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Hybrid police cars replacing Crown Vics
Pretty interesting, and not surprising to most folks on this site that hybrids will save on gas and need less repairs than most gas only cars.
Now I wonder if they'll also use plug-in hybrids to lower costs even further.
Hybrid Police Cars Replacing Crown Vics: No Longer An Anomaly -
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What Drives Us Podcast - #171 Heated Debate - What Drives Us
On this week's show:
- Douchebag is douchey
First used Tesla Model X offered with an $80k markup - This just reeks of pump and dump to me
EV automaker Mullen Tech makes 2 new hires | Autoremarketing
and their main site:
Mullen Technologies, Inc. - Why does every FCV cost $500 a month?
Honda Clarity proves hydrogen future always costs $500/month - Trouble in Apple car paradise
Apple car 'Project Titan' faces team hiring freeze - Chief of Titan leaving Apple
Charged EVs | Apple...
- Douchebag is douchey
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Autoline After Hours #316 - Chevy Bolt: The EV for the Rest of Us
Part of Ward's Automotive, these folks in the past tried to push "clean diesels" over hybrids and plug-ins. But VW shut that down. Now these hybrid skeptics seem to have 'gotten religion' which is why this podcast / video is important:
Sorry, no transcript. It starts out slow but as they talk, you can see the cogs in their minds turning to a new paradyne. For example, the 'no car days' because of NOx finally made them realize there is a harm to not only diesel but conventional cars too. Towards the end, they also realized the importance of the Pacifica, the first North American, hybrid miniVan.
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Self-heating battery article
In the news, regarding lithium-ion battery performance in the cold, quickly heating them:
Battery for electric cars self-heats when it's freezing - FuturityMendel Leisk Jan 24, 2016 Prius, Hybrid, EV and Alt-Fuel News Read More Views: 1,088 Likes: 0 Replies: 4 -
What Drives Us Podcast - #170 We Answer The Unanswerable - What Drives Us
The VW saga continues… California rejects proposed “solution” http://www.greencarreports.com/news/1101854_california-rejects-vw-diesel-fix-plan-gaps-lacks-detail?fbfanpage Honda and GM to fuel cell plants http://www.greencarreports.com/news/1101933_honda-gm-to-build-factory-for-fuel-cell-production-by-2025 An unanswerable but very important question, why is oil so cheap? http://ourfiniteworld.com/2016/01/19/why-oil-under-30-per-barrel-is-a-major-problem/
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Gas prices/Truck sales benefit hybrid technology?
A silver lining in every dark cloud?
Story is short and please listen to the very end for the hybrid part:
Truck Sale Profits Help Automakers Develop Future Technologies : NPR
Edit: transcript has been postedfotomoto Jan 22, 2016 Prius, Hybrid, EV and Alt-Fuel News Read More Views: 1,966 Likes: 0 Replies: 17 -
Something on kids Cobalt mining for lithium-ion batteries :(
There's some stir in the news on this. Just one link, there's quite a few.
Cobalt mined with child labour used by Apple, Samsung, Sony & others, Amnesty International says - Business - CBC News -
Prius! Impossible Girls
Not sure if this is the right forum, but I need to share the new Toyota Prius ad that is embarrassingly Japanese... Toyota humanized each parts of new Prius into anime girls. Cannot believe Toyota did this.
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Using Iron as an alternate fuel?
Ever burnt a piece of steel wool? And more slowly, rusting, oxidation, is a slow variation of the same process. Here's a CBC Quirks and Quarks podcast on using iron as alternate fuel:
Alternative Energy Enters the Iron Age - Home | Quirks & Quarks with Bob McDonald | CBC RadioMendel Leisk Jan 16, 2016 Prius, Hybrid, EV and Alt-Fuel News Read More Views: 1,370 Likes: 0 Replies: 6 -
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What Drives Us Podcast - #169 Ice Sculptures at NAIAS - What Drives Us
This week we dedicate the entire show to a discussion about the Detroit Auto Show, more formally known as the North American International Auto Show or NAIAS. Detroit is the big one and that's why we were very happy when one of our own, Mark Coughlan, could attend and give us a view from inside the first press day. We talk about the Chevy Bolt, Tesla, the Chrysler Pacifica hybrid minivan, and much more. Join us for a solid hour of new cars, concept cars, things that make sense and things that don't.
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Toyota North American CEO to dealerships: "Stop delivering Mirai"
Ouch, this isn't boding too well for the Mirai. Thoughts on this?
Toyota To Select Dealers: Stop Delivering The Mirai, There Is No Where To Refuel - Inside EVs
Lentz Tells Some Dealers Don’t Deliver Mirai | Alternative (EVs, HEVs, FCVs) content from WardsAuto
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The next leaf and nissan calls out fiat
Carlos Ghosn: Fiat Taking Risky Stand On EVs, Fight Is On Against Chevy Bolt - Inside EVs
austingreen Jan 13, 2016 Prius, Hybrid, EV and Alt-Fuel News Read More Views: 3,660 Likes: 1 Replies: 30 -
New Transcontinental EV Record: 57hrs-48min !
