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Personal: One in a Million

Clean Fleet Report

In fact, it might not even be possible for the auto industry to produce that many EVs, although the rate of expansion is dizzying. Toyota Prius Prime PHEV – 14,275. The post Personal: One in a Million first appeared on Clean Fleet Report. Behind the Numbers. Tesla Model 3 was the top seller in the state.

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Toyota Chairman sees long run for hybrids; calls on automakers for 5M hybrid sales in US in 2016

Green Car Congress

Some people say hybrid vehicles such as the Prius are only a bridge to the future. In January 1996, he became chief engineer of that center, which developed the Prius. The Prius alone hit a cumulative level of 3 million sales globally in June. I want our industry to achieve this goal. —Takeshi Uchiyamada.

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Toyota to participate in smart grid pilot project with Duke Energy in Indiana; optimized vehicle charging scheme

Green Car Congress

Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC), in cooperation with Duke Energy and non-profit industry initiative Energy Systems Network (ESN), will participate in a joint smart-grid pilot project in Indiana, the United States. The aim of the project will be power-grid load-equalization and the establishment of an optimized vehicle-charging scheme.

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Down to the wire for final round of public voting in DOE Apps for Vehicles challenge

Green Car Congress

The round one finalists received a modest cash award and access to transportation industry leaders to help the teams develop the final versions of their products. The MyCarma application uses the phone’s GPS to capture an owner’s personal drive cycle. That personal drive cycle is fed into predictive vehicle models of new vehicles.

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Special Guests at an LA Rally

Revenge of the Electric Car

was also spotted, along with author and radio personality Richard Greene, LA’s mayor, members of NRDC, The Sierra Club, Heal the Bay, and more. Two guests of honor also included a GM Chevy Volt and a plug-in Prius also powered by algae. Also in attendance and documenting the day was Huffington Post journalist Jennifer Grayson.

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Automotive Market Research Perspectives on Selling Green in a Try-to-Survive Market

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He shared with the audience his roller coaster analogy: Any person who is interested in riding a roller coaster isn’t looking for the safest roller coaster they can find. ” Why is the Prius a success? Second, the Prius has a high quality of execution. You can move from a BMW 3 series into a Prius and be proud.

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Was the Jeep Wrangler 4xe 2021’s 3rd Highest-Selling EV in the US?

EV Adoption

I say apparently as a PR person with Stellantis, the parent company of Jeep, stated the following to me in a January 18 email: I can tell you that it is true, we were the best selling plug-in hybrid SUV last year in the US. Auto Industry Analyst. I can’t tell you our exact number but if they beat RAV it was very narrow. Flip a coin.

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