article thumbnail

Toyota launches Prius in Japan; forecasts delay in deliveries of the new model

Green Car Congress

Prius α S Click to enlarge. Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) has launched the Prius α (Prius alpha) in Japan. Derived from the third-generation Prius hybrid, the α offers an interior allowing multiple seat arrangements. Prius α powertrain. Earlier post.). 1,797 cc (2ZR-FXE). Engine power.

Prius 225
article thumbnail

Dartmouth professor calls for unlocking geospatial data gathered by autonomous vehicles

Green Car Congress

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.

Vehicles 252
article thumbnail

Green Car Congress - Untitled Article

Green Car Congress

is expecting monthly sales of roughly 10,000 units in the initial year for its all-new Prius hybrid, due to be launched next Monday. million units, down 15% from the prior year, according to data from the Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association. Honda is now forecasting hybrid sales in fiscal 2009 of roughly 60,000 units.

Japan 170
article thumbnail

Cash for Clunkers Buoys US Auto Sales; Hybrid Sales Up 31.8% for Monthly New Vehicle Share of 3.55%

Green Car Congress

Hybrid gains were largely due to an increase in Prius sales (up 29.7% Some highlights: The all-new redesigned Prius mid-size gas-electric hybrid posted best-ever July sales of 19,173 units, up 29.7% Hybrids had an especially good month, with reported sales jumping 31.8% to 19,173 units) and Ford hybrids (up 323% to 5,353 units).

article thumbnail

Zero-Carbon Drive to Sacto Anti-Carbon Rally and Back

Plugs and Cars

Rainforest Action Network (RAN) held a rally in Sacramento Thursday outside the lobbying offices of the Association of Automobile Manufacturers to protest their continuing lawsuit against California's greenhouse gas legislation. In a Prius or Civic Hybrid at 50mpg, the trip would have cost about $30 in gas, tolls and parking in Sacto.

Carbon 100
article thumbnail

Green Star to Demonstrate Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Green Star Products is not in competition with Toyota or any other major automobile manufacturer because it is targeting a different market. Toyota is presently planning to modify its Prius model to be a plug-in hybrid in the near future.

Plug-in 30
article thumbnail

Auto Lobby Deals a New Card

Plugs and Cars

Changing of the guard at the auto makers' industry group the Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers (AAM). Woolsey's gasoline-only Prius has a "Bin Laden Hates My Car" sticker, but he knows the only way to cut the cord in the near term is cars with an electrical plug.

Auto 100