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Toyota and Lexus partner with WattTime to offer lower emissions EV charging program

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The ECO Charging feature is available now on the Toyota and Lexus apps, both of which are available for download for iPhone or Android smartphones. Toyota also offers PHEV vehicle options with the Prius Prime and RAV4 Prime. Last year Toyota launched the all-new BEV crossover, the bZ4X.

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Renesas Electronics introduces V2V and V2I communications solutions

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These units are also used in Toyota’s Crown, Prius, and Lexus RX models for displaying traffic signal violation, cross traffic, and pedestrian warnings at traffic signals using car and infrastructure communications to warn drivers about approaching emergency vehicles and to assist cruise control and other functions.

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Consumer Reports finds Honda Accord hybrid fuel economy “impressive”, but short of EPA 47 mpg rating

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l/100 km), tying the smaller Honda Civic Hybrid and falling below the top-performing and smaller Toyota Prius hatchback by only 4 mpg. Consumer Reports fuel economy tests found the Honda Accord Hybrid delivered impressive overall fuel-economy of 40 mpg (5.88

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EV Briefs, and Black Rock City & EVs

Plugs and Cars

Now the relationship with EVs may be going further still. The plug-in Priuses are almost doubling the fuel efficiency of Google standard Prius fleet, getting 74 MPG rather than 41 MPG. We’ve all got electricity at home and work right now, and we’d like to use it for our cars. I believe Google would find Th!nk

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PHEV Day 168. Sunday, 29 March 2009. Run to Knoxville, Tennessee

Spirit of DC - PHEV3A

The batteries and technology are available now. Hybrids are also immediately available. 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.