Remove 2000 Remove Affordable Remove Dealers Remove Toyota
article thumbnail

Hyundai to offer Tucson Fuel Cell vehicle to LA-area retail customers in spring 2014; Honda, Toyota show latest FCV concepts targeting 2015 launch

Green Car Congress

Availability begins in Spring 2014 at several Southern California Hyundai dealers. At the Tokyo Motor Show, Toyota highlighted its own new FCV Concept with a world premiere. Also at the LA Auto Show, the new Honda FCEV Concept made its world debut. Hyundai is taking the second approach.

Tucson 324
article thumbnail

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

Green Car Congress

In addition to the vehicle’s introduction in Japan, Toyota launched the Mirai—a four-door, mid-size fuel cell sedan with performance that fully competes with traditional internal combustion engines—in Los Angeles on the eve of the Los Angeles Auto Show. Toyota FC Stack. Click to enlarge. Mirai powertrain.

Prius 296
article thumbnail

2023 GWM Ora Extended Range review: How does the new budget-priced five-door hatch stack up against Australia’s cheapest electric cars?

EV Central

The GWM Ora is one of the most affordable electric cars on the market. The GWM Ora But the GWM Ora could also compete with ICE machines such as the Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Hyundai i30 and Kia Cerato. We’ll simplify it by pointing to the list prices, which exclude on-road costs such as dealer delivery, registration and stamp duty.

article thumbnail

Solving the Electric Vehicle Charging Conundrum

Cars That Think

But the difference is that only a minority of Americans today can afford to buy a new car. The two I'm looking at for my needs are the Subaru Crosstrek, which gets 14 miles on the electric, and the Toyota RAV4, which gets 42 miles on the electric. in 2000 to 0.7 But what about plug-in hybrids? Fourteen seems very low.

article thumbnail

Solving the Electric Vehicle Charging Conundrum

Cars That Think

But the difference is that only a minority of Americans today can afford to buy a new car. The two I'm looking at for my needs are the Subaru Crosstrek, which gets 14 miles on the electric, and the Toyota RAV4, which gets 42 miles on the electric. in 2000 to 0.7 But what about plug-in hybrids? Fourteen seems very low.

article thumbnail

The EV Transition Explained: Reshaping Labor Markets

Cars That Think

The automaker has already begun idling auto plants and is warning of future closures to pay for its transition to EVs and to try to keep EV prices affordable. Including suppliers, dealers, service centers, etc., There are also concerns in Japan, or at least by Toyota, over the potential for job losses from the transition to EVs.

Market 86
article thumbnail

Why Warren Buffett is investing in electric car company BYD - Apr. 13, 2009

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

By about 2000, BYD had become one of the worlds largest manufacturers of cellphone batteries. In October a BYD sedan called the F3 became the bestselling sedan in China, topping well-known brands like the Volkswagen Jetta and Toyota ( TM ) Corolla. we could not afford to do anything like this." On a trip to the U.S.,

BYD 62