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   Tideland Prius

   ZF's Improved Modular Electric Drivetrain Arrives in 2025

   ZF's Improved Modular EV Drivetrain Arrives in 2025

   Tideland Prius Nov 27, 2022 Read More Replies: 15
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   Tideland Prius

   Toyota’s New Electric Motors Will Catapult Them To the Top of the EV Market

   
   
   While it’ll take a a few years, looks like 2027 will see the breakthrough in efficiency and battery technology for Toyota.

   Tideland Prius Nov 26, 2022 Read More Replies: 21
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   bwilson4web

   Autoline reports on SAE PHEV conference

   I was of mixed mind about adding this to the Toyota PHEV thread but it is generic to the whole PHEV market:
   

   
   

   • Some countries require a 50 mile EV range to get a subsidy
   • At 50 mile EV range, the PHEV become cost competitive with a BEV having a 250 mile range
   • Many PHEVs are not plugging-in but just using the PHEV label for exclusive travel lanes

   Having owned and operated two PHEV, everything John reports from the SAE conference rings true:
   

   • 2014 BMW i3-REx, 72 mi EV, 0.647 L engine - we still have this car originally as backup for our Tesla Model 3 Std Rng Plus. The small engine and battery gives a 140 mile range. However, my wife loves it getting $2.75/100 miles EV yet able to drive in one day over 700 miles using the REx. It has ~75,000 miles and is her daily driver. It charges twice as fast as our former Prius Prime and has 50 kW DC charging.
   • 2017 Prius Prime, 25 mi EV, 1.8 L engine - burdened by an oversized...

   bwilson4web Nov 26, 2022 Read More Replies: 29

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