model S).

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Plugs and Cars

AUGUST 18, 2007

The plug-in Priuses are almost doubling the fuel efficiency of Google standard Prius fleet, getting 74 MPG rather than 41 MPG. The participants in Project Driveway will have to be located in Westchester, NY, Washington DC or Orange County, CA, places with hydrogen fueling stations. Perhaps Toyota’s battery division is having problems.

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Green Cars News

JUNE 18, 2009

A Florida car dealer set a mission to drive 1,100 miles in a Toyota Prius, which had been modified as a plug-in hybrid, while burning as little petrol as possible. The trip was sponsored by Florida Toyota dealer Earl Stewart to show the need for clean emission vehicles. Why set yourself a mechanical challenge of course.

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Spirit of DC - PHEV3A

DECEMBER 4, 2009

just pondering another Plug-in Hybrid EV EVdventure of sorts per the new 2010 Prius PHEV press release. The Prius PHEV has already made its European debut at the Frankfurt Auto Show debut, and Toyota is doing its American debut at the Los Angeles Auto Show. Special Notice: There's now the possibility of "Spirit of DC II".

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Spirit of DC - PHEV3A

FEBRUARY 4, 2009

Story and photos by Kay Crow [Go to the link for viewing story & photo] Friday January 23 brought the “Spirit of DC,” a Prius Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vechicle (PHEV) to Groveland’s Tioga High School. Now it’s time for the return trip to the National Mall in Washington D.C.

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Spirit of DC - PHEV3A

NOVEMBER 27, 2009

Major Jerry Asher wheels around Arizona in a Toyota Prius hybrid, packing an extra battery and preaching a message to “kick gas” in favor of electric power. Army in Washington, D.C., Army in Washington, D.C., Right now, only the Toyota Prius can be converted to a plug-in, Asher said in an interview.

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Green Cars News

JULY 3, 2009

This failure, it believes, has prompted US car manufacturers to lose market share to foreign rivals and particularly those from Japan such as Toyota and Honda. Yet when gas prices tumbled later that year, plans for the Prius plant were shelved. Can green cars really be a turning point for the country’s troubled automakers?

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Spirit of DC - PHEV3A

NOVEMBER 25, 2008

See below: "EVJerry" Asher brought the "Spirit of DC" Plug-In Toyota Prius to visit the Las Vegas Electric Vehicle Association (LVEVA) on Monday, November 24th. Jerry also demonstrated additional open source CANView software menus on the Prius touch screen display panel that added enhanced instrumentation to the vehicle.

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Plug In Partners

FEBRUARY 15, 2006

So writes Lester Brown , President of the Washington-based Earth Policy Institute , a member of the Plug in Partners Coalition. The average new car sold in the United States last year got 22 miles to the gallon, compared with 55 miles per gallon for the Toyota Prius. Plan B has three components.

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Clean Fleet Report

MARCH 31, 2023

Zipcars can be found in Atlanta, Austin, Baltimore, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Denver, Detroit, Houston, Los Angeles, Miami, Minneapolis, Milwaukee, New York, Philadelphia, Providence, Sacramento, San Diego, Zipcar users have a card that unlocks their local cars San Francisco, Seattle and Washington, D.C.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 23, 2011

Toyota has unveiled the seventh-generation Camry, the best-selling car in the US for nine years running and for 13 of the past 14 years. Camry Hybrid and Prius family. However, for now: Later this decade, we do see Prius actually arriving closer to Camry volume and ultimately surpassing it. 2012 Camry Hybrid. Click to enlarge.

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Plug In Partners

JANUARY 26, 2006

The current top seller is Toyota Motor Corp.'s s Prius; Americans bought 205,790 of them last year. Davis will try again with a Chevrolet Equinox, powered by a relatively tiny Toyota Prius gasoline engine and electric equipment similar to that in the Explorer. until Japanese companies began selling them in 1999.

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Spirit of DC - PHEV3A

OCTOBER 1, 2009

This Educational Tour will be in, as mentioned, the All American "Spirit of DC" - Toyota Prius PHEV, which has been demonstrating the goal of 101 MPG, assisted by electricity. Financial assistance is most welcomed as well. Currently, we're in need of human resources in staging the Tour de AZ.

