Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 15, 2010

The University of Colorado at Boulder’s Renewable and Sustainable Energy Institute, (RASEI)—a joint venture with the US Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory—will partner with Toyota Motor Sales USA Inc. Toyota Motor Sales will supply 18 Prius PHVs for the two-year program. Earlier post.)

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The Truth About Cars

APRIL 23, 2024

Those sound like generous discounts, at least until you consider that the R1T Max Pack’s price tag easily crests the $100,000 mark. Buyers who take delivery of a new Rivian before June 30 can get up to $3,000 off the R1T Standard + Pack, $4,000 off the R1T Large Pack, $5,000 off the R1T Max Pack, and $1,000 off the R1S Large Pack.

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The Truth About Cars

APRIL 22, 2024

From Consumer Reports : The comparison for fresher cars is muddied because a number of brands, including BMW and Toyota, offer free maintenance periods on new cars. Buick and Toyota were tied for second place at $4,900 over 10 years. Consumer Reports likewise noted that repair and upkeep needs changes dramatically over time.

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The Truth About Cars

JULY 12, 2023

Part of the issue with some EV models is their sky-high price tags, and the most expensive models aren’t eligible for government tax credits. Some models, such as the Toyota RAV4 Prime, have extremely low inventory levels, while hybrids have an average of 44 days of supply.

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The Truth About Cars

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

While everyone likes to praise the Toyota Supra from behind the wheel, the base Nissan Z absolutely trounces the 2.0-liter Though things get a little murky when pitted against a Toyota equipped with the 3.0-liter .& Still, the lower-trimmed Z continues to offer a lot for the money. liter DOHC 24-valve inline six.&

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The Truth About Cars

MAY 20, 2024

However, the hybrid powertrain is obviously more Porsche 918 Spyder than Toyota Prius. Interestingly, exclusive models with absolutely ludicrous price tags seem to be one of the few vehicle segments where price bumps are still being tolerated by the market. A cheaper model, even if it starts well above $250,000, could be warranted.

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Plugs and Cars

FEBRUARY 15, 2008

There's much I should be blogging these days and hopefully will shortly. Check out the blog Stuff White People Like on the Prius. Check out the blog Stuff White People Like on the Prius. Reminds me to blog about that Lexus ad campaign casting a spell around the letter h. I'll get to them.

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Creative Greenius

OCTOBER 22, 2019

And now I’m telling the story here on my blog and sharing it on LinkedIn. When we bought our first electric car in January of 2013, the Toyota Rav4 EV with the Tesla battery and powertrain, we followed Toyota’s advice on the right home charger to buy. At this point, 104 people have watched it. But no one ever did.

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The Truth About Cars

MAY 30, 2023

Now, more than ever, finding an appropriate vehicle that’s actually affordable can be challenging – to put it mildly – given a hyperactive used car market and skyrocketing price tags of even the most horrid machines. This author recently saw a beige 2002 Ford Windstar with 168,000 miles priced at $9,995, fer chrissakes. So, what to do? “As

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Spirit of DC - PHEV3A

DECEMBER 23, 2009

Toyota Motors Headquarters. ! The "Spirit" across the street from the Toyota Motors complex in Torrance, CA. Yet, the "Spirit of DC" did drop by the Toyota Headquarters in Torrance, California, in order to have a Look-See and in anticipation of a future visit in 2010. More on that EVision as we blog along!

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Plugs and Cars

JANUARY 25, 2010

Darryl Siry blogs over at Wired's Autopia. But I do know, interestingly and perhaps relevantly, that the electric car that has probably driven more miles than any other model, the Toyota RAV4 EV, does not have batteries with an active system. At least with NiMH, Toyota's passive system worked out better in the real world.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

FEBRUARY 5, 2009

Regular readers of this blog will know all about Plug in America’s triumphant Inaugural Parade in Santa Monica, CA a few weeks back. Thanks to Viddler ’s great contextual timeline tagging feature, you can easily skip to any speaker or portion of the video without delay.

