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From the Japanese web site car.moby.jp: teaser site is expected to go up 11/9 and full reveal 11/16 1:00 PM Japan time which would be 8:00 PM Pacific time on Tuesday 11/15. That means the preview site should appear sometime tomorrow.


Here is a link to the article: トヨタ新型プリウスは11/16発表か!!サイズや燃費＆試乗した感想も入手 | MOBY [モビー]

Renters with EVs face charging dilemma in cities
by: The Associated Press via Nexstar Media Wire

Posted: Oct 25, 2022 / 08:52 AM EDT

Updated: Oct 25, 2022 / 08:55 AM EDT

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PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Stephanie Terrell bought a used Nissan Leaf this fall and was excited to join the wave of drivers adopting electric vehicles to save on gas money and reduce her carbon footprint.

But Terrell quickly encountered a bump in the road on her journey to clean driving: As a renter, she doesn’t have a private garage where she can power up overnight, and the public charging stations near her are often in use, with long wait times. On a recent day, the 23-year-old nearly ran out of power on the freeway because a public charging station she was counting on was busy.

“It was really scary and I was really worried I wasn’t going to make it, but luckily I made it here. Now I have to wait a couple hours to even use it because I can’t go any further,” she said while waiting at...