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Toyota to Launch All-New Aqua | Toyota | Global Newsroom | Toyota Motor Corporation Official Global Website

The world named Prius C (as known in the US) has a better 1.5L engine and a new bipolar NiH2 battery. Unusual to call it Nickel Hydrogen and not NiMH. Makes me think it’s actually using gaseous hydrogen like the NiH2 batteries I worked on in the 90’s. The brunt of the story is they can make a Bipolar Nickel Hydrogen battery in a smaller denser space as well as lower the internal resistance (read: less heat generation while charging and especially discharging) than the current NiMH battery. Maybe the current hybrids using Nickel based batteries have some life left in them.

Just wondering if Toyota has started calling all their NiMH batteries Nickel Hydrogen? Or is this a plan to test using bipolar design for their eventual solid state batteries to get more current out of them?


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Looks like a win/win way to procure Lithium.
General Motors Invests In 'Low-Cost' California Lithium Venture (insideevs.com)

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I just saw this today:

Toyota bZ4X Concept | The Future is Beyond Zero

Is this news, or am I just slow?

From the press release:

Electrified product portfolio to expand to around 70 models globally by 2025, including 15 new BEV’s

Source: Right to repair


Our 2003 Prius had a two-volume, paper manual set that showed pretty much everything you could do. Then Toyota switched to their Technical Information Service and everything became much, much more expensive. Worse, John Deere makes it all but impossible for a farmer with $200,000 equipment in harvest or planting season to fix their broken equipment.

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Ford’s Maverick small pickup could spawn new variants, including EV | Driving

Ford Motor Shows Signs of Revival Under Jim Farley - The New York Times

Ford hints at cheaper and smaller electric pickup truck based on new Maverick -...

Hyundai Sonata to give way to Ioniq 6

@bwilson4web so the person who led the development of the i3 now works for Apple. Hmmm.

Apple hires BMW veteran in latest sign of electric car push

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In a bid to offer the most comprehensive lineup of trucks in the automotive business, Fordunveiled its highly anticipated 2022 Maverickon Tuesday. With a unique blend of versatility, fuel efficiency and bargain-basement pricing, this compact, unibody-based pickup could revolutionize the US truck segment when it goes on sale later this year.

TL;DR: The 2022 Ford Maverick offers up to 40 miles per gallon from its standard hybrid powertrain, which is priced from $21,490 ($19,995 MSRP plus $1,495 for destination). That's some thrifty running. Need more? Keep reading, friends.
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Unfortunately, Tesla seems to be in a free fall, and I don't mean the stock but the company itself.

Tesla loses top-safety rankings from IIHS, Consumer Reports

• Original Aqua/Prius c was designed for familiarity back 2012 (turn key ignition, gated shifter instead of push button start and electronic shifter). This appealed to middle and older aged owners to who wanted familiarity
• Since then, the Corolla and Yaris hybrids have taken over the role of the "familiar vehicle but just happens to be a hybrid" so that allows the Aqua to take a different direction
• Next generation aiming to differentiate itself from the Yaris - aim for a higher grade (or more premium environment)
• It'll use the newly developed "bipolar nickel metal hydride" battery. A "business" grade will use Li-Ion (I take it "business" to mean a "commercial" version)
  
• EV mode max speed expanded to 40km/h (Ed note: still slower than the Gen 2 Liftback though lol)
• Targeting 35.8km/L in WLTC testing mode
• E-Four will be available
• New...

Ford Production of Electric Mustang Exceeds Gas-Powered Pony Car - Bloomberg

They say they'd build even more . . . but apparently the manufacturer's supply chain isn't prepared for plug in car production. (sounds familiar of at least one other manufacturer) Maybe it's just chip production?

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Gen 4 is now by far the longest-running Prius generation with its eight and last model year reportedly confirmed as 2023. Prius generations ran six model years in the past. Gen 5 Prius will debut as a model year 2024.

This could put the next-generation Prius Prime in the model year 2025.

All-new Toyota Prius to debut in 2023 with coupe-Like design—autoevolution

Toyota turned a 2020 Prius into a rally car, and it rules - Roadshow

Toyota's Prius Rally Car Gets Down and Dirty


I guess it's a follow up to this?

Toyota Prius Race Car

GM could have led the electric revolution with the EV1 | Top Gear

I'm not sure what is going to happen to the $4,502 federal tax credit for the Prius Prime.

Electric car US tax credit proposed to $12,500, less for Tesla vehicles - Electrek

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2022 Toyota Prius About to Join the Dark Side | Torque News

The NHS are using electric Kias as ambulances