Green Car Reports

NOVEMBER 21, 2012

Much has changed this year for the Toyota Avalon lineup, and the model that sums up that change the best is the 2013 Toyota Avalon Hybrid. By fitting its Hybrid Synergy Drive system that's already used throughout the Toyota Prius models, as well as on the Camry Hybrid and others, Toyota has enabled a very impressive 40 miles per gallon EPA.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 9, 2016

The team from Carnegie Mellon University led by Dr. Jeremy Michalek accounted for regional differences in emissions due to marginal grid mix; ambient temperature; patterns of vehicle miles traveled (VMT); and driving conditions (city versus highway). Toyota Prius PHV PHEV (blended). Toyota Prius HEV. —Yuksel et al.

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Green Car Reports

NOVEMBER 25, 2017

What new hybrid and plug-in cars are coming from Ford, which has been notably silent on that front since 2013? How does fossil-fuel-loving EPA administrator Scott Pruitt define the word "environmentalism"? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending on Friday, November 24, 2017.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 5, 2012

2013 Ford C-MAX Hybrid. L/100km)—higher fuel economy than the Toyota Prius v (44 mpg / 5.3 The vehicle can be driven 500-plus miles with total system output of 188 hp (140 kW), compared to the 134 hp (100 kW) from Toyota Prius v and Prius. Click to enlarge. L/100km) and 44 mpg highway (5.3

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 17, 2013

Its efforts to incorporate alternative fuel vehicles (AFVs) into its fleet began in 2002 with an initial purchase of hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs), mainly the Toyota Prius and Ford Escape hybrid. In 2010, the city converted 15 Toyota Prius hybrids to plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs). Repeat usage by employees is very high.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 7, 2012

100km), bettering the fuel economy of the Toyota Prius v by 3 mpg on the city cycle and 7 mpg on the highway (5 mpg combined). Ford is offering the C-MAX Hybrid with a base price of $25,995, including destination and delivery—$1,300 less than Toyota Prius v. C-MAX Energi’s EV mode range is 20-plus miles. C-MAX Energi.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 6, 2012

Road testing by Consumer Reports has found the fuel economy on the 2013 Fusion Hybrid sedan and new C-Max Hybrid falling far short below Ford (and EPA) triple 47 mpg (5.0 The largest discrepancy we’ve previously seen was 7 and 6 mpg for the Toyota Prius C subcompact and Prius hatchback, respectively. l/100 km) and 41 (5.7

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 14, 2011

Ford’s Michigan Assembly Plant is starting production of the 2012 Focus Electric ( earlier post )—a five-passenger, battery-electric car Ford expects will achieve more than a 100 miles per gallon equivalent (MPGe) fuel economy rating. 1 gallon of gasoline=33.7 Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 17, 2012

2013 Scion iQ EV. Toyota Motor Sales (TMS) USA announced the arrival of the 2013 Scion iQ EV in the United States. In ideal stop-and-go driving conditions, the 12 kWh Li-ion battery provides an estimated range of up to 50 miles on a full charge. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.) Its 78-inch wheel base and 13.5

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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 Maximum electric range is 15 miles.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 27, 2014

A 25% reduction in fuel usage compared to 2013 is required, with savings achieved through powertrain, aerodynamics and driving style efficiencies. Toyota has already sold more than 6 million hybrid road cars since the launch of the Prius in 1997. THS-R major components. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 9, 2012

2013 Ford Fusion. Ford unveiled the new 2013 Ford Fusion midsize sedan, with conventional gasoline engine; hybrid featuring a next-generation of Ford’s hybrid system; and plug-in hybrid versions at the Detroit Auto Show—the first production sedan to offer that trio of options. Click to enlarge.

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Clean Fleet Report

OCTOBER 21, 2021

The roomy Model S luxury sedan now starts at about $90,000 with a 100 kWh battery pack and all-wheel drive, offering 405 miles of range. Take the Mach-E battery pack and drop it into the best-selling Ford Transit commercial vehicle and the E-Transit enters the last-mile delivery market. First Drive: 2013 RAV4 EV.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 30, 2012

Although Honda’s presence at the Los Angeles Auto Show was dominated by the debut of the 2013 Civic, the company also announced that the 2014 Accord Plug-In Hybrid, featuring Honda’s new two-motor system ( earlier post ) earned an EPA-certified 115 MPGe rating and will go on sale in New York and California on 15 January with an MSRP of $39,780.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 19, 2010

Honda says its plug-in hybrid will be able to go 60km [37 miles] or more on a single liter of gas. This will make it more fuel-efficient that Toyota’s Prius hybrid, which gets 38km per liter. Toyota says its forthcoming plug-in hybrid, which is based on the Prius, will get 57km to the liter.

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Clean Fleet Report

MARCH 31, 2023

Self-driving cars has been a focus of Uber for the last half of the decade with the company racking up about 80,000 autonomous miles a week as it strives to bring driverless cars into the mix. The company was purchased by Avis in 2013 and operates as a subsidiary of the traditional car rental company.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 5, 2012

Set to go on sale in early 2013, Honda’s 2014 Accord Plug-in Hybrid (PHEV) Sedan ( earlier post ) will offer the ability to run in an all-electric mode for 10 to 15 miles and a calculated total driving range of more than 500 miles. 2014 Accord plug-in hybrid. Click to enlarge. Electric driving is supported by a 6.7

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 22, 2012

The study found that owners drive their cars an average of 26 miles per day and charge their vehicles primarily at night. Some of the highlights from the survey include: 85% of owners use their PEV as their primary car, driving an average of 802 electric-fueled miles per month. —Mike Ferry, CCSE Transportation Program manager.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 22, 2009

will be unveiling its IDEA, a 100 miles-per-gallon plug-in hybrid electric vehicle. • MORE: "How to Build a 100 Mile-Per-Gallon Car. Now, of course, Bright Automotive is ready to unveil the IDEA, with the expectation it will have 50,000 ready for sale in 2013. The 100 m.p.g. Right Now can be seen here. Yep, a truck.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 1, 2010

I can also reveal here and today that our next-generation mid-sized diesel car will achieve highway fuel economy of forty three miles per gallon. Mazda and Toyota recently reached an agreement on the supply by Toyota under license to Mazda of the hybrid system technology used in the Toyota Prius. Earlier post.).

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Green Cars News

APRIL 30, 2009

Duty will rise by 2p per litre on 1st September 2009 and by 1p per litre in real terms on 1st April each year from 2010 to 2013. Models anticipated for 2011 include a plug-in Toyota Prius and Vauxhall Ampera. No changes were announced to the fixed figure of £16,900 on which the benefit for ‘free’ fuel is based.

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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?", Hybrid Sonata model year 2011, possible PHEV version in 2013. todays answer is "Yes -- but not yet."

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Revenge of the Electric Car

JULY 14, 2009

2, Ghosn will unveil the first of three electric models in three vehicle segments that he plans to sell by 2013. will sell a plug-in Toyota Prius after 2010, taking on the Chevrolet Volt, which goes on sale in November 2010. CEO Carlos Ghosn is spending big money to make electric vehicles in high volumes — and soon.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 13, 2017

Ford data shows that the 50 th percentile customer drives just under 30 miles every day. Based on RDD, Ford data shows that a 300-mile BEV will cover 100% of the RDD. Based on Ford data, a 300-mile BEV will not cover that distance. This comes despite Toyota having launched a new Prius model last year. million trips.

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