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Toyota: moving backward

Plugs and Cars

Toyota will be showing a battery electric car - the 50 miles range FT-EV - in Detroit. But before you get too excited, Irv Miller, Group Vice President - Environmental and External Affairs, has some words of caution in his blog. It’s important to note that at this point the FT-EV remains strictly a concept."

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Rivian Will Give You a Discount to Trade In a Gas Vehicle for a New R1 Model

The Truth About Cars

Rivian sells two compelling EVs that have garnered a good deal of happy customers, but they’re far from affordable. Those sound like generous discounts, at least until you consider that the R1T Max Pack’s price tag easily crests the $100,000 mark.

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Dealers Finally Have EV Inventory But Now Lack Buyers

The Truth About Cars

Axios recently highlighted the issue and found that dealers have EV inventory sitting on their lots for extended periods, suggesting that supply is significantly outpacing demand. 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.

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2021 Toyota RAV4 Prime PHEV: 42 mile EV range/600 total miles! A smash hit!

Current EV

Toyota’s ground-breaking SUV reached a 10M global sales landmark in February of 2020. By John Coulter, CURRENT EV CMO In its new Prime, Toyota offers a RAV4 green version that employs a hybrid drivetrain relying on a gas engine and electric motors that draw power from a plug and regenerative braking. electric vehicles by 2030.

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How One Bad Manny Can P**s Away Your Brand

Creative Greenius

And now I’m telling the story here on my blog and sharing it on LinkedIn. So far Leviton has had 168 times the brand impact beyond just losing me and my EV-owning wife as customers for life. Leviton’s partnership with Toyota was over and no new number was offered. At this point, 104 people have watched it.

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Wired blogger takes on Nissan LEAF

Plugs and Cars

Darryl Siry blogs over at Wired's Autopia. The LEAF pack has fewer kWh than my RAV4 EV, but could be almost as heavy. 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.

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Video of Plug In America’s Inaugural EV Parade West

Revenge of the Electric Car

Plug In America's Inaugural EV Parade West rally - Photo courtesy of Dave Brown. Regular readers of this blog will know all about Plug in America’s triumphant Inaugural Parade in Santa Monica, CA a few weeks back. EV grins were everywhere and the enthusiasm for plug-ins couldn’t have been greater.

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