Green Car Reports

FEBRUARY 25, 2014

Today on Green Car Reports: The Toyota Prius hybrid is once again California''s most popular car line, production of hte 2014 Honda Fit EV winds down, and we drive Nissan''s New York City "Taxi of Tomorrow." All this and more on Green Car Reports. The 2014 Honda Fit EV model year ends early as the last cars are built.

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Green Car Reports

JULY 16, 2015

Hybrid cars have now been sold in large numbers for more than a decade, but new buyers continue to raise concerns about their longevity. One of the best ways to reassure potential hybrid drivers of the cars' general durability is to look to the hybrid taxis plying the streets of many world cities.

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EV Central

JULY 5, 2023

I have an almost disturbing and possibly dangerous love of speed – skiing, driving, roller coasters; the faster it is the more alive I feel – so it came as a slightly embarrassing surprise to find myself properly, squealingly scared at the sedate pace of 30km/h in my self-driving robo-taxi. Because America.

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Green Car Reports

JULY 29, 2010

If you've been to New York City lately, you may have noticed an increasing number of hybrid taxis on the roads: mostly Ford Escape Hybrid SUVs, but also Toyota Camry Hybrid and Nissan Altima Hybrid sedans, and a scattering of others too.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 22, 2011

Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) plans to provide Toyota FCHV-adv ( earlier post ) fuel-cell-hybrid vehicles to an FCV (fuel-cell vehicle) car-service trial program to start on 29 January between Narita International Airport and other destinations. The vehicles will be used in a car service All Nippon Airways Co.,

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Green Car Congress

MAY 4, 2016

One segment of the on-road fleet that is believed to drive more miles and consume more fuel than the average fleet vehicle is livery (for-hire) vehicles, such as taxis and limousines. Livery fleets have changed significantly in the past decade, with many city fleets now featuring large numbers of hybrid and alternatively fueled vehicles.

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EV Central

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

The H2X Warrego pops up just weeks after Queensland start-up Roev announced plans to launch production of battery electric Toyotas Hilux and Ford Ranger utes targeted at fleets in Australia from 2023. Originally, the Warrego was meant to be demonstrated on the Gold Coast last November before going on sale priced from $190,000 in April 2022.

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Green Cars News

FEBRUARY 17, 2010

Not just green but connected too, pioneering eco-friendly taxi service, greentomatocars has launched free Wi-Fi service in hybrid taxis. After a successful 3 month trial period, the firm is installing Wi-Fi in all of its third generation Prius hybrid cars.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 24, 2011

We are in the decade of the hybrid electric vehicle despite the fact that most off-road and underwater vehicles are pure electric. By value, hybrid cars are now the largest electric vehicle sector and, since they will be with us for at least fifteen more years, improving the hybrid technology is of major interest.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 30, 2022

IDTechEx calculates that non-automotive EV sectors in 2021 demanded approximately 31 GWh globally in 2021; for reference, battery-electric and plug-in hybrid cars demanded approximately 280 GWh globally in 2021. Battery Demand From Non-automotive EV Sectors in 2021. Source: IDTechEx - “Electric Vehicles: Land, Sea & Air 2022-2042”.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 12, 2015

Toyota says that its new fuel cell stack in the Mirai offers 3.1 times higher than that of the previous Toyota FCHV-adv limited-lease model) and 2.0 As examples, earlier generation, lower-powered stacks were implemented in the London Taxi fuel cell hybrid (30 kW stack) and a Peugeot Partner electric van (10 kW stack).

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Green Cars News

JANUARY 23, 2011

Toyota’s fuel cell hybrid vehicle, the FCHV-adv, will be placed into a trial programme between Narita International Airport and other destinations starting on January 29.

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Green Cars News

JULY 27, 2009

Now it has been agreed by West Lothian Council that the Toyota Prius can be licensed as a private hire vehicle, West Lothian/Edinburgh based Calder Cabs have become the first company in Scotland to run a fleet of hybrid Toyota Prius. They chose the Prius because it is a hybrid car and has a 1.5-litre

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Green Cars News

OCTOBER 14, 2009

Hybrid car sales may have slumped as the recession continues to take its toll on the car industry, but Ford has made itself the exception that proves the rule. The remarkable rise comes in sharp contrast to the overall picture across the automotive industry, with hybrid sales in the US having fallen by 14 per cent during the same period.

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Push EVs

MAY 9, 2023

plugin hybrids (PHEVs). As we noted for the neighbouring Swedish market , plugless hybrids (HEVs) are now passée in Norway, such is the country’s advanced stage of the EV transition. times the volume of the runner up, Toyota BZ4X. April’s combined share of 91.1% comprised 83.3% full battery electrics (BEVs), and 7.8%

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Green Cars News

JUNE 26, 2012

Hybrid taxi service Climatecars appointed Siemens to install its first charging post as the London-based firm expands its fleet to include new, rechargeable models. Two new Renault [.].

