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Toyota To Place 10 Prius Plug-ins in SmartGridCity Project in 2010

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Toyota Motor Sales (TMS), USA will place ten Prius plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHV) with Xcel Energy’s SmartGridCity project in Boulder, Colorado. The Prius PHV is targeted to achieve a maximum electric only range of approximately 12 miles and will be capable of achieving highway speeds in electric only mode.

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PSU, Partners to Evaluate Toyota Prius PHEV

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Portland State University (PSU) and its Oregon partners, including Portland General Electric, have been selected by Toyota as one of six groups nationally to demonstrate and evaluate the next-generation Prius Plug-in Hybrid Vehicle (PHV). Tags: Brief. Portland State University will administer the program regionally.

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CU-NREL Energy Institute Launches Study of Plug-In Hybrid Vehicles in Boulder; 18 Prius PHVs

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The University of Colorado at Boulder’s Renewable and Sustainable Energy Institute, (RASEI)—a joint venture with the US Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory—will partner with Toyota Motor Sales USA Inc. Toyota Motor Sales will supply 18 Prius PHVs for the two-year program. Earlier post.)

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2010 Prius Plug-in Hybrid Makes North American Debut at Los Angeles Auto Show; First Li-ion Battery Traction Battery Developed by Toyota and PEVE

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Toyota Prius Plug-In Hybrid Demonstration Program Vehicle 002. The 2010 Toyota Prius Plug-in Hybrid vehicle (PHV) made its North American debut at the Los Angeles Auto Show. Built specifically to support a global demonstration program that begins this month, the Prius PHV is based on the third-generation Prius.

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Prius to be used in SmartGridCity project

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Since its invention, the Toyota Prius has been at the centre of a host of technological advances and now a new venture is on the horizon. The project is a joint venture between the US Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory and the University of Colorado at Boulder.

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Toyota launches plug-in hybrid vehicle study

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Toyota Motor Sales USA is teaming up with the University of Colorado at Boulder’s Renewable and Sustainable Energy Institute, to launch a field study into plug-in hybrid electric vehicles in a smart grid environment.

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Cash for Clunkers Buoys US Auto Sales; Hybrid Sales Up 31.8% for Monthly New Vehicle Share of 3.55%

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Hybrid gains were largely due to an increase in Prius sales (up 29.7% Chevrolet truck sales increased 27%, led by increases by Silverado, Suburban, Avalanche, Colorado, HHR and Equinox. Some highlights: The all-new redesigned Prius mid-size gas-electric hybrid posted best-ever July sales of 19,173 units, up 29.7% from last year.