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Spirit of DC - PHEV3A

NOVEMBER 27, 2008

He is touring America with the Spirit of DC, a plug-in hybrid electric Toyota Prius. Asher said the DC on the car can be as in Washington, D.C., The car and touring expenses are being offset by the Electric Vehicle Association of Greater Washington, D.C. It’s doubtful anyone heard him pull into town, though.

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Spirit of DC - PHEV3A

APRIL 2, 2009

The Spirit of DC will complete its nationwide educational tour back in Washington, DC during 2009 Earth Day weekend in April. The Spirit of DC" tour has included 47 state capitals and 55 Electric Auto Association (EAA) sister chapters -- All this attained in a vehicle propelled by electricity: the Toyota Prius conversion.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Our PRIUS+ Project Photos PHEV Resources Global Warming Take Action News and Events Contact Us Where Plug-In Hybrid Conversions (mostly Priuses) Are This is a mirror of the map at Googles RechargeIt site (including icons for YouTube videos on both PHEVs and EVs). Unless otherwise noted, all are Prius.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Our PRIUS+ Project Photos PHEV Resources Global Warming Take Action News and Events Contact Us How Carmakers are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity If you ask, "have major auto-makers come around on PHEVs?", 2010 Prius designed to be manufactured with NiMH or Lithium batteries. todays answer is "Yes -- but not yet."

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Revenge of the Electric Car

JULY 14, 2009

Some think Nissan is taking a gamble by rapidly moving into mass marketing of EVs, comparing the company’s approach to Toyota and Honda’s approach of “wait and see how the market materializes for EVs, then jump in.&# I think it’s Toyota and Honda that are doing the gambling. – Toyota Motor Corp.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

While a series hybrid is good, the Toyota Prius gets 100 miles per gallon because after the 20 miles of pure EV mode, it kicks into a hybrid-electric car. Toyota is basically 100 miles per gallon. If you charge up the Toyota Prius PHEV you would get 200 miles per gallon and 40 mile EV range; the same as the Volt.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

“The Toyota Prius took over five years to reach break-even and has gone on to be a wild success.&# So the Volt would cost $32,500–not so much more than what people are reportedly paying for the Prius. and Chrysler. Sure, it can handle most commutes on the battery, but who commutes in this?

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 22, 2009

Department of Energys Transportation Electrification stimulus program for a federal grant that would enable a nationwide demonstration fleet with the United States Postal Service (USPS) * Potential partnership with USPS to include infrastructure support from ConEd, Duke Energy, DTE Energy and Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) Washington, D.C.,

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Spirit of DC - PHEV3A

AUGUST 3, 2009

This converted Toyota Prius is another type of Plug-in --a PHEV (Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle). EAA Board of Director Jerry "EVJerry" Asher, who works on developing inter-chapter relations, helped coordinate the response of the local EAA chapters.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 30, 2009

Washington, D.C. The city has not committed to buying plug-in cars, although it is modifying some hybrid Toyota Priuses to be plug-ins, Nickels said. "We Dan Davids, president of Plug In America , drove his plug-in Toyota RAV4 to Tuesdays news conference and lauded Nissans announcement. Hats off to Nissan.

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EV Adoption

NOVEMBER 26, 2021

EVAdoption Analysis: The next automakers most likely to reach 200,000 EV unit sales in the US are Toyota, Ford, and Nissan in 2022 and 2023. Of these five, the Toyota Prius Prime is the only one that sells in any significant volume. A group of 25 ambassadors to Washington wrote U.S. Effective Date: Jan 1, 2022.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

Furthermore, changing the battery pack on say a Toyota Prius often costs a fortune, at least in most European countries, so such cars better be VERY cheap, but they’re not. Many of the first Prius hybrids that were released are still running strong on their NiMH batteries after 100,000+ miles.

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Spirit of DC - PHEV3A

JANUARY 27, 2009

Asher’s been touring the United States for nearly a year in his plug-in Toyota Prius hybrid [electric vehicle]. He began his travels on Earth Day at the National Mall in Washington D.C., Any 2004 or newer Toyota Prius can hook up to the battery, which costs about $5,000. We don’t have to wait.”

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