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2016 Gen 4 Prius Reveal Set for September 9th

Investigative PriusChat members had already gathered that the 4th gen 2016 Prius would be revealed in September at the Frankfurt Auto Show, but we also now know that Toyota is doing a US-based reveal on September 9th in Las Vegas, thanks to Automotive News.

I'll be on-site for the reveal and will be sure to have lots of content to share with the PriusChat community.

Danny Aug 19, 2015 Read More Replies: 230

Toyota to embrace online car shopping!

An online car-buying program that targets Scion's young customer base is barely off the ground. But executives are already preparing to roll out a similar system "as soon as possible" for the Toyota brand.

Blame the shift on the kids.

"Millennials are starting to express the fact that they'd like to do more shopping online," Fay said. "They'd like to connect that shopping to a buying experience ... that needs to be quicker and more transparent."

The Scion and Toyota initiatives are part of a broader move by automakers, dealers and third parties to simplify car buying through online and mobile tools.

Fay said the Toyota and Scion programs aren't an effort to compete with what the big dealership groups and TrueCar are doing. Rather, he said, they are a response to changing consumer buying habits.

The goal, he said, is to reduce the time a customer spends in the physical dealership to about an hour.

Scion's setup allows a user to go online, pick and spec out a Scion...
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Sergiospl Aug 17, 2015 Read More Replies: 0

2016 Nissan Leaf to offer 2 battery sizes

Nissan Dealer Leaks Info On 2016 LEAF - Two Battery Sizes To Be Offered

2016 Nissan Leaf's Two Batteries: 84 Miles Base, 110 Miles For Top Trims, Dealer Says

So basically the base S trim will still have the 24 kWh battery, while the higher SV and SL trims will have a new 30 kWh battery, with up to 110 EPA miles of range.

Price to be announced later, but I'm guessing it's roughly the same as what the trims costs now, or they'll drop the S price to make it even more enticing to people who wants an EV for a short work/town commute and don't need the longer ranges.

I also wonder if Nissan will be offering the larger pack for older models in case people want to upgrade those.

And now it's got me wondering what kind of range the Gen 2 Leaf will have.

Ashlem Aug 17, 2015 Read More Replies: 12