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Plugs and Cars

OCTOBER 9, 2007

Business Green Blog in the UK reports on a plan to install 250 EV charging stations in England. As a daily driver of a Toyota-built electric car here in California, I'm all in favor of public charging stations and fast charging. Tags: electric car. Elektromotive is making a sleek charge point with a tiny footprint.

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Plugs and Cars

APRIL 4, 2007

On March 29, Pogue blogged about The Future of Hydrogen Cars. His blog only once before (in my quick search) discussed alternative fuels for cars. One altfuel epiphany Pogue blogged in May, 2006 came watching The Amazing Race 9 (CBS) in Brazil, where sugar cane-based ethanol has eliminated petroleum imports and reduced pollution.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 17, 2010

These will include Green Tech Talks to fans at track, promotional events and media messaging outlets such as in-broadcast telecasts, blogs, Twitter and various website initiatives. Tags: Brief. All cars in the Series race on one of five alternative fuels or energy sources ( earlier post ).

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Plugs and Cars

APRIL 5, 2008

The following guest blog post is by Earl Killian who often blogs at Joe Romm's ClimateProgress.org. In his blog he writes: Originally conceived of in 1990, the California ZEV program has morphed over time from just an electric car mandate to incorporate a broad spectrum of clean, advanced technology vehicles, such as hybrids.

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Plug In Partners

NOVEMBER 3, 2008

Toyota also is developing a plug-in hybrid, expected on the road by 2010. A lthough this site will no longer be the official blog of the National Plug in Hybrid Campaign , we'll still keep it up and post new developments in the plug in hybrid world, so, if you haven't bookmarked it already, do so, and stay in touch.

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Plug In Partners

DECEMBER 14, 2007

A nd thanks to the Energy Blog , here is another announcement from a consortium consisting of Misubishi and GS Yuasa. Here is part of the story from Geek.com , Li-Tech claims to have created a new lithium-ion battery, called Separion , that out-does the current offerings from the likes of Toyota and some French car makers.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 23, 2009

The fleet models will be part of a test bed for Toyota and future development of the plug-in Prius may at some point lead to a consumer model. 04/22/2009 Review: 2010 Toyota Prius Ride & Drive There, tucked in a corner of the basement at Cobo Arena in Detroit, sat the.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

is hoping to launch the Volt in late 2010 with a price tag of about $40,000. “The Toyota Prius took over five years to reach break-even and has gone on to be a wild success.&# Even in their resurrected state, they dont have a prayer against toyota, honda, hyundai, and their worst nightmare, CHINA… — Seren 21.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 17, 2009

A number of other plug-in hybrids, including models from GM, Chrysler, and Toyota, are scheduled to come out in the next few years. To go with its performance, the car carries a hefty price tag of $87,000. Tags: evdriven.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Both Toyota and Ford are now producing a few prototype conversions of their own Priuses and Escapes for research purposes.) Hybrids-Plus www.hybrids-plus.com Boulder, CO offers lithium-ion conversions of the Toyota Prius and soon on the Escape, for private individuals or for organizations; current pricing starts at $24,000.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

Asia India China Europe Americas en Español em Português Login/Register to set your edition Set my edition Todays Paper Video Columns Blogs Graphics Journal Community Register for FREE Register for FREE Thank you for registering. Why wont Toyota do anoher station wagon? Tags: evdriven. AWD would be nice.

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The Truth About Cars

MAY 15, 2023

That fact meant that the comparably better test performance seen from the Honda Civic and Toyota Corolla still yielded an “Acceptable” rating overall, with rear-occupant safety dinging what could have been higher marks. Your author’s resident backup beater is a seemingly unkillable 2000 Toyota Corolla.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 22, 2009

Some of the new and updated models, such as a battery-powered version of Geelys Panda hatchback, may hit the market as early as October, and in some cases they might carry price tags low enough for farmers and other rural residents with limited financial means. Great Wall Motor Co., GM plans to launch the Volt in China in 2011. Prius hybrid.

