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2023 Toyota Prius: Prime PHEV aims for 50% more electric miles

Green Car Reports

Toyota on Wednesday introduced a new generation of its iconic Prius that’s quicker, more efficient, and better-equipped—plus a new version of the Prius Prime plug-in hybrid that does all that and gets a big electric range boost.

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Yet another study shows plug-in hybrids aren’t as clean as we thought

Baua Electric

A new report by the European Commission adds yet another real-world data point showing that plug-in hybrid electric vehicles create much more emissions than we previously thought – by an average of 3.5 The post Yet another study shows plug-in hybrids aren’t as clean as we thought appeared first on Bauaelectric Auto News.

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Tech: Don’t Believe These 5 Plug-In Hybrid Myths!

Clean Fleet Report

The rise of battery-electric vehicles (BEVs) have fans professing its technological wonders, while looking down at plug-in hybrid EVs (PHEVs). Plugging in is key. ICE refers to “internal combustion engine.” In other words, ICE refers to the old-school vehicles that BEV fans call “gas guzzlers.” The major difference?

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UC Davis ITS study suggests hastening consumer adoption of plug-ins will require innovation on the sales side

Green Car Congress

A study by researchers at the Institute of Transportation Studies, UC Davis finds that buyers of plug-in vehicles (PEVs) are substantially less satisfied with the dealer purchase experience than buyers of conventional vehicles—with the notable exception of Tesla buyers. XXXXX Click to enlarge. —Cahill et al. —Cahill et al.

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Hybrid vs PHEV vs EV | Types of EVs Explained

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Common examples of hybrid cars are: the Honda Accord Hybrid, the Lexus RX 450h and the Toyota Prius. PHEV – Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles. Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles refer to vehicles that are equipped with both an internal combustion engine and an electric motor. No need to think about plugging in.

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Is Obama's Goal of 1 Million Plug-In Cars By 2015 Feasible?

Green Car Reports

The number refers to plug-in vehicles that use grid power, stored in lithium-ion battery packs, to operate their electric traction motors. Regular hybrids like the Toyota Prius don't do that. Since 2008, Barack Obama has consistently promoted the goal of having 1 million advanced technology vehicles on U.S. roads by 2015.

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Toyota Research Institute displays Gen 2 autonomous test vehicle; machine vision and machine learning

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generation advanced safety research vehicle at the company’s Prius Challenge event in Sonoma California. is designed to be a flexible, plug-and-play test platform that can be upgraded continuously and often. The Toyota Research Institute (TRI) displayed its 2.0 Earlier post.)The

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