Green Car Congress

MARCH 6, 2010

Toyota has become a new international auto partner for the Germany-based Clean Energy Partnership (CEP). Toyota will contribute five of its zero-emissions FCHV-adv hydrogen fuel cell vehicles ( earlier post ) to the program in Germany by 2011. The FCHV-adv hydrogen fuel cell hybrid. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 3, 2009

Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) will begin leasing approximately 200 plug-in versions of its third-generation Prius ( earlier post ) equipped with lithium-ion battery packs in Japan starting at the end of this year. TMC is also considering introducing plug-in hybrid vehicles in the United Kingdom, the Netherlands and Germany.

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Green Cars News

AUGUST 20, 2009

Why the Toyota Prius of course. That’s the verdict of Germany’s VCD Automobile Club’s annual list of the most environmentally friendly vehicles, which only served to highlight Toyota’s dominance in the sector. Mirror, mirror on the wall… which is the greenest car of all?

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 28, 2010

Powertrain components of the Prius PHV. The project involves about 100 Prius Plug-in Hybrid Vehicles (PHVs) as well as a dedicated charging infrastructure for the use of public and private partners in Strasbourg and its region. Click to enlarge. CO 2 emissions in the European homologation combined cycle are 59 g/km. Click to enlarge.

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Green Cars News

JUNE 9, 2009

The plug-in version of the third-generation Toyota Prius will be open to leasing at the end of this year in Japan. The company is also considering introducing plug-in hybrid vehicles in the United Kingdom, Germany and the Netherlands. Action plans will be developed over the summer.

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Clean Fleet Report

APRIL 17, 2023

All models initially will be built in Emden, Germany. Make sure to opt-in to the Clean Fleet Report newsletter (top right of page) to be notified of all new stories and vehicle reviews, including our Prius driving review that will included a report on its performance, handling, ride and driving range. will follow next year.

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Baua Electric

MARCH 25, 2024

For example, Germany tends to have lower utility factors, and thus a high emissions gap of 284%, because PHEVs are often leased as company cars, giving companies significant benefits, and then driven like gas cars and never plugged in. Gaps fell between 176% (Finland), up to 287% (Poland).

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 30, 2016

A study of eco-driving behavior in hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs) by a team from Technische Universität Chemnitz (Germany) and the University of Southampton (UK) has found that simply providing drivers with a technology that has the potential for high energy savings—i.e., —Franke et al.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 31, 2024

.” The testing scandal comes at a time of otherwise stellar performance for Toyota, which makes the Camry sedan, Prius hybrid and Lexus luxury models. million vehicles, up 7% from the previous year and topping Volkswagen AG of Germany’s global sales of 9.2 Its group global vehicle sales for 2023 were a record 11.22

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Green Car Congress

MAY 14, 2009

France will be the first country to participate in the three-year European pilot, with discussions ongoing in the UK, Germany and the Netherlands. In the future, the PHV will be the perfect complement to Prius. The first wave of PHVs will reach Strasbourg in late 2009.

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EV Adoption

AUGUST 31, 2021

Japan was a distant second with the Prius Prime and RAV4 Prime PHEVs from Toyota accounting for a majority of the sales. In fourth is Germany based on several EVs from Audi, BMW, Mercedes-Benz, and Volkswagen. Not surprisingly due to Tesla dominating EV sales in the US and its four models being assembled in Fremont, CA — 61.9%

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Green Car Congress

MAY 12, 2015

In order to prepare for the FCEV market, there have been three main areas where hydrogen infrastructure has started to roll out: Europe (Germany, France, UK and Scandinavia), the US (mainly in California) and in Japan. Germany will have ~14-16 H 2 stations this year, with 50 by the end of 2016. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 14, 2009

The all-electric range of the Prius Plug-In (23 km) will cover more than 50% of distances driven by single cars each day in Japan, according to Toyota. Prius Plug-In Performance Specs (Japan). The Prius Plug-in Hybrid is the first vehicle produced by TMC to be propelled by a lithium-ion battery, a 345.6V, 5.2 Click to enlarge.

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Clean Fleet Report

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Bolstered by production in China for that key market, soon to be augmented by new plants in Austin, Texas, and Germany, Tesla does not appear to be looking back, but if it did would continue to see other automakers in its rearview mirror. The Prius Prime becomes Toyota’s leader with a plug.

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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. For Germany, Netherlands, Belgium and other Northern European countries, contact SP Innovation.

