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If Toyota Lavish Highlander cannibalizes gross sales of smaller namesake, it’s a part of the plan

Baua Electric

WAIMEA, Hawaii — Toyota North American emblem head Dave Christ is absolutely ready if the gross sales of his flow top-selling three-row crossover, the Highlander, abate upcoming generation. “I’m a great example. “I’m a great example.

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Navigant forecasts annual plug-in electric vehicle sales in N America to exceed 1.1M by 2024

Green Car Congress

Navigant expects that Hawaii, Washington, and Georgia are the only other states besides the 10 ZEV states that will have penetration rates comparable to ZEV states—i.e., above 7% in 2024.

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The Reality of Fast Charging for Electric Vehicles

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Chrysler used this for their EPIC Minivan and could charge at a rate of about one mile per minute. When GM installed chargers for the EV1 they used a 50amp 220V circuit that could pump over 6KW into the batteries. Some industrial sites are even set up with 440V 3 phase service.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Hermance speculates that "At the battery conference held in June in Hawaii it was said that Lithium Ion is about 3-5 years away for hybrids and another 5-8 years away to get to a rational price point." CarList.com, August 15, 2005 ) But Toyota Motor Corp.

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