Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 11, 2016

This wide bandgap inverter product resulted in a smaller, lighter, higher power density and more efficient system in comparison to Toyota’s present Prius inverter design implementing silicon technology. Our SiC inverter is the first traction drive optimized for wide bandgap devices that utilizes a commercially available SiC power module.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 13, 2017

Through activities such as launching the Prius, the world’s first mass production hybrid vehicle (HV), in 1997, and the Mirai fuel cell vehicle (FCV) in 2014, Toyota has a record of taking on difficult challenges with varying degrees of success in its effort to realize a sustainable mobility society.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 18, 2017

The FCEV line-up will be expanded for both passenger and commercial vehicles in the 2020s. Toyota has been actively developing next-generation solid-state batteries and aims to commercialize the technology by the early 2020s. Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 1, 2013

In addition to commercial sites, where chargers were frequently used during last year’s program, the scope of this year’s tests will be expanded to include hotels and nearby tourist sites in response to EV and PHV user feedback. Additional coin-operated chargers (¥100 / US$1.02

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Green Car Reports

APRIL 27, 2011

The history of the auto industry is littered with the carcasses of the cars and companies that didn't make it. Modern hybrid-electric vehicles were first commercialized by Toyota, with its 1997 Prius (sold in the U.S. But many concepts, development vehicles, one-offs, and other technology experiments preceded that first Prius.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 11, 2014

From March 2006 he was engaged in Plug-in Hybrid vehicle planning and development, and, in 2007, became planning and development leader for the Prius Plug-in project. The Concept exterior design does take a commercial launch into consideration, although there are design elements that are show model-specific only.

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Green Cars News

OCTOBER 4, 2011

Where we stand: October, 2011 It is arguably the most successful name in the field of green cars – Japanese carmaker Toyota is not only an innovator, but also an industry leader (see article). Toyota was one of the first and largest companies to commercially mass produce and sell hybrid cars with the Toyota Prius [.].

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 1, 2011

Based on discussions with industry experts and several automakers, the DB Auto team has lowered its advanced lithium ion battery cost projection by about 30% for 2012. The industry rule of thumb suggests that consumers will consider a 3-4 year payback to be an economic choice. CAGR from 2012 through 2020 to about $250/kWh.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 25, 2014

Although studies have acknowledged organizations to be major adopters during EV market introduction, research identifying factors that influence fleet manager purchase decisions was either conducted before the recent broad commercialization or was not based on empirical data.

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EV Adoption

FEBRUARY 7, 2021

And then this past week, GM released its humorous “ No Way Norway ” EV commercial featuring Will Ferrell. At the end of the commercial, GM shares a significant EV promise: “30 new EVs by 2025.” ” Source: GM Norway Super Bowl TV Commercial. What would be the average sales volume per model per year?

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Revenge of the Electric Car

JANUARY 27, 2009

Andy Frank makes the observation that parallel hybrids (Toyota Prius) are cheaper than series hybrids (Chevy Volt). To date, the relatively high cost of batteries has kept electric and plug-in vehicles at the fringes of the auto industry. A commercial release, ideally, could occur three or so years from now.

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Green Cars News

MAY 23, 2009

The automotive industry may be in crisis but that hasn’t stopped green car orders rising steeply compared to the previous year for Nissan. Japan’s third largest automaker added the NV200 Vanette light commercial vehicle to its line-up this week and now has 15 vehicles in its domestic line-up that are eligible for tax breaks.

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Green Cars News

APRIL 18, 2009

The Chevrolet Volt may have been branded too expensive to be commercially successful by the Obama administration’s taskforce, but its supporters are having none of it. However, advocacy groups have hit back branding the task force’s assessment as short-sighted.

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Plugs and Cars

JULY 14, 2007

Usually devoted to crass boosterism of America's largest manufacturing industry, these articles still contain a lot of that. Though they do recognize commercialization is at least decades away. The Volt remains a dream, and a new generation Prius (read plug-in) just have to wait for the perfect Lithium battery.

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Plug In Partners

OCTOBER 10, 2006

Turn on the Electric Road By DAVID MORRIS Published: October 8, 2006 Minneapolis LAST summer, New York State took a page from California’s playbook, using state policy to jump-start a 21st century automobile industry. Toyota has already unveiled a prototype Prius that both imports and exports electricity.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 24, 2009

The Technology Strategy Board created the Low Carbon Vehicle Demonstrator competition to act as a catalyst for industry, the public sector and academia to come together to create low emission vehicles and provide solutions to powering them. —Lord Drayson, Science Minister in the newly formed Department for Business Innovation & Skills.

