Current EV

SEPTEMBER 7, 2020

By John Coulter, CURRENT EV CMO In its new Prime, Toyota offers a RAV4 green version that employs a hybrid drivetrain relying on a gas engine and electric motors that draw power from a plug and regenerative braking. That makes the 2021 Toyota RAV4 Prime the crown jewel of the brand’s SUV lineup.”. Time will tell.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 5, 2009

Reported hybrid sales include those from Toyota, Ford, Honda, GM and Nissan; Mercedes-Benz is not breaking out sales of its new S400 Hybrid. Overall light-duty vehicle sales were essentially flat in October, according to figures from Autodata, with 838,052 units sold compared to 838,156 units in October 2008. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 8, 2009

Overall light-duty vehicle sales were essentially flat for the month, according to figures from Autodata, with 746,928 units sold in November 2009, compared to 746,789 units in November 2008. new light-duty vehicle market share. Toyota posted 14,473 hybrids in November 2009, up 16.3% Total light-duty vehicle sales were up 2.6%

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 5, 2009

In the aftermath of the summer sales boom fueled by the US Cash for Clunkers program, September 2009 light duty vehicles sales dropped back to pre-incentive lows. With 745,997 cars and light duty trucks sold in September, according to Autodata, sales were down 22.7% Tags: Hybrids Sales. Reported hybrid sales by month.

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Plugs and Cars

APRIL 9, 2007

Barbara Boxer attended a Silicon Valley Alternative Energy Summit today and PG&E was there with its plug-in hybrid Prius. The modified Toyota Prius was plugged into a into a standard PG&E meter outside Advanced Micro Devices's Sunnyvale headquarters. I hope Sen. Boxer had an epiphany.

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Green Cars News

JUNE 27, 2009

After facing some questionable criticism about its manufacturing processes and how green the Toyota Prius really is, the Japanese manufacturer has hit back with a Press release highlighting its environmentally focused manufacturing. It aims to eventually cut this amount down to zero.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 3, 2009

Hybrids significantly outperformed the total light-duty vehicle market, which dropped 27.7% Toyota posted sales of 16,744 hybrid vehicles in June, down 5.8% Toyota posted sales of 16,744 hybrid vehicles in June, down 5.8% Overall, Toyota’s US sales in June dropped 32% by volume compared to June 2008. year-on-year.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 2, 2009

Overall sales of light duty vehicles in the US rose 1% to 1,261,977 units in August, according to figures from Autodata. month-to-month in August; sales of all light-duty vehicles jumped 26.5%. units, according to Autodata, while sales of light-duty trucks dropped 13.8% Toyota dropped from 75% in August 2008 to 62.5%

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Green Cars News

JUNE 30, 2009

It was a clear winner in our poll to determine the ‘Green Car Manufacturer of the Year’ in 2008 – but 2009 has been much more difficult for Toyota. After establishing itself as a leader in the green car race, Toyota has been pegged back in recent times. Toyota hits back. How green is this green car? Our verdict.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 3, 2009

US sales of hybrids in March 2009 as reported by the automakers dropped 44% by volume year-on-year to 21,433 units; that performance was worse than the total light duty vehicle market, which posted a 36.8% Sales of the Toyota Prius were off 56.8% Hybrid sales as a percentage of total light duty vehicle sales by automaker.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 1, 2009

Reported US sales of light-duty vehicles in April dropped 34.4% to 432,939 units, while sales of light trucks dropped 34.5% Passenger cars continued to expand their market share against light trucks in April, with a 52.8% Year-on-year percentage change in car and light trucks sales for April 2009 for the top six OEMs.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 7, 2010

Overall, light duty vehicle sales rose 15.1% Toyota reported December sales of sales of 17,964 hybrid vehicles, up 47.2% December sales of all light-duty vehicles reached 187,860 units, an increase of 32.3% The Prius posted 11,775 units, up 49.8%. Reported hybrid sales as a percentage of OEM light vehicle sales.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 4, 2009

to 554, 527 units, while light truck sales dropped 14.1% Hybrid gains were largely due to an increase in Prius sales (up 29.7% Toyota Motor Sales, USA (TMS) reported July sales of 174,872, down 11.4% Light truck sales were down 10.1% Light truck sales were down 10.1% Passenger car sales dropped 10.6% year-on-year.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 1, 2009

Sales of light-duty vehicles in the US dropped 36.8% to 444,892 units, while sales of light-duty trucks dropped 39.0% GM dealers in the United States delivered 155,334 light-duty vehicles in March, down 44.7% to 66,877 units; light truck sales were down 47.1% Toyota’s total hybrid sales dropped 56.4%

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 2, 2009

Overall sales of light duty vehicles in the US increased by one per cent to 1,261,997 units according to figures from Autodata, with reported hybrid sales representing 3.07 per cent while sales of all light duty vehicles rose by 26.5 per cent, while Toyota saw a fall from 75 per cent to 62.5 per cent in August year on year.

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Green Cars News

OCTOBER 5, 2009

September 2009 light duty vehicle sales dropped back to pre-incentive lows with 745,997 cars and light duty trucks sold during the month according to Autodata. General Motors: With 155,679 light vehicles sold, the company suffered a 45 per cent drop compared to the prior year. Well, now they have their answers.

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Green Cars News

JUNE 7, 2009

The end of the slump in the automotive sector appears far from over as total sales of light duty vehicles in the USA during May 2009 were revealed to have decreased by 33.7 per cent to 488,045 units; while sales of light trucks fell by 27.2 However, there is some light at the end of the tunnel. per cent to 437,779.

