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Return of the VW Microbus
Source: Detroit Auto Show: Volkswagen’s I.D. BUZZ EV Concept Van | Trucks.com
Volkswagen Group will debut an electric, autonomous all-wheel drive concept vehicle called the I.D. BUZZ at the Detroit Auto Show this week. The van highlights the automaker’s plans to bring a line of fully-electric vehicles to production by 2020, with hopes of selling 1 million electric vehicles annually by 2025.
Hummm, the BMW i3-REx warranty ends January 2019 . . .My first car was a used, 1966 VW MicroBus with a 1500 cc engine.
Bob Wilsonbwilson4web Jan 9, 2017 Prius, Hybrid, EV and Alt-Fuel News Read More Views: 4,019 Likes: 3 Replies: 27 -
Toyota concept make the future of mobility human
Have just read that from CES, BBC News reports that several car manufacturers are taking up with Google, Amazon or Microsoft to get voice interaction with their future vehicles.
Toyota are not. They're going with a brand new in house development.
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Dashboard summary December 2016
Model 12/15/16 11/15/16 10/15/16 09/15/16 1 Prius Liftback 7786 7284 5421 9790 2 Ram Pickup Diesel* 5693 4488 5092 5385 3 Model S* 5300 1800 1200 4100 4 RAV4 4773 3757 3551 4127 5 Transit Diesel* 4570 2583 3571 3780 6 Volt 3691 2531 2191 2031 7 Fusion Hybrid 3577 3372 4915 3776 8 Model X* 3300 1400 1000 2600 9 Accord Hybrid 3124 1879 1296 1160 10 Camry Hybrid 2181 1693 1802 1902 11 Leaf 1899 1457 1412 1316 12 Prius C 1644 1372 1543 1459 13 Prius Prime 1641 781 4 14 Sonata 1374 1867 1479 1815 15 Prius (another month another lowercase v) 1373 1058 1168 1222 16 C-Max Energi 1289 721 571 689 17 Fusion Energi 1099 1817 1372 1652 18 Avalon Hybrid 1026 639 673 688 19 Highlander Hybrid 1018 483 356 383 20 RX 400 / 450 h 985 666 535 387 21 CT200h 968 550 564 638 22 Colorado Diesel 909 886 1056 1031 23 C-Max Hybrid 895 811 398 739 24 i3* 791 629 442 391 25 Malibu Hybrid 790 769 600 618 26 ES Hybrid 734 434 353 497 27 MKZ 667 552 450 460 28 A3 Plug In 589 394 348 312 29 Bolt 579 1 30 X5 569 436 406 482 31 Canyon Diesel 500 538 434 358 32 F-Pace 467 366 211 ... bwilson4web Jan 6, 2017 Prius, Hybrid, EV and Alt-Fuel News Read More Views: 2,802 Likes: 4 Replies: 25 -
The costs of installing a public charging station
From Council deliberates vehicle charging stations | News | sanfordherald.com
City council deliberates over installing charging stations.
Duke energy offers $1m NC plan with grants to cities with aim to increase EV charging by 30%. The city (population ~28k) received a $10k grant.
What may be interesting are the costs being considered. Sanford is not a well off city.
Dual port charging station $6,489.
Installation $4k-$5k depending on location
Networking $900-$1200 per year
Networking with Chargepoint – free for the first year $560 per year thereafter
Energy meter $30 per month
Mentioned in the article that there are 23 electric vehicles in Sanford. 1400 in Wake County (Raleigh) and 600 in...mikefocke Jan 5, 2017 Prius, Hybrid, EV and Alt-Fuel News Read More Views: 1,178 Likes: 0 Replies: 1 -
December U.S. Plug-in Sales
Great month for plug-ins including the Prime. So far looks like Toyota is selling them as fast as they can make them.
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What Drives Us Podcast - #212 Drove My Tesla Model S To Pick Up My Chevy Bolt - What Drives Us
This week’s news stories… russell postmortem for faraday future tony 2016 plug-in sales figures Mark Chevy Bolt 579 – Chevy Volt 3691 Dec Sales russell I honestly don’t give a shit about ford’s pr, it’s time for them to put up products and tell their ev trash talking ceo to stfu russell woz is a […]
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Ars Technica UK: Hyundai Ioniq and Kia Niro review
A review worth reading.
Hyundai Ioniq and Kia Niro review: Korean tanks parked on Japan’s lawn | Ars TechnicaJamesBurke Jan 5, 2017 Prius, Hybrid, EV and Alt-Fuel News Read More Views: 1,847 Likes: 1 Replies: 0 -
Record Hybrid Sales Lead 4.2% Overall Sales Growth for Toyota Canada Inc. in 2016
(Doesn't a "more than doubled" imply that it's over a 100% increase? not a 54.2% increase?)
Vehicle 2016 MTD 2015 MTD % Change 2016 YTD 2015 YTD % Change 1 Prius c 139 78 78.2% 3136 3029 3.5% 2 Prius Liftback 282 98 187.8% 2855 1624 75.8% 3 Prius v 133 185 -28.1% 2105 2497 -15.7%... Tideland Prius Jan 5, 2017 Prius, Hybrid, EV and Alt-Fuel News Read More Views: 1,571 Likes: 0 Replies: 6 -
What Drives Us Podcast - Special LIVE Episode – Faraday Future Live Reveal at CES - What...
