Plugs and Cars

FEBRUARY 7, 2007

AutoBlogGreen has the details on the '08 Highlander, and it includes an EV mode! Useful to be sure, but more a green merit badge on a $30,000+ SUV with real world mpg still under 30 than a significant environmental choice. The 24 NiMH batteries in my Toyota RAV4 EV take the car 120 miles without gasoline.

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Plugs and Cars

FEBRUARY 25, 2007

This year Toyota makes its SUVs and trucks even larger. Toyota increasingly devotes precious energy contained in hybrid batteries charged with expensive gasoline to higher power output rather than efficiency. Toyota's own "Question of the Month" in the Hybrid Synergy View Newsletter , asked.

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EV Central

MARCH 20, 2023

Tesla Model 3 Tesla Model 3 The Tesla Model 3 is not just a top selling electric car it’s the top selling mid-sized car , blitzing everything from the Toyota Camry and Mazda6 to BMW 3-Series and Mercedes-Benz C-Class. The larger five-door SUV stance liberates more headroom and gives a more commanding view of the road.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

GM has announced plans for public sales in 2010, and almost every carmaker now says it will sell PHEVs or highway-speed battery electric vehicles (BEVs) sometime after 2010. Batteries not ready. Hyundai Partnering with Korean battery companies for hybrids. 2010 Prius designed to be manufactured with NiMH or Lithium batteries.

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Green Cars News

OCTOBER 27, 2009

Toyota: When the Toyota Prius originally went on sale in 1997, it was the world’s first mass-produced hybrid car, meaning the Japanese automaker effectively stole a march on its rivals. Toyota has now built a plug-in version of the Prius, which may again see the company beat its rivals to the punch on name value alone.

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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 CalCars Frequently Asked Questions Jump to: Environmental Effects and Benefits Alternative Fuels Batteries PHEV Conversions Other Questions Note: This page is overdue for a major overhaul. We can extrapolate similar trends for PHEV batteries.

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