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Plugs and Cars

NOVEMBER 22, 2007

And Tata Motors , an Indian industrial giant, is "working on an electric version of the Indica for the overseas market, slated to be launched by 2009," according to the Hindu Business Line. If the tests turn out as Daimler hopes, the company plans to begin commercial production in 2010, before the end of the pilot. “We

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 7, 2009

Toyota Industries Corp. are rated for single-phase 200VAC 16A 50Hz/60Hz current, and are targeted for installation at commercial facilities and public places. Toyota Industries recharger on a stand. will begin selling EV and PHEV charging stations in Japan later this summer for about ¥450,000 (US$4,560). Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 7, 2009

This report will assist regulators and government research programs to accurately assess the status of the fuel cell industry and viability of the current technology. Twelve years ago, we developed the first 21st century car.the hybrid Prius. Toyota’s hydrogen fuel cell technology has advanced rapidly over the last two years.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 22, 2009

Facebook Digg Reddit Newsvine More evidence that we are approaching an exciting new frontier in the automotive industry will be on display today on Capitol Hill. Three years ago, the magazine Popular Mechanics even wrote an article prodding the auto industry for not building the 100 m.p.g. car Because unlike the 100 m.p.g.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 19, 2009

CPI’s focus is the North American automotive and commercial vehicle market. CPI has 60 employees in its Troy, Michigan facility which acts as a technical and commercial center as well as pilot manufacturing facility capable of assembling packs at prototype quantities using production representative processes.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 15, 2012

At Friday’s event unveiling the new Transit commercial vehicle family for North America ( earlier post ), Ford’s Raj Nair, group vice president global product development, spent some time addressing the issue of the large discrepancy between real-world fuel economy results for the C-MAX hybrid and its EPA fuel economy ratings—47 mpg (5.0

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 31, 2016

Industry partners from Toyota, Cisco Systems, Evatran, and Clemson University International Center for Automotive Research contributed to the technology development demonstrated today at ORNL. Toyota provided several vehicles for the research, including RAV4s, a Scion and a Plug-in Prius.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 17, 2009

Customer density determines the commercial use of EVs Bjorn continues: For long distance hauling the action radius and the capacity of EVs is too small. The letter asked for extra stimulating measures to help the Dutch industry acquire an internationally leading position in electric driving, or E-mobility. But more needs to be done.

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Get Electric Vehicle

APRIL 4, 2021

Many car companies are working on solar vehicles, and the technology has the potential to transform the automotive industry’s future. The car employs technology that is similar to a hybrid of technologies used in the bicycle and aerospace industries, as well as the automotive industry. ” in this post.

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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 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. [See When can I convert my Prius?

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Revenge of the Electric Car

JULY 14, 2009

– In June, Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd., will sell a plug-in Toyota Prius after 2010, taking on the Chevrolet Volt, which goes on sale in November 2010. Big cars, small cars, vans, light commercial vehicles, entry-level cars,&# Ghosn says. “It’s a complete new way of looking at our industry.&#.

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 23, 2009

He said that there is a need to avoid being tied to one technology as the industry is currently attached to petroleum, and while some may not be successful in the commercial marketplace it is important to have more than one. As such he said Toyota sees a “clear path to the commercial introduction of fuel cell vehicles by 2015”.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Electric car supporters are rising to defend General Motors’ development of the Chevy Volt after the Obama Administration’s automotive task force proclaimed that the car was probably too expensive to be commercially successful in the near future. Supporters of the car say that’s shortsighted. and Chrysler. .&# and Chrysler.

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EV Adoption

MARCH 9, 2021

Many industry analysts, including and most notably BNEF, say that the threshold for price parity with gasoline engines is around $100/kWh and they expect battery makers to hit $101/kWh in 2023. It is likely that their perception of an electric vehicle stems from being aware of the popular Toyota Prius hybrid.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 28, 2009

Think is also working closely with the Brussel based Eurelectric , the European union of electricity industry. Massive government subsidies are upending commercial considerations. Toyota still has not made any money on the Prius. I’m sick of hearing about the Prius….I Think has established a U.S. before 2010.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

And we all won’t be driving a Prius either – I’ll have my electric pickup truck in a few years too. by: Jonathan Read, President and CEO, ECOtality June 24, 2008 ECOtality CEO Jonathan Read. Aside from the support of large automakers, common sense dictates that electric transportation will prevail.

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Plug In India

JANUARY 15, 2022

It was an enjoyable walk through the offices of the two biggies of the Indian IT industry - Infosys and Wipro. Quite a few of their clients were from the EV industry, so the duo decided to resign their board positions at IP Excel (they still continue to be share holders) and jump into the EV pond. The bus took almost 1.5 And the 4.5

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Spirit of DC - PHEV3A

AUGUST 3, 2009

This converted Toyota Prius is another type of Plug-in --a PHEV (Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle). Another backup source for 240-VAC, 30-Amp power were household dryer outlets with plentiful locations being available in many residential home and commercial garages or motels across the country.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

"It is unreasonable to expect the Volt and any similar new technology to be immediately profitable when other technologies that started with a price premium, such as the Toyota Prius, became wild successes," said Chelsea Sexton, an advisory board member of Plug-In America. " The feds arent convinced. It is 12 years later.

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