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Green Cars News

MAY 14, 2009

Alongside France, Toyota is in discussion with three European countries, including the UK, Germany and the Netherlands. Compared to Toyota’s full hybrid Prius, a PHV will be able to run more often in its petrol-free, electric-only mode, meaning lower running costs and less CO2, especially when renewable energy is used.

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Teslarati

AUGUST 13, 2021

The CARB Communications Specialist further stated that specific features like regenerative braking have long been proven to be very efficient, driver-operated controls that have been utilized since the early days of hybrid vehicles like the Toyota Prius. “Their operation is not unlike the use of an automatic transmission. .”

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Green Cars News

AUGUST 4, 2009

Much of the success is attributed to the company’s domestic sales with Germany’s auto industry federation reporting that new car registrations in the country has jumped by 27 per cent this year compared to 2008, sparked largely by a government bonus scheme.

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Green Cars News

AUGUST 4, 2009

It has established itself as a firm leader in the green car race thanks to the success of the Toyota Prius and Japanese government ecological perks including tax breaks have helped ease the drop in sales with the Prius topping the sales charts in its home country for two successive months.

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Green Cars News

AUGUST 18, 2009

The Car Allowance Rebate System (CARS for short, or ‘cash for clunkers’ as it is more commonly known) was the US’s answer to the scrappage schemes in Germany and the UK which appeared to have revitalised their respective automotive sectors.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 2, 2015

More than two and one-half years after the car was first announced ( earlier post ) and more than one year after sales began in Germany and Central Europe ( earlier post ), the US-spec version of the Audi A3 Sportback e-tron plug-in hybrid will begin arriving in US showrooms in the next few weeks.

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EV Adoption

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

Battery is under 10kWh: Currently only five PHEVs would not meet the proposed 10 kWh threshold: Toyota Prius Prime (8.8 Of these five, the Toyota Prius Prime is the only one that sells in any significant volume. Of these five, the Toyota Prius Prime is the only one that sells in any significant volume. kWh) Kia Niro PHEV (8.9

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 17, 2009

Peripheral circumstances However, as we reported last year, TNT Germany has set its cards on compressed natural gas (CNG), hoping to switch to biogas in the future. National pilots Using CNG, like TNT Germany, has many benefits on local air quality but is only a temporary solution, because it doesnt solve the problem of CO2 emissions.

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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 19, 2009

Breaking News Feed Chryslers first EV will be the Dodge Circuit Vectrix in trouble, may be for sale REPORT: Toyota claims 40,000 pre-orders for new Prius Cadillac Converj reportedly approved for production *UPDATED New York 2009: Mitsubishi confirms i-MiEV will come to U.S. Follow us on Twitter! New York 2009: The Scion iQ goes Big Wheels!

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 28, 2009

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Plug In Partners

JUNE 14, 2007

Nègre has signed deals to bring its design to 12 more countries, including Germany, Israel and South Africa. It just doesn't have an electric motor. clip Unfortunately, the streets of North America may never see the Air Car, though; it's light-weight, glued-together fiberglass construction might not do so well in our crash tests.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 22, 2009

Line breaks and paragraphs are automatically converted — no need to use or tags. Follow us on Twitter! 62) Chryslers first EV will be the Dodge Circuit (41) REPORT: Buyer perception holding back U.S. 62) Chryslers first EV will be the Dodge Circuit (41) REPORT: Buyer perception holding back U.S.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 28, 2009

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Itsmaker, BMW, is conducting a 100-car consumer test in America and Germany to“evaluate technical and social aspects of living with an all-electricvehicle” and with some government support hopes to extend the trials toBritain. to charge overnight. The electric Mini is unlikely to go into production in its present form.

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EV Adoption

NOVEMBER 26, 2021

Currently only five PHEVs would not meet the proposed 10 kWh threshold: Toyota Prius Prime, Subaru Crosstrek Hybrid, Hyundai IONIQ, Kia Niro PHEV, Ferrari SF90 Stradale (which exceeds MRSP cap and would not qualify anyway). Of these five, the Toyota Prius Prime is the only one that sells in any significant volume. kWh battery.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

Breaking News Feed Chryslers first EV will be the Dodge Circuit Vectrix in trouble, may be for sale REPORT: Toyota claims 40,000 pre-orders for new Prius Cadillac Converj reportedly approved for production *UPDATED New York 2009: Mitsubishi confirms i-MiEV will come to U.S. Follow us on Twitter! New York 2009: The Scion iQ goes Big Wheels!

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