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Toyota Sticking With NiMH for Strong Hybrids in Near Term

Green Car Congress

Although Toyota has been working on Li-ion batteries for strong hybrids, and has had 126 Priuses equipped with Li-ion packs on the road for the past three years, NiMH cost performance wins compared to lithium for this application, Kuroda said. Toyota has been able to bring down the cost of the NiMH pack in the Prius “dramatically”, he said.

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Road Test: 2022 Kia Rio S 5-door Hatchback

Clean Fleet Report

Road Test: 2022 Honda Civic. Road Test: 2020 Honda Insight Hybrid. Because of this we don’t address issues such as long-term reliability or total cost of ownership. We do our best to present our unvarnished evaluations of vehicles and news irrespective of these inducements. Story by John Faulkner.

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Road Test: 2023 Volkswagen Jetta GLI 2.0T Autobahn

Clean Fleet Report

Because of this we don’t address issues such as long-term reliability or total cost of ownership. We do our best to present our unvarnished evaluations of vehicles and news irrespective of these inducements. Story and photos by John Faulkner. [ Our road tests are based on this one-week drive of a new vehicle.

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Road Test: 2022 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid Limited

Clean Fleet Report

Road Test: 2020 Honda Insight. Because of this we don’t address issues such as long-term reliability or total cost of ownership. We do our best to present our unvarnished evaluations of vehicles and news irrespective of these inducements. Road Test: 2020 Volkswagen Passat.

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Road Test: 2021 Toyota Camry Hybrid XSE

Clean Fleet Report

Road Test: 2017 Honda Accord Hybrid. Road Test: 2020 Honda Insight Hybrid. Because of this we don’t address issues such as long-term reliability or total cost of ownership. We do our best to present our unvarnished evaluations of vehicles and news irrespective of these inducements. Story by John Faulkner.

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Road Test: 2022 Honda Civic Sedan 1.5T Touring

Clean Fleet Report

Road Test: 2020 Honda Insight Hybrid. Because of this we don’t address issues such as long-term reliability or total cost of ownership. We do our best to present our unvarnished evaluations of vehicles and news irrespective of these inducements. First Drive: 2016 Nissan Sentra.

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Final Test: 2021 Mazda6 Carbon Edition

Clean Fleet Report

This is a business where the future kills the present. Road Test: 2017 Honda Accord Hybrid. Road Test: 2020 Honda Insight Hybrid. Because of this we don’t address issues such as long-term reliability or total cost of ownership. Our road tests are based on this one-week drive of a new vehicle.

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