Green Car Congress

JANUARY 11, 2010

Compared to Prius, it is 22 inches shorter in overall length, yet loses less than an inch in overall width. Since the early 90’s, during the early stages of first-generation Prius development, Toyota has been committed to in-house R&D of advanced nickel-metal hydride batteries. The CH stands for compact hybrid as in compact class.

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Electric Auto Association

JANUARY 5, 2023

An early advocate for green energy, he drove the car to Sacramento in 2003, stopping in Davis, California to charge overnight before testifying before the California Air Resources Board (CARB). More of late, the chapter is sponsoring ride-and-drives at San Jose’s Lake Cunningham Park in partnership with Breathe California.

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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. The easiest conversions are for 2004-2008 Prius (not 2001-2003 Prius) and the Ford Escape/Mercury Mariner Hybrid. Hymotion www.hymotion.com Concord, Ontario, Canada retrofits the Toyota Prius.

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Plug In Partners

MAY 16, 2006

A small gasoline engine provides power for the vehicle over longer distances, much like the Toyota Prius. Asking for no money or other resources from the company, the group has asked Ford to release a statement giving permission to begin independent work: "A consortium that includes UC Davis engineering Prof.

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Spirit of DC - PHEV3A

FEBRUARY 23, 2009

Jerry patiently explained the workings of the plug hybrid Prius to all of us who had never seen one before. On Saturday 2/21 Jerry joined us, Ward Davis and his wife Bracken for dinner. The club joins some 45 other clubs who have already been "fingered" and are now accompanying EV Jerry and Spirit on his trek across the country.

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Plugs and Cars

JUNE 4, 2009

Toyota, the automaker arguably best positioned and most experienced in the ways of electric drive, has scarcely hidden its intention to go slow on plug-ins while touting small incremental mileage gains on the gasoline-only Prius and the green glitz of an optional solar roof. But their dreams haven’t yet been sunk.

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Plug In Partners

JANUARY 26, 2006

FIALKA Staff Reporter THE WALL STREET JOURNAL January 25, 2006 DAVIS, Calif. -- In the 1950s, an aspiring Pasadena hot-rodder named Andrew Frank shocked the competition by powering his 1936 Ford with a Cadillac V-12 engine. "It s Prius; Americans bought 205,790 of them last year. It had gobs of torque," he recalls. In June, U.C.

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Plug In Partners

JULY 20, 2006

Four years ago, the professor at the University of California at Davis and a team of engineering students created a plug-in vehicle. clip) Another factor might have been the nudge from a group of tech guys working in their garages, modifying a regular Prius into a plug-in vehicle.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

The advanced hybrid vehicle research center at University of California-Davis (founded and directed by the modern inventor of the PHEV, CalCars advisor Prof. CalCars produced the worlds first plug-in Prius (the PRIUS+) in 2004. About CalCars Plug-In Hybrids FAQ How to Get a PHEV Where PHEVs are Car-Makers Say.

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Green Cars News

AUGUST 18, 2009

However, its overall merits are open for debate after a study by UC Davis transportation economist Christopher Knittel questioned the implied costs of reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Of course any upward momentum is to be welcomed and Congress has now approved a further $2billion as an emergency top-up for the programme (see article ).

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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 Where Plug-In Hybrid Conversions (mostly Priuses) Are This is a mirror of the map at Googles RechargeIt site (including icons for YouTube videos on both PHEVs and EVs). Unless otherwise noted, all are Prius.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

FEBRUARY 18, 2010

In Berkeley, a town known for its environmental sensibility, one out of five cars sold today is a hybrid Prius. “We asked him how he heard of Tesla and why he bought the car,” said Rachel Konrad, a Tesla spokeswoman. “He He said, ‘Well, three other guys on my block have them.’ ”.

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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

Toyota still has not made any money on the Prius. Another point; a Jetta diesel has near the same mileage as a Prius and the Jetta Blue TDI will exceed the Prius. This article claims many Prius owners have had life threatening experiences with sudden uncontrolled acceleration: www.phoenixnewtimes.co.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

BYD’s conventional gas-powered cars are selling well these days in China, and his electric plug-in electric model looks like it will come to market with a longer range and a lower sticker price than the new Toyota Prius much-hyped Chevy Volt.

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