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What Drives Us Podcast - #154 Russell Rants About Tesla & Airbnb - What Drives Us
This week Tony, Patrick and Russell discuss a new Hyundai hybrid and EV, Gm building an EV plant in China and long discussion about what type of tech we want in our vehicles.
What types of tech do we want in our vehicles? (ignore the link baity headline) Consumers on Apple CarPlay and Android Auto: meh - Fortune
Another “Prius fighter” but forgive the link bait, this might be real
Spied: EV Variant of Hyundai Prius-Fighter Spills its All-Electric Guts
GM to build half billion EV factory in China General Motors Begins Building $470 Million EV Factory In China - HybridCars.com
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Plugin Battery Recharge in 5 Minutes?
Get $1.00 for every battery vaporware that comes down the pike, & you might retire
That said, both Isreal & Samsung think it has so much promise, that both find the chemistry to be worthy of investment.
Electric cars could charge in 5 minutes if this tech takes off - Fortune
One can't help but entertain the thought of whether such a battery would be the death knell of the gas car as we know it. Probably not ... but it'd sure be likely to put a dent in the ICE industry. Oh ... and so as not to disappoint Bisco ... yes, we could kiss the hydrogen hoax-mobile good bye .... buahahahahahaa !!
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Toyota sold 8 million hybrids!
Toyota sold 8 million hybrids, hybrids represent 13-14% of Toyota USA annual sales.
Sergiospl Aug 21, 2015 Prius, Hybrid, EV and Alt-Fuel News Read More Views: 1,055 Likes: 1 Replies: 1 -
U.S. Fuel Economy Since 1923
Source: Before Threats Came Along in the '70s, U.S. Fuel Economy Since 1923 Has Progressed Slowly - HybridCars.com
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Perversely, efforts to improve vehicle mpg have come largely after threats forced automakers to change, and even then, the industry has focused more on what may have been the wrong end of the vehicle spectrum, suggests new research. That is, automakers have been intent primarily on making already efficient cars more efficient, rather that doing all that’s possible to improve the worst mpg offenders, and thus saving even more fuel
These are a couple of the take-away points from a study conducted by researchers Michael Sivak and Brandon Schoettle of the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute.
The study – “On-Road Fuel Economy of Vehicles in the United States: 1923-2013″ – examined relevant available data to determine...bwilson4web Aug 21, 2015 Prius, Hybrid, EV and Alt-Fuel News Read More Views: 1,572 Likes: 3 Replies: 10 -
Toyota Set to Unveil All-New Prius
source: Toyota Set to Unveil All-New Prius | TheDetroitBureau.com
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The Toyota Prius hasn’t had a major update in seven years, and early reports suggest the new one will grow longer, get a little more power, improve fuel economy and possible stretch its range in all-electric mode. Some reports indicate an optional lithium-ion battery may also become available on the 2016 Prius.
Toyota has sent out invitations for journalists to attend a preview of the fourth-generation in Las Vegas on September eighth. The current model has been around since 2009, an unusually long stretch for Toyota.
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Most of the article is flogging their anti-hybrid horse, again. So not a lot of new information except, September 8th, Las Vegas, . . . ('Baby, it is time we take a Vegas trip.') Ok, so maybe a moderator or two?
Bob Wilsonbwilson4web Aug 20, 2015 Prius, Hybrid, EV and Alt-Fuel News Read More Views: 1,696 Likes: 1 Replies: 3 -
What Drives Us Podcast - #153 Picking On Evan - What Drives Us
Two minutes news links: Portland airport installs 42 EV chargers http://buff.ly/1EBdsfM Tesla industrial batteries to help reduce power costs to Escondido high schools http://insideevs.com/tesla-power-escondido-schools/ Sexy Tesla charging robot arm https://youtu.be/uMM0lRfX6YI Tesla says, “we didn’t mean ‘unlimited'” http://www.greencarreports.com/news/1099608_tesla-letter-to-rein-in-local-supercharger-use-goes-wrong Where does your energy come from visualizations http://www.vox.com/2015/7/29/9066685/coal-oil-solar-maps my 2M, University of […]
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Hybrid Tech Interns Wanted
Source: AD #1683 – Audi Targets Tesla, Big Data Finds Parking Spots, Tacoma’s Sales Strong – Autoline Daily
TECH INTERNS WANTED
While training for repairing and maintaining hybrid and electric vehicles has gained some steam, there’s still a need for qualified technicians in that field. And like any job, an internship is a great way to get your foot in the door. The Automotive Career Development Center, or ACDC is looking for two auto students over 18 to assist at their shop and training center. Not only does the internship provide housing and meals, but it also includes study books to keep, access to a fleet of hybrid cars and on-the-job training. The only cost is getting yourself to Massachusetts. I first learned of ACDC and founder, Craig Van Batenburg when doing research for an Autoline Garage and...bwilson4web Aug 19, 2015 Prius, Hybrid, EV and Alt-Fuel News Read More Views: 1,297 Likes: 2 Replies: 1 -
2016 Gen 4 Prius Reveal Set for September 8th
Investigative PriusChat members had already gathered that the 4th gen 2016 Prius would be revealed in September at the Frankfurt Auto Show, but we also now know that Toyota is doing a US-based reveal on September 8th in Las Vegas, thanks to Automotive News.
