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EV and plug-in chart
Source: Monthly Plug-In Sales Scorecard
- Prius Prime - appears to be a popular plug-in hybrid even though SouthEast and Midwest Toyota won't sell them! No advertising along with limited availability.
- Model X/S - are trending upwards but they are 2-4x the cost of a Prius Prime. Not bad for cars like the Prius Prime that are not advertised and can't be 'sold' in some states.
bwilson4web Nov 1, 2018 Prius, Hybrid, EV and Alt-Fuel News Read More Views: 6,899 Likes: 1 Replies: 47 -
FBI versus Tesla
Tesla Faces Deepening Criminal Probe Over Whether It Misstated Production Figures - WSJ
Even as the company breaks production goals - the Fed's investigate the bygone days of 'production hell' - low numbers, from months ago. Some media outlets frame the FBI inquiry/investigation as a full blown criminal probe. Man - this company .... it just can't avoid being under attack - now that they're coming into their own.
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Cool weather and low tire pressure
Source: Fall 2018 Temperature Outlook Update: Many Will Have to Wait for Cooler Weather | The Weather Channel
Parts of the central Plains and mid-Mississippi Valley can expect temperatures near average or slightly cooler. The rest of the Lower 48 will likely experience near- or slightly above-average temperatures overall from September through November.
From the 80s we dropped to the 50s and sure enough, the Prius Prime low pressure light came on. So I pulled the 12V tire pressure pump out of the bag and it disassembled itself:
I picked up all of the parts except for the fuse spring. Good this happened at home instead of in some remote area with a flat tire!
Firestone partially re-inflated the tires and I picked up a 12V plug and with a soldering iron, fixed it. A...bwilson4web Oct 23, 2018 Prius, Hybrid, EV and Alt-Fuel News Read More Views: 950 Likes: 1 Replies: 7 -
Toyota tag commercial
Well I was amused:
Bob Wilsonbwilson4web Oct 18, 2018 Prius, Hybrid, EV and Alt-Fuel News Read More Views: 943 Likes: 0 Replies: 1 -
Automotive-IQ White Papers
Source: https://www.automotive-iq.com/electrics-electronics/reports/the-rise-of-e-mobility?utm_campaign=AUIQ NL 2018 Week 42&utm_medium=email&utm_source=internalemail&MAC=AUIQ1-OKHD0I9|1-E3QCWCD&elqContactId=13876107&disc=&elqCampId=33647
An overwhelming 41 percent of the industry professionals responding to the IQ Automotive survey had the highest expectations - in an industry spending USD 90 billion on EVs - of Elon Musk’s strategy for Tesla Inc.
This from a company with sales of only three models totaling just over 100,000 vehicles in 2017. While Tesla is the most prominent electric car maker, “soon it will be everybody and his brother,” Daimler AG Chief Executive Dieter Zetsche told reporters on Monday at the...bwilson4web Oct 18, 2018 Prius, Hybrid, EV and Alt-Fuel News Read More Views: 1,118 Likes: 0 Replies: 3 -
This Weeks' Anti-Electric Car Hit Piece -"The Dirt on Clean Electric Cars"
Bloomberg..com has an article out: "The Dirt on Clean Electric Cars
New research shows some drivers might spew out less CO2 with a diesel engine."
The Bloomberg article is based on claims made by Berylls Strategy Advisors, who describe themselves as:
"BERYLLS: MODERN PREMIUM AUTOMOTIVE CONSULTING."
"Over 500 consulting projects in the automotive industry. Highly committed strategy consultants with an average of 15 years of automotive experience. Hidden Champion title in 2015 and again in 2018 as the management consultancy with the highest customer satisfaction. Together with our network of specialist cooperation partners from industry and research, we’ll get you and your company ready for tomorrow’s automotive world. We are Berylls Strategy Advisors.
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Proposed Senate Bill to Lift Individual $7,500 Tax Credit Manufacturer Cap
Under current law, once a manufacturer hits 200,000 EVs sold, the tax credit phases out starting in the following quarter. Heller’s bill lifts the individual manufacturer cap but would phase out the credit for the entire industry in 2022.
