Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 14, 2011

Ford’s Michigan Assembly Plant is starting production of the 2012 Focus Electric ( earlier post )—a five-passenger, battery-electric car Ford expects will achieve more than a 100 miles per gallon equivalent (MPGe) fuel economy rating. 1 gallon of gasoline=33.7 Phoenix and Tucson, Ariz.; Portland, Ore.; Raleigh-Durham, N.C.;

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Green Car Congress

MAY 9, 2013

The program funds projects to encourage the development and use of new technologies and alternative and renewable fuels, including electricity, natural gas, biomethane, hydrogen, and gasoline and diesel substitutes, such as cellulosic ethanol (derived from woody materials, including agricultural waste), and biodiesel from waste grease.

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Clean Fleet Report

APRIL 8, 2023

Clean Fleet Report got a chance to sample the model at a recent media event in San Diego. liter, 16-valve 4-cylinder engine with two electric motors for a total system 196 horsepower and 139 pound-feet of torque. It was noticeable when the gasoline engine engaged, which is something the Toyota hybrid system usually does not to.

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Clean Fleet Report

APRIL 5, 2023

Flash Drive: 2023 Toyota Prius Prime PHEV Plug-in Hybrid Technology in an All-New Package Toyota is taking the lead suggesting how you should drive a plug-in hybrid. The all-new 2023 Prius Prime gets two less miles per gallon in hybrid mode than the 2022 model, but the all-electric driving range has increased substantially.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 7, 2012

revealed the all-new Toyota RAV4 EV at the 26 th annual Electric Vehicle Symposium (EVS26) in Los Angeles. The battery-electric SUV features a 41.8 The RAV4 EV’s driving performance, dynamics and cargo capacity are equal to or exceed the gas powered RAV4 V6, according to Toyota. Click to enlarge. Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A.,

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Toyota Miles Los Angeles Range 307

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 16, 2016

The Vehicle Technologies Office Program Wide Selections will aim to reduce the cost and improve the efficiency of plug-in electric, alternative fuel, and conventional vehicles through thirty-five projects addressing 11 areas of interest. Plug In America. Grid Modernization for Electric Vehicles (Area of Interest 2).

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 7, 2009

The Toyota Highlander Fuel Cell Hybrid Vehicle – Advanced (FCHV-adv) ( earlier post ) achieved an estimated range of 431 miles on a single full tank of compressed hydrogen gas, and an average fuel economy of 68.3 mile extended round trip drive between Torrance, California and San Diego.

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Toyota Miles San Diego Hybrid 231

Clean Fleet Report

MAY 12, 2023

VinFast invited Canadian and American automotive journalists to California to drive the 2023 VF 8, an all-electric midsize two-row SUV. The company has ambitious plans to import the three-row VF 9 by the end of 2023 and the two-row VF 7 in the first part of 2024, both of which are electric SUVs built in Hai Phong, Vietnam.

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Clean Fleet Report

JANUARY 11, 2022

A Very Trail-Ready Plug-in Hybrid. Jeep global CEO Christian Meunier closed out 2021 by announcing his brand’s goal of becoming the “zero emission freedom brand,” with the Jeep Wrangler 4xe plug-in hybrid (PHEV) as its first example. The Jeep Wrangler 4xe PHEV is powered by two electric motors and a 2.0-liter

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Clean Fleet Report

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

liter turbocharged 4-cylinder with dual electric motors putting out 340 horsepower and 332 pound-feet of torque. Every Crown has an engine–and no plug The base engine, in the Crown XLE and Limited, is called THS, for Toyota Hybrid System. Both engines run on 87 octane, but don’t plug in for electricity.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 22, 2011

BMW of North America and Coulomb Technologies announced that drivers of the BMW ActiveE all-electric vehicle ( earlier post ) will be able to take advantage of the expansion of the ChargePoint Network into the Boston Metro area. The BMW ActiveE is the BMW Group’s next step towards a mass-produced electric vehicle. Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

JULY 21, 2016

The collaboration, forged by the White House in partnership with DOE and the Department of Transportation (DOT), the US Air Force and US Army, and the Environmental Protection Agency, is centered on a set of Guiding Principles to Promote Electric Vehicles and Charging Infrastructure. Electric vehicle coalition.

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Clean Fleet Report

DECEMBER 14, 2022

The 2023 Prius Hybrid is available with a single electric motor and front-wheel drive (FWD) or with dual motors for all-wheel drive (AWD). liter gasoline engine, running on 87 octane, with a lithium-ion battery that replaces the nickel-metal battery from the previous generations. Not the traditional Prius silhouette.

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Prius Toyota Hybrid Fuel Economy 90

Clean Fleet Report

JANUARY 30, 2023

In 340 miles of driving through Southern California counties of Orange, San Diego and Los Angeles, we averaged 4.1 kWh lithium-ion polymer battery pack is replenished through plug-in charging and regenerative braking. Without it, there is no sound coming from this all-electric crossover. The liquid-cooled 64.8

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Kia Miles Tax Credit Charging 85

Clean Fleet Report

JANUARY 16, 2023

All-Electric Performance AWD Luxury. Each of these are excellent all-electric SUVs (check out review links at the end of this story. The 2023 GV60 joins the 2023 Electrified G80 AWD sedan as the first two all-electric vehicles from Genesis. It can also be a home electricity source during a power outage. EPA at 235 miles.

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Charged EVs

MAY 8, 2023

Going bi adds several nifty new benefits to driving electric. It turns an EV into a mobile battery that can be used to provide backup power to a home or business, and to provide services to the electrical grid, generating revenue for the vehicle owner and potentially offsetting a significant part of the purchase price of the vehicle.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

FEBRUARY 18, 2010

Cities Prepare for Life With the Electric Car. From the article: “The San Francisco building code will soon be revised to require that new structures be wired for car chargers. Across the street from City Hall, some drivers are already plugging converted hybrids into a row of charging stations.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 17, 2009

Add to Mixx Add to Newsvine Add to Connotea Add to CiteUlike Add to Furl Googlize this Add to Rojo Add to MyWeb Favorite Print E-mail The price of green: The Fisker Karma, on display at the New York Auto Show, is a plug-in hybrid that can run on batteries alone for 50 miles. Price: $87,000. It takes the Volt about 9 seconds.)

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