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Creative Greenius

DECEMBER 1, 2013

Jesus, it’s not about your stupid blog.” ” “Wait – you’re saying you actually read my blog?” After I listened and agreed to do what they asked of me and put the damn Trader Joe’s bag back on my head, they returned me to Hermosa Beach City Hall where my Tesla-Toyota had fully charged up.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 30, 2009

Consumer Reports rates the Buick Enclave higher than vehicles from Toyota, Volvo, Infiniti, Audi, BMW and Mercedes Benz in the Luxury- Full Size SUV category. While they may provide useful input in the development stages and it is easily accessible, solely relaying on message boards and blogs for guidance is dangerous.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

They will also compete against new hybrids from Ford, Toyota ( TM ) and Honda ( HMC ), which are entering the market now. Tags: evdriven. "At this point in time, I think its very difficult for Chrysler to be competing when all you have is a me, too product," said Pochiluk. Fundamental data provided by Morningstar, Inc.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

Cleantech Blog Cleantechblog.com, the premier cleantech site for commentary on news and technology relating to clean tech, greentech, energy, climate change and carbon, and the environment. Blog Archive ▼ 2009 (52) ▼ April (6) Waxman-Markey and REDD BlogRoll Review: Space Beams, Leaded Batteries, an. SZ (1) 6753.T

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 22, 2009

vehicles splattered all over YouTube videos  most of which are retrofitted Toyota Prius cars  this baby is actually what we in the auto industry like to call a light truck, a category that includes big pickups, vans and SUVs. Tags: evdriven. • BRIGHT AUTOMOTIVE: Unwrapping the 100 m.p.g. car Because unlike the 100 m.p.g.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 19, 2009

Your comments: Remember me E-Mail me when someone replies to this comment Please keep your comments relevant to this blog entry. Line breaks and paragraphs are automatically converted — no need to use or tags. Alternatively, more futuristic sounds for electric vehicles can be created using sampled sounds and generated waveforms.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Saab GM-owned company exploring PHEVs Joint Venture with Volvo and others to research PHEVs Toyota 500 PHEV 2010-model Priuses with lithium batteries to be leased for fleet tests in 2009 (150 in U.S.) This was starting to hurt because it was one reason for a sudden surge in Toyotas market share." Never discount Toyota.

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Plugs and Cars

APRIL 22, 2007

Sharon Terlep's story doesn't mention it, but in the hydrogen Volt GM has made another arbitrary decision, as announced on GM's Volt blog. My Toyota RAV4 EV was only produced because of the California Zero Emission Vehicle Mandate, and every day it proves electric cars are viable now. Write CARB.

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Plug In India

JANUARY 15, 2022

His garage currently houses, apart from the e2o, a Toyota Prius and an Isuzu pickup. To jot down those will take an entirely new blog, but here’s a sample. We realised quite early that the Tigor’s fast tag had a zero balance - so we ended up paying double the toll on the first three gates.

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Creative Greenius

OCTOBER 15, 2009

Today, on this very special Blog Action Day Creative Greenius, I take you back to June of 2008 and ask you: What the hell have YOU been doing for the past 12 months? I’m acting because blogging on these issues, as I have done for over two years now, is just not enough anymore. That’s 18 months away.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 28, 2009

a rolling death-wish on skinny tires 157 days ago See More Related Articles and Blog Posts Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1) 1 TEG 3:09PM (4/24/2009) "Because of the nature of the event, there was no demonstration of heart-stopping acceleration or sure-footedness through a slalom." 15 days ago AutoblogGreen for 03.31.09 Follow us on Twitter!

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 28, 2009

An (expected) high price tag. 11 days ago See More Related Articles and Blog Posts Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1) 1 morgan 9:26PM (4/22/2009) Am I the only one who thinks this looks like a mid 90s car? Your comments: Remember me E-Mail me when someone replies to this comment Please keep your comments relevant to this blog entry.

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