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Toyota broadly outlines next-generation Prius; developing wireless inductive charging for the plug-in model; bullish on hydrogen

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Toyota’s next-generation Prius will deliver significantly improved fuel economy in a more compact package that is lighter in weight and lower in cost, according to Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) Managing Officer Satoshi Ogiso. The next Prius will feature improved batteries with higher energy density. —Satoshi Ogiso.

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Study finds testing the technology the strongest initial motivation for fleet managers adopting EVs

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Sierzchula (2014) Click to enlarge. As such, the theory regarding fleet manager EV adoption should be updated now that the automobiles are available for sale and revealed consumer behavior (empirical data) can be analyzed. —Sierzchula (2014). Factors that influenced fleet managers’ initial adoption of electric vehicles.

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Dartmouth professor calls for unlocking geospatial data gathered by autonomous vehicles

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User access to this data proves difficult when they are locked in closed networks controlled by automobile manufacturers. In 2013 and 2015, two security experts remotely hacked into a 2014 Jeep Cherokee, and a Toyota Prius and Ford Escape, respectively, demonstrating the security flaws in vehicles that were not autonomous.

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BMW Group and Toyota agree to mid-to-long-term research collaboration in next-generation Li-ion batteries; BMW to supply 1.6L and 2.0L diesel engines to Toyota Europe

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liter diesel engines to TME starting in 2014. That would be a new step forward in fulfilling the traditional Toyota commitment to contribute to society through quality automobiles. million hybrid vehicles since it launched the first-generation Prius in 1997. liter and 2.0-liter Uchiyamada noted that Toyota has sold more than 3.4

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Update: Top 10 Electric Cars

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BMW Takes Middle Path to Electrification ; Road Test: 2014 BMW i3. The Prius Prime becomes Toyota’s leader with a plug. Toyota’s Prius Prime and RAV4 Prime plug-in hybrids are distinguished from the standard Prius and RAV4 and seem to have found a sales niche. Road Test: 2019 BMW i8 Roadster.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

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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. Expects production around 2014.

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