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UK Scrapping Grant for PHEVs & Hybrids, Lowers Grant For BEVs
Scrapping UK grants for hybrid cars 'astounding', says industry | Environment | The Guardian
Mitsubishi Cries Foul Over End Of Grant In UK: Outlander PHEV Sales?
UK ends PHEV incentive and reduces all-electric vehicle incentive, says it worked too well - Electrek
Electric car grant UK axed for EV and plug-in hybrids by Government | Express.co.ukTideland Prius Oct 14, 2018 Prius, Hybrid, EV and Alt-Fuel News Read More Views: 831 Likes: 0 Replies: 3 -
The new 2019 Corolla hybrid looks good
But rumors is that it may not be coming to America.
If it does then it makes sense why they would end the Prius v. They look similar with the long hatch space.
PriusV17 Oct 9, 2018 Prius, Hybrid, EV and Alt-Fuel News Read More Views: 10,641 Likes: 8 Replies: 98 -
El Dobro Oct 8, 2018 Prius, Hybrid, EV and Alt-Fuel News Read More Views: 6,415 Likes: 0 Replies: 76
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New Recall
Toyota car fault prompts massive recall - BBC News
I can't tell if the Plug Ins are involved.markabele Oct 5, 2018 Prius, Hybrid, EV and Alt-Fuel News Read More Views: 1,203 Likes: 0 Replies: 5 -
Plug In America Petition re: Ca HOV rules
I see Plug-In America (belatedly) has a petition complaining that EV drivers of older solo-driver BEVs are being forced off the HOV lanes in California.
>This presents a possible opportunity for 2017 Model Year Prime owners (with 2016 HOV stickers pre-applied by the dealers) in Ca. to complain that some Toyota Prime's got treated unfairly in the new rule making.
> I see there is reference to a new Ca. law that apparenty allows lower income plug-in buyers to apply for HOV stickers even if the used plug-in vehicle already had HOV stickers. Does anyone know if this law applies to PiPs or Primes?
Sign the petition: Let EV drivers stay in California's HOV lanes! - Plug In AmericaPlug In America
I tried to help, some months ago writing an email to Assemblyperson Bloom about the Toyota Prime issue. To my knowledge,... -
2019 RAV4 with all-wheel drive and...
gets 52mpg
.. and a range of 600 miles.
.. and can pull 3,637-pound maximum towing capacity
Could this be a typo?
"Power hits the road through a much improved all-wheel-drive system. The claimed sprint time to 62 mph is 8.1 seconds, and Toyota says it expects returns of 4.5 l/100km, or around 52.3 mpg US."
The 2019 Toyota RAV4 Hybrid Proves Efficiency Can Look Good At The Paris Motor Show | Top Speed
2019 Toyota RAV4 Chief Engineer: Gas Station Trips Every Two Weeks Are A Waste Of Time - CarBuzzPriusV17 Oct 3, 2018 Prius, Hybrid, EV and Alt-Fuel News Read More Views: 17,469 Likes: 4 Replies: 91 -
Volvo Trucks to introduce all-electric Class 8 trucks in North America
Volvo Trucks to introduce all-electric Class 8 trucks in North America – TheTrucker.com
"As part of an innovative partnership between the Volvo Group, California’s South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD), and industry leaders in transportation and electrical charging infrastructure, Volvo Trucks will introduce all-electric Class 8 truck demonstrators in California next year, and commercialize them in North America in 2020.
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The demonstration units will be based on the technology currently being used in the Volvo FE Electric, which Volvo Trucks presented in May and will begin selling in Europe in 2019."
Class 8 trucks are your classic semis, so Tesla will have competition in that market, hopefully.Trollbait Sep 28, 2018 Prius, Hybrid, EV and Alt-Fuel News Read More Views: 1,367 Likes: 1 Replies: 7 -
The Problem(s) with Battery Electric Vehicles (BEVs)
I have been contemplating a BEV as my next purchase. But there are pitfalls that I see, including this one:
- A BEV out of fuel (lack of sufficient charge) cannot be restored to running condition as a roadside service. The car would have to be towed. This is not a small problem. Not only is this expensive, but would clog highways with disabled cars for a longer length of time than a gas and go.
William Redoubt Sep 27, 2018 Prius, Hybrid, EV and Alt-Fuel News Read More Views: 10,187 Likes: 0 Replies: 115 -
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