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Chrysler Says Pacifica Hybrid Has 31% Less Impact On Environment Than Previous Gen Minivan

(Why does Yuan and Yen have to use the same symbol?!?)

Le français suit:

(TORONTO, ON – JANUARY 12, 2017) Visit the Toyota booth at the Montréal International Auto Show and discover Toyota’s vision for bringing a better future to Canadians and the communities in which they live.



Highlights of the Toyota booth include:

• The Canadian premiere of the sexy and sporty Toyota C-HR high-riding coupe.
• The Canadian auto show debut of the all-new Toyota Prius Prime.
• The Canadian auto show debut of the Toyota FCV Plus Concept.
• The Toyota Mirai – Toyota’s production model hydrogen fuel cell sedan.
• The Toyota TS0 Hybrid racing car, built to the FIA World Endurance Championship prototype specs.
• The Toyota Safety Sense (TSS) virtual reality simulator.
• Plus a North American Premiere.

In addition, the Toyota booth will have a full range of vehicles on display – including the Toyota Corolla sedan and Toyota Corolla iM hatchback, the refreshed Toyota Highlander midsize crossover, the updated Toyota Sienna...

A great hour on this year’s Detroit Auto Show with Mark Coughlan, our man on the scene.

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It seems even some Toyota dealerships are unaware that the Prius Prime is being sold nationwide. It's probably understandable due to the Prius Prime's predecessor, the Plug-in Prius, only normally being available in certain states.

And some dealers probably assumed the Prime was going to be the same thing, despite Toyota having said repeatedly that it'll be available in all 50 states.

For those here in California who get their residential electricity from PG&E, PG&E is offering their customers with EVs a $500 Clean Fuel Rebate. This appears to include plug-in hybrids like the Prime and Plug-in Prius. Free money, not bad:

Clean Fuel Rebate for electric vehicles

I called PG&E (1-877-704-8723) and spoke to someone with their Clean Fuel Rebate program. They say there is no limit per household and all plug-in EVs each qualify for $500. That's $1000 I wasn't expecting between our Plug-in Prius and Leaf.

There are significant engineering challenges: World's first solar panel road opens in Normandy village | Environment | The Guardian


There are no guarantees and the engineering challenges are not trivial. It could very well be the next 'cold fusion.' Still, the opportunity to multitask roads and sidewalks as solar collectors . . . very interesting:


Bob Wilson

Seems they're following a similar suit for the Camry hybrid as they did with the Gen 4 Prius with offering two different packs. They didn't say what the mpg was yet, but I'm guessing it'll be in the mid to high 40's.

2018 Toyota Camry Hybrid: two different battery packs, 'best-in-class' fuel economy claimed

Source: Detroit Auto Show: Volkswagen’s I.D. BUZZ EV Concept Van | Trucks.com








Hummm, the BMW i3-REx warranty ends January 2019 . . .My first car was a used, 1966 VW MicroBus with a 1500 cc engine.

Bob Wilson

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.

toyotanews.pressroom.toyota.com

	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	...

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...

Great month for plug-ins including the Prime. So far looks like Toyota is selling them as fast as they can make them.



December 2016 Plug-In Electric Vehicle Sales Report Card

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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A review worth reading.
Hyundai Ioniq and Kia Niro review: Korean tanks parked on Japan’s lawn | Ars Technica

Record Hybrid Sales Lead 4.2% Overall Sales Growth for Toyota Canada Inc. in 2016 | Toyota Canada

(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%...

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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First U.S. 350-kW Charging Station Will Allow Speedy L.A.–Vegas EV Road Trips | Car and Driver Blog

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%.

This article could have been put in:

• VW diesel disaster thread
• Prius Prime 'Midwest' thread

Eventually, I figured it belongs here: Toyota's Hybrid Bet in Europe Finally Pays Off - Bloomberg


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...