Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 9, 2010

As part of what has become a global recall of the third-generation Prius, Toyota Motor Sales (TMS), USA Inc, will conduct a voluntary safety recall on approximately 133,000 2010 Model Year Prius vehicles and 14,500 Lexus Division 2010 HS 250h vehicles to update software in the vehicle’s anti-lock brake system (ABS).

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 26, 2009

Toyota Industries’ solar charging station. Toyota Industries Corp (TIC) has developed a solar charging station for plug-in hybrid vehicles (PHVs) and electric vehicles (EVs). The municipal government of Toyota City, Aichi Prefecture plans to build 21 such stations at 11 locations such as the municipal office and branch offices.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 2, 2009

Toyota Prius Plug-In Hybrid Demonstration Program Vehicle 002. The 2010 Toyota Prius Plug-in Hybrid vehicle (PHV) made its North American debut at the Los Angeles Auto Show. Built specifically to support a global demonstration program that begins this month, the Prius PHV is based on the third-generation Prius.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 9, 2010

The recall of Toyota’s Prius is causing some observers to question whether the prospects for the entire hybrid electric vehicle (HEV) and electric vehicle (EV) markets are fundamentally hurt. This immediate problem affecting the 2010 Prius relates to software that manages the regenerative and conventional braking system.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 26, 2010

will introduce as early as 2013 a mid-size hybrid vehicle based on core components supplied by Toyota Motor Corp. The two automakers have reached a final agreement under which Toyota will supply the Toyota Hybrid System II, comprising a high-capacity battery, an electric motor, a generator and a power control unit.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 29, 2010

Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) and Mazda Motor Corporation (Mazda) have reached an agreement on the supply by Toyota under license to Mazda of the hybrid system technology used in the Toyota Prius. In addition to the optimized engine used the Prius, the TMC hybrid drive components include: Motor & generator.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 17, 2010

Toyota Motor Sales (TMS), USA, unveiled the second-generation Toyota RAV4 EV demonstrator vehicle at the Los Angeles Auto Show. Toyota will build 35 of these Phase Zero vehicles—essentially converted RAV4s—for a demonstration and evaluation program through 2011. The RAV4 EV demonstrator. Click to enlarge.

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Plugs and Cars

JULY 25, 2007

Toyota's plug-in Prius comes out of the closet. Tags: plug-in prius plug-in hybrid. No translation needed. Take a look.

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Plugs and Cars

FEBRUARY 15, 2008

Check out the blog Stuff White People Like on the Prius. One car that defines all that they love: the Toyota Prius. The Prius might be the most perfect white product ever. Tags: plug-in prius zev mandate Bob Lutz lexus power of h. I'll get to them. But for now, enjoy a pointed chuckle.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 10, 2009

kWh NiMH plug-in hybrid (PHEV) conversion kit that enables all-electric mode driving at speeds of up to 70 miles per hour (until the battery pack is depleted) in a converted Prius. Some previous Prius plug-in conversion kits allowed motorists to go as fast as 52 miles per hour using a “forced stealth” mode.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 4, 2009

Toyota’s targeted cost reductions in fuel cell vehicles. Source: Toyota. In a news conference at the Japan National Press Club on Friday, Toyota Motor President Akio Toyoda said that the company plans to begin mass production of electric vehicles in the US in 2012, followed by US production of fuel cell vehicles in 2015.

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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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Plugs and Cars

OCTOBER 22, 2007

Popular Mechanics got a look and briefing on Toyota's own plug-in Prius. Well, surprise, surprise: "Toyota has the knowledge and experience with nickel metal hydride. The prototype PHEV's use two current generation Prius battery packs sandwiched together and modified to deliver a greater ability to charge and discharge.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 14, 2009

Toyota Motor Europe (TME) will lease more than 150 units of its experimental Plug-in Hybrid Vehicle (PHV) to selected fleet customers across Europe as a next step towards commercialization. Toyota says it will deploy more than 500 new PHVs in global trials—including in Europe, Japan and the US—by 2010.

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Green Cars News

JUNE 4, 2009

The hype continues for the new generation of the most famous green car in the world - the Toyota Prius. In addition to EV mode, the Prius offers ECO mode in which throttle response to aggressive accelerator pedal input is adjusted for better fuel economy. The New Prius will go on sale in the UK from August 1.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 12, 2009

For the test drive, the company modified a Toyota Prius using commercially available components. Power Density W/kg. Tags: Hybrids Plug-ins. (ETVM) completed a proof-of-concept test of its Range-Extended Electric Vehicle (REEV) architecture using a gas microturbine for the range-extending generator. Earlier post.).

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Green Cars News

JUNE 28, 2009

Reports have once again emerged that Japanese car manufacturer Toyota is to develop a car that will be charged solely by solar power. At its factory in Japan, Toyota has already been using rooftop solar panels to produce enough electricity to power 500 homes.

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Clean Fleet Report

JULY 9, 2022

A study conducted by a team at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) compared the lifetime costs of owning a gas-powered vehicle versus that of owning an eco-friendly vehicle. The motors that electric vehicles use have fewer moving parts than their gasoline-powered counterparts and don’t require oil changes.

