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Motortrend Ultimate Car of the Year
Despite motortrend nay sayers - the magazine is still willing to give prof's to the green cars.
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EV dollars and cents
Parting words from this recent MotorWeek video -"If an EV fits your lifestyle, it will also fit your wallet well too."
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Toyota to suppyl fuel cells for Chinese buses, commercial vehicles
Toyota will provide fuel cells to FAW for the construction of buses, initially a fleet of 20 hydrogen-powered buses. In addition, Toyota will supply fuel cells to China for the construction of commercial vehicles.
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Car & Driver: Toyota Prius Stalling Problems Continue
Toyota Prius Stalling Problems Continue, Highlighted by a Dealer’s Lawsuit over Five-Year Problem
Toyota Prius Stalling Problems Continue - Details of Dealer Lawsuit
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Toyota testing new solar powered Prius
"Considering that Toyota rates the pure electric range of a standard-issue Prius PHV at 68 km (42 miles), or 25 mile EPA, the bottom line of this experiment is that with those new solar cells, owners of a plug-in Prius would no longer have to plug in. On a fair-weather day, the juice would be provided by the sun, a big improvement especially for people who don’t have their own garage. The solar roof could morph from mostly a marketing-device to a helpful feature."Suddenly, Solar-Powered Cars Have a Bright(er) Future - The Drive
I'm not sure covering the rear window with a solar panel is a good idea. I would like to see panels that slide down over the front and rear windows when you park. At any rate, new, high-efficiency thin film solar cells could make for a practical solar-powered PHEV. My car gets parked outside and is only driven every few days. This would... -
Weber State University Teardown of the Prius Gen4/Prime Transmission
Not quite a news item, but also applies to more than one Toyota Hybrid model, so I decided to post it here. The MGs seem to be quite well built.
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Prime on top for June as top PHEV
TOP PHEV again with 1399 sales!
Toyota Prius Prime Outsells Honda Clarity PHEV In U.S. In June 2019
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Kicking Gas!
Arnold goes undercover for EVs, in a way.
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Solid state battery in 2022 prius
2022 Toyota electric car to use solid-state batteries: updated report
Older article and not sure if repost (if so, just ignore this)..
I was thinking about the next gen Prius recently as it seems the Prius redesign interval is every 6 years and punched in 2022 Prius on Google and this was first thing that popped up.. very excited to see what they’ll have by then as I should be shopping for a new car by then.
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Prius, Corolla, Rav4h withdrawn from sale in AU and NZ
Regen brake issue also with Lexus ES and UX
Toyota NZ confirm brake issue in selected hybrid models, temporarily stops sales - News - Driven -
Long-Range EVs Are The Antithesis Of Efficiency And Sustainability
"...our planet can’t produce enough technology metals to accommodate a widespread transition to electric drive. Making a few hundred thousand or even a few million EVs a year isn't a major problem, but a global transition to an all-electric future is a pipe-dream, a quantum leap from the possible to the absurd, a fairy castle in the sky."
Long-Range EVs Are The Antithesis Of Efficiency And Sustainability | Seeking Alpha
This article agrees with Emissions Analytics that hybrids are a better way to go than long range EVs. Batteries and the materials to make them are limited. From the climate change and overall sustainability points of view, Toyota is right to push mass-market hybrids instead of EVs. -
EU, Japan, US agree to cooperate on Hydrogen
Interesting in the wake of the explosion in Norway. The energy departments EU, Japan, and the US have agreed to increased cooperation in hydrogen fuel cell technology and feeling station safety standards.
Also, notable that South Korea and China are not included.
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The Longest-Lasting Cars to Reach 200,000 Miles and Beyond
As we already know, Toyota overall does well. Surprised at the longevity of trucks and SUVs.
The Longest-Lasting Cars to Reach 200,000 Miles and Beyond - iSeeCars.com
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Toyota Hybrids Win 1-2 in Le Mans, Second Year in a Row
A great day and race for hybrids! Did anyone watch the in-car footage of the two Toyotas? They just kept lapping everyone in their way.
I would post a link but am not allowed...
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