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I have already broken the Guinness EV hypermiling record with My Prius Prime with over 7.0 miles per kWh round-trip, and now @Salamander_King (pictured below) is trying to beat my record with his new Ford Mustang Mach-E.

For maximum EV efficiency, stick to 25 miles an hour, ignore angry drivers

‘Hypermilers’ in pursuit of extreme fuel efficiency in electric cars invite road rage with painfully slow driving


Fergal McGrath after setting a Guinness World Record last year for lowest energy consumption driving from John O'Groats in Scotland to Land's End in England in an electric car. FORD

By Mike Colias

Jan. 18,...

Recent interview with Gill Pratt, Toyota’s Chief Scientist and head of the Toyota Research Institute. Status of solid state batteries starts at the 2:03 mark and circles back towards the end. 2-3 years away in hybrids first. My thought - perhaps in the Prius line ?

Perhaps as early as upcoming Q2, depending on 2022 Q1 sales. Cumulatively, Toyota has delivered more than 190,000 plug-in electric cars, which means that soon it will reach 200,000 federal tax credits (which triggers the start of the phase-out of the tax credit).

US: Toyota Sold Over 52,000 Plug-In Cars In 2021