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Green Cars News

JUNE 19, 2009

Three years later came the second-generation Prius, and 2009 sees the arrival of the third. During that time power has risen by 30%, while fuel consumption and CO2 emissions have dropped by 23% and 26% respectively. Toyota Prius lease prices Toyota Prius new and nearly new car prices. 72.4mpg too thirsty?

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Green Cars News

JUNE 29, 2009

The title of WhatGreenCar Car of the Year 2009 has been awarded to the ‘next generation’ Toyota Prius, due to be launched in the UK on 1 st August 2009. If Apple made a car, it would probably be the third generation Prius”. Counter-intuitively, the new Prius uses a new four-cylinder, 1.8-litre

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 16, 2024

Down from $492, with a regular price tag of $594, this $95 discount – $197 from its MSRP – is the first price cut we’ve seen to kick off the new year. This is $699 off the usual $2,199 price tag. Also, check out the new Electrek Tesla Shop for the best deals on Tesla accessories.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 28, 2010

By contrast, the 2010 Toyota Prius Hybrid has a very high hybrid value. It emits 44% less global warming pollution than its closest conventional counterpart, the Toyota Matrix, and its hybrid drivetrain costs a little more than $3,000. The Prius scored a 9.8 Tags: Brief. out of a possible 10.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 29, 2010

Fielding five converted Toyota Priuses and a Ford Escape, and deploying electric vehicle management technology from GridPoint, BGE will investigate when and where drivers will charge their vehicles, what effect charging may have on BGE’s peak load periods, and how that load can be managed to provide cost-efficient energy to customers.

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Green Cars News

FEBRUARY 17, 2010

After a successful 3 month trial period, the firm is installing Wi-Fi in all of its third generation Prius hybrid cars. The company’s founders Tom Pakenham and Jonny Goldstone believe that harnessing the power of Wi-Fi [.]. Tags: Green credentials Toyota Green cars greentomatocars hybrid service wi-fi.

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Green Cars News

DECEMBER 2, 2009

Based on the third-generation Prius, the 2010 Toyota Prius Plug-in Hybrid Vehicle made its North American debut yesterday at the Los Angeles Auto Show. When longer distances are needed, the Prius Plug-in Hybrid Vehicle (PHV) can revert to charge sustaining mode and operates in the same manner as a regular Prius.

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Green Cars News

JULY 2, 2009

Long before the first new Prius reached the showroom, Toyota had plans in place to ensure that when the car reaches the end of its useful life it can be disposed of in an environmentally responsible fashion. At the vehicle’s end-of-life, the battery is removed at an authorised Prius service centre.

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Green Cars News

JUNE 10, 2009

If that’s your theory then you may have to re-evaluate after Ponway, California-based Plug-In Conversions Corp (PICC) completed a software upgrade conversion kit that enables all-electric mode driving at up to 70mph in a converted Prius. The software upgrade will retail for $2,000-$2,500 and be made available for sale later this month.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 23, 2009

Despite the current enthusiasm for electric vehicles (EVs), hydrogen fuel cell vehicles (FCVs) will be an important component of the vehicle mix in 2050, according to panelists from Nissan, Toyota and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) in a conference session at the SAE 2009 World Congress in Detroit. Tags: Brief.

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Green Cars News

MAY 29, 2009

Is the new Toyota Prius the most eagerly anticipated vehicle of 2009? Toyota claims that you get more for your money with the all-new model with pricing carried over unchanged from the previous generation for both the T3 and T Spirit versions and only the T4 model showing a minor increase - up by £835.

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Green Cars News

JUNE 7, 2010

After ten years and three generations of the Prius, Toyota has taken takes its latest Hybrid Synergy Drive powertrain and fitted it into the mainstream Auris. Tags: Road Tests Toyota 2010 Auris hybrid road test.

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Green Cars News

NOVEMBER 2, 2009

Perhaps its indicative of the Toyota Prius’s standing in the green car world that it is seen as the standard bearer that most new vehicles aim to surpass. Tags: Ford Green cars Latest news Toyota Australia GoTo Ford Fiesta Ford Fiesta ECOnetic fuel efficiency Toyota Prius.

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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 Latest from CalCars-News: [ see all latest ] How CalCars Green-Tuned an 04 Prius into a PRIUS+ Plug-In Hybrid! Add batteries and grid-charging, and you get PRIUS+, a "plug-in" hybrid (PHEV). Were making PRIUS+ happen.

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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 Cars News

SEPTEMBER 15, 2009

Toyota has long been one of the leading carmakers in the world of green cars. The first manufacturer to produce a full production hybrid, in the form of the iconic Prius, Toyota has also made significant advancements in the development of electric, hydrogen and alternative fuel vehicles. TheGreenCarWebsite.co.uk

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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 Car Congress

OCTOBER 27, 2009

CSIRO engineers modified Toyota Prius hybrids by removing the OEM battery pack and installing a larger 6 kWh, 30 Ah NiMH battery pack (five times the capacity of the original 1.2 Tags: Brief. Staff from SP AusNet will use the PHEVs for their daily drive to work and for leisure as part of the trial. CSIRO - SP AusNet PHEV.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 2, 2009

It is not quite as reliable, its not as powerful and it is not as fun to drive. ” He’s also found that consumers believe hybrids don’t have as much power as traditional cars. ” Why is the Prius a success? Second, the Prius has a high quality of execution. Would you buy this vehicle?

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