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2016 Toyota Prius, Cadillac Diesels, Mitsubishi i-MiEV Vs VW e-Golf: Today's Car News

Green Car Reports

Today, the 2016 Toyota Prius is confirmed for a September reveal, Cadillac says it will sell diesels in the U.S. The 2016 Toyota Prius will debut next month at a standalone event ahead of the Frankfurt Motor Show, the. again, and we compare two electric cars: the Mitsubishi i-MiEV and Volkswagen e-Golf.

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Volt continues to be top-selling plug-in in US; Prius PHV #2, LEAF #3

Green Car Congress

The Toyota Prius PHV posted 695 units, representing 3.6% of the 19,150 units of Prius family sales in June, and taking second place for PEV sales for the month. The Prius sedan posted 11,514 units (60.1% of family sales); the Prius C, 2,657 units (19.1%); and the Prius V, 3,284 units (17.1%). to 18,983 units.

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Cadillac Vs Tesla, Accord Hybrid Priced, Small Crossovers: Today's Car News

Green Car Reports

Today on Green Car Reports, GM plans to face off against Tesla (one day), small crossovers are in the news--both used and upcoming--and we suggest that the best way to look at today''s Nissan Leaf electric car is to think of it as a 12 -year-old Prius hybrid. General Motors CEO Dan Akerson says GM''s Cadillac.'

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Could Chevy Volt Plug-In Displace Prius Hybrid On Red Carpets?

Green Car Reports

It all started with Leonardo DiCaprio, who showed up at the foot of the red carpet in his very own Toyota Prius.

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Abandoned History: Oldsmobile's Guidestar Navigation System and Other Cartography (Part VI)

The Truth About Cars

The following year, the 1997 Prius became available with more accurate differential GPS, installed in-dash. Both the RL and the Prius used touchscreens in their navigation systems. Acura followed with hard drive navigation in the 1996 3.5 Unlike its TravTek predecessor, Guidestar did not offer live traffic information.

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TTAC's Best Cars of 2023

The Truth About Cars

Honorable mentions: Toyota Supra manual, Toyota Prius, BMW 330i, Cadillac CT4 Blackwing, Kia EV6 GT, Chevrolet Trax Activ. Toyota Prius: The Prius has always been a car for people who don’t like cars and I’ve never liked them. The range is real-world friendly, it's relatively fun to drive, stylish, and comfortable.

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What Does GM’s “30 New EVs By 2025” Promise Mean for the US Market?

EV Adoption

Some of the EVs we saw in GM’s Design Dome (Cadillac Celestiq and probably the unnamed Buick crossover) are clearly targeted for China. And because many of these models would be higher-end GMC and Cadillac models, the overall average volume per model comes out to less than 13,400.

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