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Toyota to embrace online car shopping!
Include a link to the article with something in your words about the article please. News forum rules.
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2016 Nissan Leaf to offer 2 battery sizes
Nissan Dealer Leaks Info On 2016 LEAF - Two Battery Sizes To Be Offered
2016 Nissan Leaf's Two Batteries: 84 Miles Base, 110 Miles For Top Trims, Dealer Says
So basically the base S trim will still have the 24 kWh battery, while the higher SV and SL trims will have a new 30 kWh battery, with up to 110 EPA miles of range.
Price to be announced later, but I'm guessing it's roughly the same as what the trims costs now, or they'll drop the S price to make it even more enticing to people who wants an EV for a short work/town commute and don't need the longer ranges.
I also wonder if Nissan will be offering the larger pack for older models in case people want to upgrade those.
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El Dobro Aug 15, 2015 Prius, Hybrid, EV and Alt-Fuel News Read More Views: 1,768 Likes: 1 Replies: 7
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QOTD: Why Hasn’t Anyone Out-Gas Mileaged The Prius?
QOTD: Why Hasn’t Anyone Out-Gas Mileaged The Prius?
Fifty-one miles per gallon city. Forty-eight miles per gallon highway. Still the best numbers in the industry for nearly a decade now.
Yes, ladies and gentlemen, I’m referring to the Toyota Prius, which is a 5-door hatchback that looks a bit like an egg mated with a shopping cart. It’s been a decade since the Prius came out in hatchback form, and a decade since it achieved those impressive fuel economy figures: 51 miles per gallon city. 48 miles per gallon highway. And still, no one has unseated the Prius.
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What Drives Us Podcast - #152 Fiskeriffic - What Drives Us
This week Tony and Russell bravely go forth to wrestle with…
Audi A3 e tron pricing 2016 Audi A3 Sportback e-tron US Pricing Announced | CleanTechnica
Fisker makes it’s return…to the Inland Empire New competition for Tesla: Fisker to open factory in Riverside County - LA Times
While FCV owners search for an open refueling station, plug-in and EV drivers seem to like their cars Electric Car Drivers Tell Ford: We'll Never Go Back To Gasoline
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Entune changing from Bing to "Destination Search" on August 20th
Love it or hate it, most of us with 2012 and up Prius models have Toyota's Entune system, which has search powered by Bing. Until August 20th, that is. After then an update will hit Entune systems removing Bing as the search engine and replacing it with what I assume is an in-house Toyota search system, "Destination Search".
Toyota is promising enhancements like sorting results by distance (my, how 2004 of them!), and providing automated suggestions while you type on your smart phone.
Here's the email from Toyota about the change:
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Driving more, burning less
AMERICANS DRIVE MORE, USE LESS FUEL
We’re finally seeing the evidence that U.S. fuel economy regulations are working. Even though Americans are driving more, they’re using less fuel. In the first four months of 2015, a record breaking 987 billion miles were driven. That’s almost 4% more than last year, and the highest level since before the Great Recession. It’s due to a growing population, cheaper fuel and more vehicles on the road. According to Wards, there were almost 249 million vehicles on the road in 2007. By 2013 that jumped to 253 million vehicles. And yet, even though Americans are driving more vehicles and logging more miles they use eight billion gallons less of gasoline and diesel fuel— showing that the CAFE standards really are doing their job.
Source: AD #1677 – JLR to Build in Slovakia, Cyber Concerns Not Going Away, CAFE Making Impact – Autoline Daily
Bob Wilsonbwilson4web Aug 11, 2015 Prius, Hybrid, EV and Alt-Fuel News Read More Views: 820 Likes: 1 Replies: 2 -
Prius-friendly cross-country roads?
Does any website or authoritative source such as AAA have a usable compendium of cross-country roads that have low speed limits but minimal interruptions such as stop signs and traffic lights?
I would nominate the Natchez Trace Parkway (444 miles, 50 mph maximum speed) and the Blue Ridge Parkway (469 miles, 45 mph maximum speed limit) to be on such a list based on my own driving experience, but I am hoping other folks have already compiled a usable list of such roads.
U.S. Route 2 near the Canadian border was also a slow, pleasant way to cross parts of Minnesota, North Dakota, and Montana, but I sure there are other such Prius-friendly routes.
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Trollbait Aug 6, 2015 Prius, Hybrid, EV and Alt-Fuel News Read More Views: 2,204 Likes: 0 Replies: 8
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What Drives Us Podcast - #151 Attack of the Tesla Clones - What Drives Us
This week Danny, Russell, Patrick and Paul take on…
The dumbest possible law we could make… U.S. will finalize long-delayed ‘quiet cars’ rules
Please for the love of all that is holy, please, stop…Link bait of the decade… Google
Chinese continue their creativity explosion making more direct copies of other country’s products… Youxia Electric Tesla Clone From China: So Bad It Makes Us Laugh
We’re all driving bugs now… Volkswagen overtakes Toyota as world's biggest carmaker| Reuters
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1966 VW MicroBus Gets Solar Power
Source: Iconic Old Volkswagen Bus Gets Solar Power | CleanTechnica
I used to own one. Great hack!
Bob Wilsonbwilson4web Aug 5, 2015 Prius, Hybrid, EV and Alt-Fuel News Read More Views: 1,095 Likes: 0 Replies: 5
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