Dr. Evan Fusco, Tony Schaefer, Mark Coughlan and Russell Frost get taken for a ride waiting for the reveal of the FF91, Faraday Future’s “first production” vehicle. Spend two hours with us being disgusted at how silly this presentation and more importantly, how clueless this vehicle is. We paid the price sitting through this so […]
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Tesla Stock falls on production delays.
Tesla Deliveries Miss Forecasts Again on Production Delays - Bloomberg
"The Palo Alto, California-based maker of electric cars and energy-storage products delivered about 22,200 vehicles in the final three months of last year, according to a statement Tuesday. The total trailed the automaker’s projection for 25,000 units and brought its full-year tally to 76,230 vehicles, below its forecast for at least 80,000 units."
Year over year is still up 50%.mikefocke Jan 3, 2017 Prius, Hybrid, EV and Alt-Fuel News Read More Views: 3,487 Likes: 0 Replies: 35 -
Hybrid Bet in Europe
This article could have been put in:
- VW diesel disaster thread
- Prius Prime 'Midwest' thread
In the first full year since Volkswagen’s emissions scandal threw the German giant into disarray, Toyota is on track for roughly a 40 percent jump in annual sales of gasoline-electric vehicles in Europe. Hybrids are set to account for more than half of Toyota’s deliveries for the region by the end of the decade, according to Karl Schlicht, executive vice president of the carmaker’s European division.
SOB! Is Toyota shipping our Prius Primes to the EU?
I suspect not because we have seen EU voices praising their IONIQ, not the Prius Prime. This is a result that pleases me too because it implies we're not losing Prius...bwilson4web Jan 3, 2017 Prius, Hybrid, EV and Alt-Fuel News Read More Views: 1,667 Likes: 2 Replies: 11 -
Ford Says a Fully Electric SUV with 300 Miles of Range + Hybrid Mustang/F-150 Are Coming by 2020
Announced today: Hybrid Ford Mustang, F-150, Small 300-Plus Mile EV SUV are Announced | Automobile Magazine
"invest $700 million in its Flat Rock, Michigan, factory to build a 300-plus mile small electric sport/utility by 2020, a hybrid-powered fully autonomous vehicle by 2021, and a hybrid Mustang in 2020, CEO Mark Fields announced Tuesday morning.
Ford also plans a hybrid F-150 pickup truck"
Full press release with bit more info: Ford Adding Electrified F-150, Mustang, Transit by 2020 in Major EV Push; Expanded U.S. Plant to Add 700 Jobs to Make EVs, Autonomous Cars | Ford Media Center
Interesting take: “While some others seem to be focused on marketing claims and numbers, we’re focused on providing customers even...fotomoto Jan 3, 2017 Prius, Hybrid, EV and Alt-Fuel News Read More Views: 4,389 Likes: 1 Replies: 48 -
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Tideland Prius Dec 31, 2016 Prius, Hybrid, EV and Alt-Fuel News Read More Views: 1,455 Likes: 0 Replies: 7
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What Drives Us Podcast - #210 Stripped Volkswagens - What Drives Us
This week’s news… Paul Expanding the charging network Mark Montreal installs first all electric bus route in North America Russell Uber needs to be slapped, again and always and this one Tony VW owners are (talking about) stripping their cars for parts before returning them to VW for buyback Russell Tesla to start charging for […]
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What Drives Us Podcast - #211 Worst Year Ever - What Drives Us
This week’s news… patrick Top EV News of 2016 list better tony Drivers in the US complain about a few MPG but in EU ratings are as much as 50% too high. mark (wearing his evan mask) Autopilot predicts and avoids crash 2 cars ahead russell More charging stations for socal russell the real question […]
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U.S. refiners face severe labor shortage for deferred maintenance
Source: U.S. refiners face severe labor shortage for deferred maintenance| Reuters
After years of running flat out, U.S. Gulf Coast refiners are lining up repairs to plants in 2017 - but facing a severe labor shortage that could delay work, drive up costs and raise accident risks.
Fuel producers such as Marathon Petroleum Corp (MPC.N) and Valero Energy Corp (VLO.N) have delayed routine work in the past 24 months amid high margins. Those margins collapsed this year in a global fuel supply glut, providing an incentive for refiners to undertake the shutdowns necessary for maintenance.
But refiners are now competing for pipe fitters and ironworkers with a host of billion-dollar energy projects, including Cheniere...bwilson4web Dec 29, 2016 Prius, Hybrid, EV and Alt-Fuel News Read More Views: 1,813 Likes: 3 Replies: 16 -
EV's on the market, where are the ads?
Electric cars are on the market, so where are all the ads?
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Tideland Prius Dec 20, 2016 Prius, Hybrid, EV and Alt-Fuel News Read More Views: 1,646 Likes: 0 Replies: 3
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