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This week Paul joins Tony, Russell & Danny on the slow road to hell that is the 2016 Prius reveal. It’s so slow that we might have an autonomous Google car in production first. Or a Porsche Tesla Model S competitor. Or an Audi e-tron Tesla Model S competitor. Or a Hyundai Prius-fighter. Or maybe […]

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Source: Volkswagen, Audi Expect to “Electrify” Entire Line-Up | TheDetroitBureau.com


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Following the 2016 Prius reveal in Las Vegas, members of the What Drives Us podcast and Toyota’s Prius Experts panel got together for a late night show to talk about what they saw, what they didn’t see, and answer questions from PriusChat.com.

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Audi is the 6th car maker to say they will make a 200+ mile bev by the end of 2018
310 Mile Audi e-tron Quattro Concept Revealed, Production in 2018 (w/videos)
Pretty cool 0.25 drag coeficient for an SUV, but of course it will be higher in the US because of regulations.

Maybe we should count it as only 5 as Porsche is part of vw group like Audi, and they may be sharing batteries, but porshe has a fater charging car concept
Porsche Mission E Revealed: 500 km/310 Mile Range, 60 In 3.5 Seconds, 15 Minute Charges

Ford, Chevy, and Nissan have already made their announcements, and Tesla is currently selling one.

2016 Nissan LEAF: 107 Miles EPA Range - Full Specs/Pricing
The gen II is rumored to be available Q2 2017. This is a in cycle upgrade

where 100 == no pollution

Electric: 65 BMW i3
61 Smart ForTwo EV

Hybrid: 57 Prius C
56 BMW i3 with V2 engine

Gasoline: 54 Mirage 1.2
53 Smart ForTwo 1.0 and Toyota-Scion IQ

Natural Gas: 54 Civic CNG
Diesel: 47 Jetta and Golf

Other Random Cars of Note:
51 Fiesta with 3 cylinder engine
50 Volt
47 Tesla S
40 Charger V6
39 Porsche Panamera hybrid
29 Charger Hellcat (the 707 hp machine reviewers are drooling over)
19 Veyron

Ranked by the American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy. LINK:...

You can find all of the 2016 Prius official press photos provided by Toyota to PriusChat in this media album:

2016 Toyota Prius Official Press Photos | PriusChat

Here's a selection.

Toyota's press releases for the 4th generation 2016 Prius vary widely across the world in the information provided and the amount of it. So, I've included all of the press releases from across the world, starting with the global release, then the US release, then the Euro release. Keep in mind that some of the features will vary across the world.

Due to the multiple releases that Toyota is putting out, these are listed in reverse chronological order, with the most recent releases first since they contain more information than the previous.

10/13 Releases

Under the Hood of the All-new Toyota Prius


Toyota City, Japan, October 13, 2015―In its fourth generation, the Toyota Prius is set to take on new markets with groundbreaking environmental performance, a bold new design, and a fun-to-drive spirit. Today, Toyota is proud to unveil the technological advances that enable its hybrid flagship to break the mold while still remaining true to...

We've collected almost 700 photos that the PriusChat team took at the 2016 Prius Reveal.

It might sound like a lot, but believe me, they are definitely worth your time.

2016 Prius Reveal | PriusChat

I searched prior to posting this tidbit. Hadn't seen that this was posted. If so, forgive me. But I came across this today. Is this a joke?

Toyota files patent for flying Prius-style car - Car Keys

Nationwide Launch Of Next-Generation Chevrolet Volt Delayed Until Early Or Mid 2016



Well, so much for getting a Gen 2 Volt this year. Unless you live in California, or one of the other rollout states in a few months.

For comparison, here's the original timeline:

Toyota spends $50 million to accelerate self-driving car program
"Toyota is spending $50 million to accelerate the pace of its autonomous car research, the Japanese automaker announced Friday. The company will use the investment over the next five years to establish joint research facilities at both the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Stanford University, both of which team with professors boasting robotics, engineering and artificial intelligence degrees."

Elon Musk reveals when you can order a Tesla Model 3 electric car - CNET

The Musk tweet:

"Model 3, our smaller and lower cost sedan will start production in about 2 years. Fully operational Gigafactory needed."

Here it is guys...the thread for discussion on how to improve our infrastructure in the US. Oregon will be taxing road usage on hybrids, things are changing...Gas is low at the moment, but doesn't change the fact we pollute and use our roads.

Here are my thoughts:

• Minimal sales tax on any energy, Gas or Electric
• Tax vehicles (or put a fee on them) annually based on the # of tires, # of miles driven, amount of Carbon exerted - put away the excise tax or make it a set fee on top
• The above will make all vehicles treated equally, will also lower gas prices, and will help our infrastructure. Hybrids would also take advantage because now the amount of pollution exerted is put in the fee
• The pool of money should go to a central organization that is completely transparent
• The amount of road-work needed or vehicle traffic in the US should be transparent per community - and complex math and algorithms should be able to predict who needs the fund
• The funds should...

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	model	Aug_15	Jul_15	Jun_15	May_15
1	Prius Liftback	10450	11203	9559	11921
2	Ram Pickup Diesel	4093	4775	5050	5647
3	Prius c	3844	3517	2756	3763
4	Camry Hybrid	3314	2756	2755	3174
5	Prius v (lowercase v)	3119	2620	2272	3152
6	Fusion Hybrid	2441	2157	1691	2440
7	Passat Diesel	1991	2372	2489	2769
8	Golf Sportwagon Diesel	1977	2174	1506	1419
9	Jetta Diesel	1820	1999	1852	2141
10	Sonata	1647	1837	2334	2943
11	Model S	1600	1800	2800	2300
12	CT200h	1504	1374	1118	1436
13	C-Max Hybrid	1501	1225	1814	1892
14	Leaf	1393	1174	2074	2104
15	Volt	1380	1313	1225	1618
16	Accord Hybrid	1369	1481	1241	1463
17	Avalon Hybrid	1322	1175	973	1114
18	ES Hybrid	1281	891	711	911
19	Optima Hybrid	1167	873	897	1046
20	Golf Diesel	954	903	955	1011
21	Fusion Energi	949	852	727	986
22	i3*	792	935	551	818
23	C-Max Energi	723	693	667	715
24	MKZ	713	725	700	1005
25	RX 400 / 450 h	599	530	486	551
26	Civic Hybrid	590	463	391	458
27	XV Crosstrek Hybrid	455	559	493	557
28	Q5 Diesel	421	567	462	517
29	Q7 Diesel	412	506	360	386
30	Touareg Diesel	411	374	328	348
31	X5 Diesel	391	233	422	1299...

Chevy's New Volt Is Way Better, But Maybe Not Good Enough | WIRED

Pretty good commentary.

We've been offered a great opportunity to help PriusChatters jazz up their existing Prius at a great discount.

From now until Friday, September 11th, you can get $100 off the MSRP of Clazzio leather seats covers. These seat covers are easy to install and amazing quality. I have a beautiful set of two-tone Gray/Light Gray with Blue stitching in my PiP.

Here's the pricing for the sale:

Solid OEM Leather - $399 (save $100 off MSRP)
Two Tone Custom Leather - $499 (save $100 off MSRP)

All you have to do is pick out the color combination you want & enter coupon code 'CLAZZIOGROUP" during checkout.

Clazzio Leather Seat Covers for...

New Toyota Prius photographed completely undisguised

Is the honeymoon over?
UPDATE 13-Oil jumps 8 pct, biggest 3-day surge since 1990| Reuters