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2023 Toyota Sequoia Review - A Three-Row Prius?

The Truth About Cars

Despite that, the Prius has become the defining hybrid car of the past two decades or so, with the model name occasionally outshining the marque itself. & It only stands to reason that the largest vehicles in a lineup, those vehicles for which fuel economy has never been the sole focus, should be among the last to see battery power. .&

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Testing A Plug-In Prius Or Volt Gets Easier For Civilians

Green Car Reports

With cars like the Chevrolet Volt and Nissan Leaf already on sale, plus a handful of startups either selling or building battery-powered cars on U.S. soil, it’s safe to say that the electric car revolution is truly upon us.

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Best speakers ever

Electric Auto Association

“The ZeroAvia technology gives 4 times the range of a similar battery-powered electric plane,” said Pohorsky. Pohorsky cited his invitation to Jim Castalez, founder and CTO of Motiv Power Systems , a firm that builds and sells small and mid-size electric vehicle (EV) trucks, vans, and buses. It’s very cool."

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Bright’s Plug-In Car: Aerodynamics Are Key

Revenge of the Electric Car

195, Bright will be building cars that “do more with less&# , a philosophy MacCready was famous for (and the title of a wonderful biography on him). Andy Frank makes the observation that parallel hybrids (Toyota Prius) are cheaper than series hybrids (Chevy Volt). At the end of this article, Prof. by: Michael Kanellos.

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What Does GM’s “30 New EVs By 2025” Promise Mean for the US Market?

EV Adoption

In 2020, GM sold 20,754 Chevrolet Bolt EVs in the US, which while isn’t huge number it actually puts the Bolt in third place after the Tesla Model 3 and Model Y in the US and ahead of the Toyota Prius Prime and Nissan LEAF. Two Navistar fuel cell-powered long-haul trucks.

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VW Jumps on the Bandwagon

Plug In Partners

During a presentation of Volkswagen's new electric car program entitled "Fleet Test: Electric Drive Vehicles," Winterkorn explained that TwinDrive can power a vehicle solely on electricity for up to 50 kilometers (31 miles) and can be plugged into to existing power outlets for recharging.

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On the Horizon

Plug In Partners

N ow that the number one automaker and the number two automaker has made the commitment to building Plug In hybrid / electric vehicles by 2010, another automotive giant is joining the race. What we are seeing is that the shifts coming from the markets are more powerful than what regulators are doing,” he said. Toyota ( TM ).

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