An Exclusive Look Behind the Scenes of a Record-Setting Cross-Country Tesla Drive - The Drive
With Video - showing a significant part completed on auto pilot as driver watches cat videos on the web
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Toyota Releases Official Campaign Teaser 'Heck on Wheels' Leading Up to Super Bowl 50
Here's the official commercial:
Source: 2016 Prius Set for Super-Sized Spot on February 7 | Toyota
And in 50, the 2016 Toyota Prius will make a play of its own, starring in a 60-second ad that will air Feb. 7 during America’s biggest sporting event.
Those guys up there, they didn’t deliver the biggest plays on the biggest stage by accident. No, they worked at it, bled for it. They practiced and practiced until it just came naturally. They had swagger, sure, but how could they not? When you do what you do for so long, great performances just become second nature.
And we’re not saying Prius is going to outshine those other performances – actually, maybe we are. But with 50-plus miles per gallon and a sleek new design, Toyota has a little extra swagger with this icon.
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Oh boy! Hopefully something edgy from the new ad agency and no more of...bwilson4web Jan 11, 2016 Prius, Hybrid, EV and Alt-Fuel News Read More Views: 7,290 Likes: 4 Replies: 73 -
2017 Chrysler Pacifica
Looks like FCA will bring the first hybrid minivan to the US. Toyota could have and should have years ago with the estima but we'll see how this goes.2017 Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid: The 80-MPGe minivan [w/video]sdtundra Jan 11, 2016 Prius, Hybrid, EV and Alt-Fuel News Read More Views: 7,847 Likes: 0 Replies: 41 -
North American Car of the Year
Source: Car of the Year (Show #2001) on Autoline This Week
Will it be the Honda Civic? Maybe the Chevrolet Malibu? Or possibly the Mazda MX-5 Miata? Yes, it’s that time of year again to highlight the possible winner of the North American Car of the Year. Joining John McElroy to discuss these cars and more are fellow NACTOY jurors Kirk Bell from Motor Authority, Mark Phelan from the Detroit Free Press and Mike Austin from Autoblog.
Both the 2016 Prius and Volt-2 are out of the competition in favor of the Honda Civic. I'm OK with this as we don't need to have Prius vs Volt-2 advocates brag-whinning. My comment in Autoline Daily was:
The Civic was the ‘Putney Swope’ choice that avoided a Prius vs Volt decision. In effect, the Civic is the compromise candidate and not a bad choice.
As for VW buy-back, I’m pretty sure the non-SCR equipped cars, the ~380,000, EA 189 2.0L diesels are impossible to... -
What Drives Us Podcast - #168 Faraday Future is the New Fisker - What Drives Us
This week we eviscerate the silly Faraday Future batmobile, we talk about:
- Danny's new BMW i3
- Insurances rates only go up
The big data of bad driving, and how insurers plan to track your every turn - The Washington Post
- Faraday Future is making a race car
CES Press Kit | Faraday Future and (no, it's not) Faraday Future: We're Going To Move A Lot Faster Than Tesla
- Toyota continues to fight for your right for a tepid ownership experience
Toyota joins Ford in bid to resist Apple-Google car screen dominance...
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Dashboard summary: December 2015
Summaries coming this evening for Jeff Cobb's excellent: December 2015 Dashboard
model Dec_15 Nov_15 Oct_15 Sep_15 1 Prius Liftback 10153 8287 9611 9952 2 Ram Pickup Diesel 4531 3848 4283 3836 3 Model S 3500 3100 2100 2400 4 Prius c 2861 2601 3373 3367 5 Volt 2114 1980 2035 949 6 Prius v (lowercase v) 2040 1643 2128 2575 7 Fusion Hybrid 1960 1388 2050 2002 8 Camry Hybrid 1861 1964 2545 2629 9 RX 400 / 450 h 1493 958 514 443 10 CT200h 1464 984 1077 1131 11 ES Hybrid 1443 833 895 907 12 i3* 1422 723 986 1710 13 Leaf 1347 1054 1238 1247 14 Sonata 1138 931 1342 1185 15 Fusion Energi 1058 944 849 808 16 Avalon Hybrid 933 798 993 1064 17 Optima Hybrid 870 844 1262 1136 18 MKZ 867 676 646 596 19 C-Max Hybrid 837 815 912 1247 20 i8 656 118 149 182 21 e-Golf 609 472 596 343 22 C-Max Energi 579 639 695 719 23 Highlander Hybrid 516 318 375 367 24 XV Crosstrek Hybrid 425 319 211 370 25 Grand Cherokee Diesel 420 341 321 315 26 Range Rover Sport 417 270 27 Range Rover 387 283 28 NX... bwilson4web Jan 6, 2016 Prius, Hybrid, EV and Alt-Fuel News Read More Views: 4,195 Likes: 1 Replies: 45
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