Green Car Congress

MAY 2, 2009

The role of emotion in buying cars. Would you buy this vehicle? ” Why is the Prius a success? The panel identified three reasons why the Prius was a success: First, the Prius makes a strong statement about environmental responsibility. Second, the Prius has a high quality of execution.

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Green Cars News

JUNE 28, 2009

It may want to develop green cars, but Toyota’s manufacturing plans could mean the destruction of some of Japan’s famous rice paddies. According to Akihiko Otsuka, the chief engineer of Toyota’s newest Prius, the market keeps changing and shortening the development period for hybrids is important.

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 15, 2009

Toyota has long been one of the leading carmakers in the world of green cars. The first manufacturer to produce a full production hybrid, in the form of the iconic Prius, Toyota has also made significant advancements in the development of electric, hydrogen and alternative fuel vehicles. TheGreenCarWebsite.co.uk

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Clean Fleet Report

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Tesla helped former shareholder Toyota to bring back the Toyota RAV4 EV , an electric SUV and also aided its other OEM shareholder, Daimler (which also has since divested its Tesla shares), with the Smart ED and B-Class Electric. Toyota – Big in Hybrids; Betting on Fuel Cells & Electrics. We’ve tested most of those.

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Plugs and Cars

OCTOBER 27, 2007

Required reading: Bill Moore's EVWorld review and Martin Zimmerman's LA Times piece about their test drives of the Toyota Plug-in Prius and the hydrogen fuel cell Highlander FCHV. And these advocates have successfully prodded Toyota to dangle a concept PHEV before our eyes. To take one example, batteries.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 23, 2009

The plug-in Prius is a separate model from the all new 2010 Prius Hybrid. 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. The plug-in Prius is expected to launch sometime in 2010.

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Plugs and Cars

MAY 19, 2007

Of the more than 3,000 consumers asked if they would consider buying a "grid-connected hybrid," the term used for plug-in hybrids in the survey, only 24 percent said that they would, according to the survey by Synovate Motoresearch. Tags: ethanol plug-in hybrid flex-fuel. Wonder why?

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 3, 2024

The 2024 Kia EV9 fits the form that many American households seek in a family vehicle, made fully electric but without a luxury price tag. That plus leadership in all aspects of charging make it Green Car Reports’ Best Car To Buy 2024. The post Kia EV9: Green Car Reports Best Car To Buy 2024 appeared first on Bauaelectric Auto News.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 11, 2010

Toyota Motor Sales (TMS) USA unveiled the FT-CH dedicated hybrid concept at the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) in Detroit. Compared to Prius, it is 22 inches shorter in overall length, yet loses less than an inch in overall width. Toyota believes these are hurdles that will be cleared. The FT-CH concept.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

DECEMBER 29, 2009

Initially it’s a lot like driving a Toyota Prius hybrid… until the straightaway, where Dean persuades me to floor it. You can’t buy this, or any production all-electric car, in the US today. Tags: Battery Technology Production News Nissan Nissan Leaf. It is completely emissions-free — no carbon.

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Green Cars News

DECEMBER 4, 2009

Hybrids still represent the largest volume of “green” vehicles including the popular Toyota Prius, Honda Insight and Ford Fusion hybrids. As consumers start to show a renewed interested in buying vehicles, the auto show is. Toyota Camry Hybrid. Toyota Highlander Hybrid. Toyota Prius Hybrid.

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Creative Greenius

JANUARY 17, 2009

No one needs to buy another new gas powered car. Keep your old car, or buy an inexpensive used car. The Plug-Ins are coming and you should wait till they get here before buying your next new car. Otherwise you’ll just be buying a dinosaur that you’ll have to pay to convert or dispose of. Save your money.

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Green Cars News

JULY 11, 2009

If helping the environment isn’t reason enough to buy a green car, then consider the positive effects that going green can have on your wallet. Buying a vehicle is one such option he highlights, but there are several measures that can be taken. That’s the verdict of financial expert Martyn Hocking, the editor of Which?

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Conversions are mostly for the Prius, with a few for the Ford Escape/Mercury Mariner hybrid SUVs. At these prices, people are buying the "environmental feature" -- they want to be among the first owners of the worlds cleanest extended-range vehicles. They are early adopters, buying "Version 1.0"

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Green Cars News

AUGUST 4, 2009

Out have gone the coffee before work each morning, the weekend nights out, and the rush to buy the hot new DVD releases; in has been a new, thrifty way of living. With few of us having the cash or credit to buy an expensive new addition, the bottom seems to have fallen out of the automotive industry which has been plunged into crisis.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

JANUARY 21, 2009

After all, it takes someone who refers to his Prius as “the gas guzzler&# and his Culver City, Calif., After all, it takes someone who refers to his Prius as “the gas guzzler&# and his Culver City, Calif., A: For the last five years, after they took the GM EV1 away, I’ve been driving a Toyota RAV4 EV.

