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What Drives Us Podcast - #382 Nikola and GM Sittin’ in a Tree
Russell buys a used Prius from Paul and explains why he flew 1200 and drove for 17 hours to do it, GM and Nikola decide to make trucks, the Las Vegas CC buys a monorail, Puerto Rico plans out a better future, new ways to make energy and more. Here’s awesome Google Doc Paul mentioned: […]
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GM Developing Wireless EV Battery Management
Will reduce wiring up to 90%.
GM says industry-first wireless battery management will help it scale Ultium EV techEl Dobro Sep 11, 2020 Prius, Hybrid, EV and Alt-Fuel News Read More Views: 1,612 Likes: 1 Replies: 17 -
New Graphene-Based SuperBattery To Charge In 15 Seconds
From "New Graphene-Based SuperBattery To Charge In 15 Seconds":
"The SuperBattery will utilize Skeleton’s patented Curved Graphene carbon material to achieve a charging time of just 15 seconds (240C) and charging cycles counted in hundreds of thousands.
As in the case of other ultracapacitors, also this one is not energy-dense enough to replace the lithium-ion batteries, although it beats lead-acid and NiMH, reaching some 60 Wh/kg." -
Nikola and GM Form Strategic Partnership
- GM to engineer, validate, homologate and build the Nikola Badger for both the battery electric vehicle and fuel cell electric vehicle variants as part of the in-kind services.
- GM Will Manufacture Badger Pickup Truck For Nikola
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GM and Honda to explore sharing vehicle platforms and propulsion systems
"The announcement builds on the agreement signed between the companies in April to jointly develop two all-new electric vehicles for Honda based on GM’s highly flexible global EV platform powered by Ultium batteries. The GM-Honda relationship, which began more than two decades ago, includes recent collaboration between the companies on fuel cells, batteries and the Cruise Origin shared autonomous vehicle."
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What Drives Us Podcast - Transport Treehouse #6
An amazing conversation with Michael Dunne of ZoZoGo.com. He’s an expert on China so we dig deep on what’s going on there and how our companies are doing in China as well as the future of Chinese car companies there and here. A fascinating look at a complex market with a genuine expert.
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What Drives Us Podcast - Transport Treehouse #5
Guest: John Voelcker John returns. We spend an hour with one of our favorite journos, John Voelcker and discuss GM’s recent EV day, charging, the Chevy Volt and much more. John’s article mentioned on the show: https://www.thedrive.com/tech/32580/why-gm-has-to-prove-its-serious-about-electric-vehicles-this-time
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Meet the SD-03, the Hot New Japanese Electric Car.
Demo model only has about a four minute range, but those four minutes are awesome:
Sky Drive Inc. conducted the public demonstration on August 25, the company said in a news release, at the Toyota Test Field, one of the largest in Japan and home to the car company's development base. It was the first public demonstration for a flying car in Japanese history.
SkyDrive Conducts First Public Manned Flight in Japan – SD-03 manned model makes its world debut- | SkyDrive Inc. -Flying car-
Video of it operating in ground effect:
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What Drives Us Podcast - #381 with special guest Rich Benoit (aka Rich Rebuilds)
Rich Benoit of Rich Rebuilds spend more than two hours talking about how he got started, his passions, his relationship with Tesla and YouTube commenters and his projects. Do not miss this episode!
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Battery light and continuous beep
I have an 06 Prius hybrid I fixed the hybrid battery and car runs good for a few miles and then charging meter shows nothing in the car powered down you have to pull over and restart it and it’ll goLess than a mile in the red light and the beep comes back on. After the car sits for a while and back to normal when you start it.Ttex88 Aug 26, 2020 Gen 2 Prius Care, Maintenance and Troubleshooting Read More Views: 1,458 Likes: 0 Replies: 5 -
What Drives Us Podcast - Transport Treehouse #4
Infrastructure Week, part 3: Matthew Teske Infrastructure Week continues with Matthew Teske of Chargeway. Chargeway’s goal is to demystify the complex and various methods of charging for new EV owners. Matthew explains how this is important and why we need it to grow EV ownership.
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What Drives Us Podcast - #380 In 2025, I Promise
00:00 Intros 04:13 – Hybrids, Plug-ins, and EVs 25:15 – Xos Raises $20 Million to Scale Production 32:30 – This Week in Tesla 37:05 – Toyota Solid-State Batteries 43:15 – Tritium Fast Charger
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New Toyotas Will Narc You Out.
Toyota has expanded its collaboration with Amazon Web Services in ways that will see many of its models upload performance data into the Amazonian cloud to expand the services the auto-maker offers to drivers and fleet owners.
