Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 22, 2009

Laredo Bus Facility Solar Canopies: Provide shade structures with integrated, grid tied photovoltaic cells to be erected on the bus storage lot at the Laredo Bus Maintenance Facility. Connecticut Department of Transportation, Connecticut: $7,000,000. Connecticut Department of Transportation, Connecticut: $7,000,000.

Emissions 256

Emissions Gas Energy Maintenance 256

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 18, 2014

Two tanks with a three-layer structure made of carbon fiber-reinforced plastic and other materials are used to store hydrogen at 70 MPa (approximately 700 bars or 10,000 psi). The full under-floor cover and aerodynamically designed clearance lights reduce wind resistance and contribute to improved fuel efficiency and handling stability.

Prius 296

Prius Toyota Hydrogen Carbon Fiber 296

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 17, 2011

The trunk floor panel features a reinforced honeycomb design and is about half the weight of the standard model’s floor panel, while the charging cable stores in a compartment at the rear edge of the trunk floor. The current Prius had received more wind tunnel hours of testing than any other Toyota in history.

Prius 244

Prius Plug-in 2012 Plug 244