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Green Cars News

JULY 3, 2009

This failure, it believes, has prompted US car manufacturers to lose market share to foreign rivals and particularly those from Japan such as Toyota and Honda. Yet when gas prices tumbled later that year, plans for the Prius plant were shelved. Will green cars ever be popular there? Leave a comment with your thoughts.

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Green Cars News

MAY 23, 2009

According to reports in The Boston Globe , a number of local officials have been reluctant to buy hybrid cars due to their expense or because they don’t yet have a strong track record for reliability and continued fuel savings. Tags: Green cars Hybrid cars Latest news Boston police green cars police patrol vehicles.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 23, 2009

As Toyota learned with the introduction of the Prius and its efforts on the 2002 RAV4 EV, O’Brien said, it is difficult to force technology adoption by consumers. It is not enough to build niche vehicles that only a few can afford to buy or fulfill only a small subset of customer needs. Michael O’Brien.

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 29, 2009

However, not so encouraging was a statement from Toyota which openly questioned the market viability of the technology (see article ). Why is Toyota questioning plug-in technology? Why is Toyota questioning plug-in technology? Does Toyota have a point? Toyota isn’t alone in its criticism of plug-in technology.

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Green Cars News

AUGUST 18, 2009

This is encouraging them to make greener choices and general purchasing patterns are starting to change with all but two of the cars on the top 10 purchase list now saloon (sedan) vehicles and the fourth most popular being the ‘ultimate green car’ the Toyota Prius. Tags: The Green Piece cash for clunkers green piece.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

JANUARY 22, 2009

3Prong Power converts existing Toyota Priuses into plug-in hybrids that can run entirely on electricity. The same state agency that drove the electric car off a cliff is now poised to wreck a new Berkeley company that triples the gas mileage of a Toyota Prius. Paul Guzyk and Daniel Sherwood of 3Prong Power. They are innovators.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 22, 2009

Not what you think When the wrap finally comes off, though, I think there will be some surprise for anyone who had hopes of rushing out to a dealership to buy their first 100 m.p.g. Whats more, mainstream consumers wont be able to buy it when it comes to market. Tags: evdriven. car Because unlike the 100 m.p.g. Yep, a truck.

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Green Cars News

APRIL 30, 2009

From April 2010 anyone buying a new car will pay a different rate of vehicles tax in the first year of registration. The new vehicle you want to buy must be: A car or small van weighing up to 3,500kg. Models anticipated for 2011 include a plug-in Toyota Prius and Vauxhall Ampera. Greening the Grid.

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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 How Carmakers are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity If you ask, "have major auto-makers come around on PHEVs?", 2010 Prius designed to be manufactured with NiMH or Lithium batteries. todays answer is "Yes -- but not yet."

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 28, 2009

Bredesen said the state is committed to buying some of the vehicles for its own use, as well as helping to develop the necessary resources to support the vehicles, including installing charging stations in strategic locations such as downtown areas or shopping mall parking lots. (2 Tags: evdriven. 16,000 miles.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

JULY 14, 2009

Some think Nissan is taking a gamble by rapidly moving into mass marketing of EVs, comparing the company’s approach to Toyota and Honda’s approach of “wait and see how the market materializes for EVs, then jump in.&# I think it’s Toyota and Honda that are doing the gambling. – Toyota Motor Corp.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 19, 2009

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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. Power and Associates 2004 report ].

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 28, 2009

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 28, 2009

An (expected) high price tag. Can these things add up to make a car that people want to buy? It seems like it still may be cheaper to just buy a well used Lotus Elise and modify it yourself. I also think it will be cheap, which is why I think someone will buy the group. Small size. New technology. A troubled company.

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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.&# So the Volt would cost $32,500–not so much more than what people are reportedly paying for the Prius. I would buy a Volt for $40K.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

How to Buy it Cheap Treasury Launches Auto Supply Program Would You Drive GM's PUMA? Tags: evdriven. automakers such as Ford (Stock Quote: F ) and General Motors (Stock Quote: GM ). Consumer Reports: Most Reliable Used Cars Auto Auctions: What You Need to Know Car Lease Up?

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

While a series hybrid is good, the Toyota Prius gets 100 miles per gallon because after the 20 miles of pure EV mode, it kicks into a hybrid-electric car. Toyota is basically 100 miles per gallon. If you charge up the Toyota Prius PHEV you would get 200 miles per gallon and 40 mile EV range; the same as the Volt.

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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. 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. A SOS call to Jayasuriya resulted in 1000 Rs appearing on the tag - and from then on it was easy going.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 22, 2009

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 28, 2009

Price tag: about $25,000, made from 95% recyclable materials with a top speed of 65 miles per hour and range of 110 miles per charge. Duh, heres our $40K volt, buy it please? Toyota still has not made any money on the Prius. Uncharacteristically, Toyota is blaming this on the floormats!! market b y the end of 2009.

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