Green Car Congress
FEBRUARY 8, 2009
In a post on Toyota’s Open Road blog, Irv Miller, Toyota Group Vice President – Environmental and Public Affairs, wrote that contrary to some recent reports, Toyota has yet to offer mileage estimates on its plug-in hybrid technology. Toyota’s current plug-ins are: being used for auto show displays, brief demonstrations and university studies.
Current EV
SEPTEMBER 7, 2020
Its 42-mile EV range, its 600-mile total range and relatively low price tag have made the PHEV an instant smash hit. The obvious next step after creating a popular RAV4 PHEV would be stepping up to an all-electric version. Toyota has designed the PHEV to be VERY inexpensive to maintain. Demand is intense. Time will tell.
The Truth About Cars
JUNE 26, 2023
Hell, even the Honda Civic Type R is supposed to yield 36 mpg on the highway when the C-HR was only able to manage 31 mpg. The PHEV is a little faster at 7.4 This includes a feature on the PHEV that automatically switches the car to EV operation when it enters a government-identified low emission zone (LEZ).
Plug In Partners
MAY 7, 2007
This module contains their current production battery cells and delivers enough usable energy for the vehicle to travel the equivalent of 40 miles on electricity, achieving as much as 150 MPG in urban driving and 100 MPG in highway driving. Here is a significant announcement by David Vieau , CEO of A123 Systems. gallon gas is 2.5
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 30, 2009
The morning session started out with an hour long press conference, the highlight being the unveiling of the Volt’s 230 mpg preliminary EPA city fuel economy finding ( earlier post ), as well as a tour showing selected elements from the studios of the four GM North American brands: Chevrolet, GMC, Buick and Cadillac. Click to enlarge.
Spirit of DC - PHEV3A
NOVEMBER 24, 2009
A plug and a pack can make a car a 101 MPG vehicle aided by electricity. ! Particularly to the Plug-in Hybrids Electric Vehicle (PHEV) like the Toyota Prius before them as well as converting internal combustion engines into pure Electrics! More details to be blogged, accordingly. It'll be just after Thanksgiving.
Spirit of DC - PHEV3A
DECEMBER 4, 2009
And EVJerr's blogging from Tucson with a couple sites to hit -- the popular bookstore, Bookman's is installing two e-vehicle chargers at two sites and one in Phoenix (See Arizona Daily Star, Thursday, 3 Dec "Ground broken for e-vehicle chargers" article by Dan Sorenson). Cheers EVADC'rs, PHEV'rs, and EVthusiasts, One & All - Dang!
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