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Toyota Motor Europe hybrid sales up 38% in first quarter; 30% hybrid mix

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Sales in the rest of TME’s Europe region (including Russia, Kazakhstan, Ukraine, Caucasus, Turkey and Israel) were stable at -0.8% The top 3 hybrid gainers were Prius (+66%); Auris Hybrid (+33%); Yaris Hybrid (+14%). Total market share for the group stood at 4.8%. TME’s sales in the EU+EFTA region grew by 6.8% year-on-year.

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Toyota Research Institute launches Toyota AI Ventures with $100M investment

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Toyota has a history of disruptive innovation in the service of mankind, moving from textile machinery to automobiles in the late 30s, to the broad electrification of the automobile with Prius in the 90s, to autonomous mobility and human-assist robots. TRI participated in SLAMcore’s seed financing in March 2017.

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Where Plug-In Hybrid Conversions (mostly Priuses) Are

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Our PRIUS+ Project Photos PHEV Resources Global Warming Take Action News and Events Contact Us Where Plug-In Hybrid Conversions (mostly Priuses) Are This is a mirror of the map at Googles RechargeIt site (including icons for YouTube videos on both PHEVs and EVs). Unless otherwise noted, all are Prius. Contact info: John Joyce.

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ETV enjoys range-extended Prius success

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The concept, from the Israeli start-up, uses a gas microturbine for the range-extending generator and in the test drive the company modified a Toyota Prius using commercially available components. Tags: Green cars Latest news Toyota ETV Motors israel Toyota Prius.

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ETV Motors earns funding boost

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The range extended electric vehicle is based on a modified Prius and will serve as a test for the company’s ongoing development work. Tags: Electric cars Green cars Latest news ETV Motors ETVM israel Querces Trust range extended electric vehicles.

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Tata Takes On Air

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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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Electric Car Manufacturers Inspire New Paradigms -- Seeking Alpha

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Better Place is building stations in San Francisco, Hawaii, Israel, and Denmark to swap out 1,000 pound batteries in a car wash type set up. Toyota still has not made any money on the Prius. Another point; a Jetta diesel has near the same mileage as a Prius and the Jetta Blue TDI will exceed the Prius.