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Green Cars News

NOVEMBER 5, 2009

However, with overall light duty vehicle sales remaining essentially flat over the month, there are clear signs that hybrid cars are developing into a more mainstream alternative. Toyota : The Japanese manufacturer posted 18,757 hybrid units during the month – an increase of 15 per cent, and representing a 12.3 per cent and a 2.9

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Plugs and Cars

JANUARY 16, 2007

Everything from light bulbs to organic food, to flex-fuel cars to a carbon freeze tax—no, make that a cap-and-trade program—clamors for attention. Tags: union of concerned scientists electric cars urge2 plug-in hybrid chevy volt Saturn grist NRDC vue Sierra Club. Everyone is paying attention to green. But enviros are all over the map.

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Green Cars News

MAY 23, 2009

Japan’s third largest automaker added the NV200 Vanette light commercial vehicle to its line-up this week and now has 15 vehicles in its domestic line-up that are eligible for tax breaks. Tags: Green cars Latest news green car orders green car sales japan Nissan.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

JANUARY 27, 2009

Andy Frank makes the observation that parallel hybrids (Toyota Prius) are cheaper than series hybrids (Chevy Volt). The Prius is a parallel hybrid and Toyota plans to use a parallel hybrid architecture in its first plug-in hybrid. that will make components for parallel hybrids (see Green Light post).

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Green Cars News

JULY 5, 2009

Indeed sales of hybrids have significantly out-performed the total light duty vehicle market, which dropped by 27.7 Toyota : Taking the lion share of hybrid sales in the US, the Japanese manufacturer posted 16,744 units in June. The improved performance was led by the Prius which saw an increase in volume of 10.5

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Plugs and Cars

JUNE 4, 2009

The plan calls for 39 mpg for cars and 30 mpg for light trucks and SUVs by 2016; no automaker lawsuits; and California subscribes to the national program through 2016. Tags: biofuels nissan GM zev mandate cafe standards barack obama battery electric car. But their dreams haven’t yet been sunk. No plug, no deal!

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Revenge of the Electric Car

JANUARY 21, 2009

Paine was one of the first to lease a General Motors EV1 in 1997 — only to get the car wrenched away from him five years later when he took it in simply to get a brake light fixed. After all, it takes someone who refers to his Prius as “the gas guzzler&# and his Culver City, Calif., In Who Killed the Electric Car?,

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 3, 2024

The 2024 Kia EV9 fits the form that many American households seek in a family vehicle, made fully electric but without a luxury price tag. Base Light versions can be had with a smaller 76.1-kwh That plus leadership in all aspects of charging make it Green Car Reports’ Best Car To Buy 2024. The two figures correspond to battery packs.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 3, 2009

Total sales of light-duty vehicles in the US decreased 33.7% to 488,045 units; sales of light trucks declined 27.2% Despite the public speculation on a bankruptcy outcome for GM during the month of May, GM outpaced the performance of the overall market by posting 190,881 light-duty vehicle sales, a decrease of 29% by volume.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

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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Green Car Congress

MAY 9, 2009

At the recent SAE 2009 World Congress in Detroit, General Motors engineers presented the first front-wheel-drive (FWD) iteration of their two-mode hybrid transaxle, termed the 2MT70 ( earlier post ), scheduled for its first application in the Saturn 2009 VUE 2-Mode Hybrid light sport-utility vehicle later this year ( earlier post ).

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 22, 2009

vehicles splattered all over YouTube videos  most of which are retrofitted Toyota Prius cars  this baby is actually what we in the auto industry like to call a light truck, a category that includes big pickups, vans and SUVs. Tags: evdriven. • BRIGHT AUTOMOTIVE: Unwrapping the 100 m.p.g. Yep, a truck.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

JULY 14, 2009

Some think Nissan is taking a gamble by rapidly moving into mass marketing of EVs, comparing the company’s approach to Toyota and Honda’s approach of “wait and see how the market materializes for EVs, then jump in.&# I think it’s Toyota and Honda that are doing the gambling. – Toyota Motor Corp.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

JANUARY 15, 2009

Returnto top of page} EV Promotion Organizations EVUK : Electric vehicles inthe UK If you have any problems withany of these links, or know of any that should be added, please e-mail: Tags: ev evdriven.

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Green Cars News

MAY 23, 2009

Passenger cars will need to reach 39mpg while light trucks must hit 30mpg. Toyota has responded by vowing to continue to develop more green technology. Tags: Green cars Honda Latest news Nissan Toyota Barack Obama Japanese car makers nationa fuel policy national fuel standard President Obama.

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Creative Greenius

JUNE 11, 2009

So I’m going to lobby Ted personally at the Torrance Environmental Fair on Saturday where he’ll be making a campaign stop, and I’ll try to light a little solar fire under the current Assemblyman for the 53rd District. Convert your Prius to a plug-in hybrid and rock the world. Plug In Conversions Corp.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 28, 2009

Still, the instant torque of the electric motor is a rush you get to experience all the time in city driving; each time you pull away from a red light and stop sign youre wondering why gasoline engines ever became popular. An (expected) high price tag. Small size. New technology. A troubled company. Follow us on Twitter!

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Plug In India

JANUARY 15, 2022

His garage currently houses, apart from the e2o, a Toyota Prius and an Isuzu pickup. We realised quite early that the Tigor’s fast tag had a zero balance - so we ended up paying double the toll on the first three gates. A SOS call to Jayasuriya resulted in 1000 Rs appearing on the tag - and from then on it was easy going.

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Plug In Partners

JUNE 14, 2007

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. A recent survey question asked by Toyota was: “In the future, what direction would you like to see hybrids go?" Tags: electrics.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 28, 2009

Price tag: about $25,000, made from 95% recyclable materials with a top speed of 65 miles per hour and range of 110 miles per charge. 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.

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