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Get Electric Vehicle

OCTOBER 28, 2021

TATA Motors, Maruti Suzuki, Toyota, and a slew of other firms have begun to sell battery and hybrid electric vehicles in India. FAME, or “Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of Electric and Hybrid Vehicles in India,” is a scheme that will provide a subsidy to 11 cities for the launch of electric buses, taxis, and e-rickshaws.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 27, 2014

Toyota has begun verification testing of its newly developed wireless battery charging system based on WiTricity technology. At the recent SAE 2014 Hybrid & Electric Vehicle Technologies Symposium, engineers addressed different aspects of the development of wireless electric vehicle charging (WEVC) in three different presentations.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 7, 2009

Frost & Sullivan, a global consultancy and market analysis firm, believes that there will three phases for the development of green cars in China: LPG/CNG and hybrids in the short term; electric vehicles in the middle stage; and fuel cell vehicles in the long run. Hybrids Prevail in the Short Term. Electric Cars, the Next Movement.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 24, 2009

The majority of the vehicles are electric, with a small number being plug-in gasoline-electric hybrids. The project will include 15 Nissan cars, 10 Smith electric taxis, five Smith people carriers, a Smith executive minibus, two AVID saloon cars and two Liberty urban Range Rovers, alongside a network of charging points.

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Baua Electric

JUNE 8, 2024

2025 Toyota Crown Signia And do you want a roomy, gasoline-fueled hybrid station wagon that can get nearly 40 mpg? That’s what Toyota has introduced with its 2025 Crown Signia , and at around $45,000 it’s a comfortable, more carlike family alternative to the boxier Highlander Hybrid.

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Clean Fleet Report

MARCH 31, 2023

Where it used to be Hertz or Avis–or a taxi–the choices now are much more complex. Uber’s value proposition is that it is cheaper than using a taxi and much cheaper than using a personal car. A growing number of hybrid and electric cars are offered in the Hertz Green Travel Collection.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 14, 2009

Ford Motor Company’s US hybrid sales for the first nine months of 2009 are 73% higher than the same period in 2008, fueled by the introduction of hybrid versions of the 2010 Ford Fusion and Mercury Milan, which went on sale in March 2009. Hybrid customers increasingly are considering Ford. Earlier post.). of the total.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 1, 2012

Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC), in cooperation with the Toyota City municipal government, transportation companies and others, began testing of an optimized urban transportation system called “Ha:mo” (“harmonious mobility”). Ha:mo Ride EV-sharing station. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.).

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Drive EV

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

Award-winning Premier Taxis was named GreenFleet Private Hire/Taxi Company of the year thanks to its EV initiative after it began operating electric taxis in 2015. To boost their eco- credentials the firm have added five MG5 EVs to its fleet to replace Toyota Auris Hybrids.

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EV Central

OCTOBER 19, 2023

You’ve probably noticed Toyota has copped a bit of stick of late from the likes of Greenpeace for being an electric-vehicle recalcitrant. Locally, Toyota has yet to even put a BEV on-sale and, of course, it makes a fortune out of CO2 and particulate-emitting diesel SUVs and utes. 2023 Toyota HiLux REVO BEV share taxi.

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Green Cars News

APRIL 21, 2009

The F3DM is China’s first mass-produced plug-in hybrid car that went on sale in December last year, well ahead of competitors such as General Motors and Toyota which plan to launch their plug-in vehicles in 2010. Electrical charging is also less likely to be a problem with many car owners having their own garages.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

APRIL 6, 2010

The Chevrolet Volt and the Nissan Leaf will lead the way, with others manufacturers including Ford, Mitsubishi, Toyota, and Tesla planning to introduce their electric cars sometime between 2011 and 2012. Plug-in hybrids run on an electrical charge for about 40 miles before switching to gas power. roads by 2015 and has provided $2.4

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 13, 2013

Further promoting this market is the recent establishment of a new federal Energy Department public-private partnership effort called H2USA, which includes Toyota, Nissan, Mercedes-Benz and Honda. million ZEV vehicles on the roadways by 2025. Earlier post.). Studies suggest that 68 stations are needed by 2017 to support the market.

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 1, 2009

In April this year, the Chinese government adopted a plan aimed at turning the country into one of the leading manufacturers of both hybrid and electric cars. How China plans to dominate the electric car race. Home field advantage.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

In October a BYD sedan called the F3 became the bestselling sedan in China, topping well-known brands like the Volkswagen Jetta and Toyota ( TM ) Corolla. BYD has also begun selling a plug-in electric car with a backup gasoline engine, a move putting it ahead of GM, Nissan, and Toyota. On a trip to the U.S.,

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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. Sokol told me that Mr. Wang seeks his ideas and criticism whenever they meet.

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