Oh what a feeling: New Toyotas will upload data to AWS to help create custom insurance premiums based on driver behaviour • The Register
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What Drives Us Podcast - Transport Treehouse #3
Infrastructure Week, part 2: David Patterson As infrastructure continues, this episode features a great conversation with David Patterson who was deeply involved in the Mitsubishi I-Miev program, worked with Nissan and Chademo. A long time advocate for electric charging clears up a lot of the confusion surrounding charging systems and what each has to offer.
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Tideland Prius Aug 15, 2020 Prius, Hybrid, EV and Alt-Fuel News Read More Views: 966 Likes: 1 Replies: 0
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2021 RAV4 Prime Priced at CDN$44,990
TL;DR
- $44,990-$56,990 plus PDI and taxes.
- Prime SE is just $2,200 more than the RAV4 Hybrid Limited.
- Qualifies for $13,000 in rebates in QC and $6,500 in B.C.
- QC rebates makes the RAV4 Prime cheaper than any RAV4 Hybrid and only $1,800 more than an LE AWD gas RAV4!
- B.C. rebates brings the base Prime SE down to about RAV4 Hybrid pricing (around the XSE Hybrid mark)
- Quebec launch for 2020 CY
- BC and nationwide in 2021 CY
TORONTO, ONTARIO – AUGUST 13, 2020 - The Toyota RAV4 Prime hits the streets this month, blending everything that people love about the RAV4 with new levels of super-sporty performance, handling and style, a long list of advanced technology features and premium amenities – plus the remarkable fuel efficiency of Toyota’s plug-in hybrid powertrain. Everything about the all-new Toyota RAV4 Prime is impressive – including its price.
“By 2025, our goal is to have an electrified option of every model we sell and...Tideland Prius Aug 15, 2020 Prius, Hybrid, EV and Alt-Fuel News Read More Views: 1,857 Likes: 2 Replies: 15 -
Prius to be discontinued in Germany......
Not sure where to post this. Hopefully an administrator can put it in the proper forum, if this isn't the right one. Apologize if this is old news. This came across my news feed today.
"Toyota accounes fluroide-ion solid state battery, plans to stop selling Prius in Germany
Toyota Announces Fluoride-Ion Solid State Battery, Plans To Stop Selling Prius In Germany
Sure hoping USA is not among the markets where it will be discontinued. "A report by Motor.es says Toyota plans to stop selling the standard Prius in Germany and possibly in other markets as well."JoanneR Aug 14, 2020 Prius, Hybrid, EV and Alt-Fuel News Read More Views: 6,847 Likes: 1 Replies: 49 -
What Drives Us Podcast - # 379 Isn’t it Ionic?
00:00 Intros 06:00 A Little Self-Promotion 11:15 Hyundai Launches Ionic Brand of EVs 20:55 The Politics of Saving the Environment 29:40 This Week in Tesla 36:15 California Court Rules Uber and Lyft Must Call Drivers “Employees” 50:45 GM’s SuperCruise is a Subscription Service 1:05:20 Shout-outs and Go Home
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What Drives Us Podcast - Transport Treehouse #2
Infrastructure Week, part 1: Kitty Adams Our first guest for Infrastructure week is Kitty Adams, She is the Executive Director and Founder of AdoptACharger.org. Ms. Adams has facilitated the installation of hundreds of EV chargers in 10 states, and has participated in a number of CEC and CARB workshops regarding alternative fuel vehicles and EV […]
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Escape PHEV reviews
Looks like the previews for the Escape PHEV are starting to come out.
All-New 2020 Ford Escape PHEV-37 Preview | CleanMPG
"2020 Ford Escape PHEV-37 FWD ($33,040/$35,620/$38,835 + $1,245 D&H + $195 Mini-Spare - $1,500 Rebate for SE/SEL/Titanium) while buyers are eligible for a Federal tax credit of $6,843.
As consumers begin returning to work and taking trips, demand for gasoline is expected to spike from the decades-low prices of the past few months.
The all-new 2020 Ford Escape PHEV has now been certified with a best-in-class EPA-estimated fuel economy rating of 43/38/41 mpg city/highway/combined and100 MPGe combined plus an EPA-estimated 37 miles of all-electric driving range from the onboard, liquid cooled 14.4 kWh Li-Ion traction battery.
The Escape HEV and PHEV are part of Ford’s investment of more than $11.5 billion in electrified vehicles. The Escape HEV/PHEV features Ford’s innovative...
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