Plug-in hybrid

By Drew Johnson Toyota may be readying a Prius sub-brand for its most fuel efficient offerings, but General Motors says it has no plans to launch a green Volt division. The Chevrolet Volt is expected to become the first mass-market plug-in hybrid vehicle when it hits the market late next year. Although Gen...

By Mike Millikin CSIRO - SP AusNet PHEV. Click to enlarge.CSIRO engineers modified Toyota Prius hybrids by removing the OEM battery pack and installing a larger 6 kWh, 30 Ah NiMH battery pack (five times the capacity of the original 1.2 kWh, 6.5 Ah pack) and a battery charger to allow the cars to plug into and cha...

By Mike Millikin Toyota Motor Sales (TMS), USA will place ten Prius plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHV) with Xcel Energy’s SmartGridCity project in Boulder, Colorado. The vehicles will be the focus of an interdisciplinary research project coordinated by the University of Colorado at... Toyota Motor...

By Mike Millikin Toyota Motor Sales (TMS), USA will place ten Prius plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHV) with Xcel Energy’s SmartGridCity project in Boulder, Colorado. The vehicles will be the focus of an interdisciplinary research project coordinated by the University of Colorado at... Toyota Motor...

By Dahcredyns(noreply@blogger.com) The Toyota Prius is hot in California. So, as they become available, it isn't hard to imagine some wealthier California neighborhoods sporting multiple plug-in vehicles. You're going to overwhelm the circuits," claims Peter Darbee, CEO of Pacific Gas & Electric Corp. in California...

By Dahcredyns(noreply@blogger.com) Is the Toyota Prius the perfect hybrid? What if you added some extra batteries and a plug, would that make the Prius the perfect hybrid? How much electric range should it have, as much as possible? Is 40 miles of electric range the key to plug-in hybrids, such as GM's Chevy Volt is expected to...

By Mike(noreply@blogger.com) The plug-in Prius aimed to have 55 km/l or better, CO2 emissions of 42g/km or less and an EV cruising range of 20 km or more on a fully charged battery. The battery is a lithium-ion battery pack, unlike the third generation Prius which uses nickel metal hydride still. FT-EV II

By Mike Millikin For the Hymotion Prius PHEVs, NREL’s method estimated fuel consumption of 4.2 L/100 km (55 mpg) and electricity consumption of 5.5 kWh/100 km (89 Wh/mi). This represents an average decrease in gasoline fuel consumption of roughly 20% relative to the comparable HEV Prius window sticker va...

By Mike Millikin For the Hymotion Prius PHEVs, NREL’s method estimated fuel consumption of 4.2 L/100 km (55 mpg) and electricity consumption of 5.5 kWh/100 km (89 Wh/mi). This represents an average decrease in gasoline fuel consumption of roughly 20% relative to the comparable HEV Prius window sticker va...

By Mike Millikin Based on its 15 years of experience with advanced battery technology and the now-mainstream Prius, Toyota has key unanswered questions regarding market acceptance of plug-in hybrid and electric vehicles and who the target buyers—in numbers sufficient to meet California ZEV... Based o...

By Mike(noreply@blogger.com) And finally, focus in on fuel efficiency at a practical size.  The Toyota Prius wasn't the most fuel efficient vehicle.  Nor was it the most luxurious hybrid.  Nor was it the largest hybrid.  No, it's just the most fuel efficient hybrid at just the right size.   That's why the Prius has beat out al...

By Dahcredyns(noreply@blogger.com) A plug-in Prius at HybridFest Since 2006, in the US, Japan, and Europe, Toyota has been quietly testing 126 lithium-powered Prius hybrid cars. In fact, there was a time when a few top Toyota executives announced that lithium would power the third generation Toyota Prius.

By Dahcredyns(noreply@blogger.com) I read a few stories this morning on how GM has again confirmed that the technology that was to power the Saturn Vue hybrid, including the plug-in version, will live. Whoohoo! In the last several years GM has gone from slamming hybrids like the Toyota Prius to claiming that their hybrid tech...

A Florida car dealer found a dramatic way to show off the benefits of a plug-in hybrid car this month. His mission? Have a mechanic drive 1100 miles in a Toyota Prius modified as a plug-in hybrid burning as little gas as possible. ... Toyota rules out hybrid diesel Autocar

 UK By Alun Taylor • Get more from this author Leccy Tech Car rental club Streetcar has added what's thought to be the UK's first plug-in hybrid electric Toyota Prius to its rental fleet. The Prius was modified for Streetcar by Lincolnshire-based firm ...

  USA By Yuri Kageyama TOKYO Toyota said last week it will start leasing plug-in hybrid cars, that are even greener than its hit Prius, by the end of this year in the US, Japan and Europe. Toyota Motor Corp., the world's top automaker, will start leasing 200 ...

The 2010 Toyota Prius was fun to test drive and our review will try to explain all the features for the hybrid plug-in. Toyota Prius drives with precision and dealerships offer full availability since its release date. 2010 Toyota Prius plug in hybrid ...

 HI AP Maui Mayor Charmaine Tavares is test-driving a plug-in hybrid vehicle to promote cutting back on fossil fuel consumption. The converted Toyota Prius is part of a national study run by the Idaho National Laboratory and the US Department of Energy. ...

ABOUT PLUG IN CONVERSIONS CORP: Plug-In Conversions Corporation, based in Poway, CA, was founded in June 2007 to help restore and protect our environment by converting as many Hybrid Electric Vehicles as possible to Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicles. ...

 NY Toyota's plug-in Prius: The Prius is already a success. Now Toyota is testing plug-in hybrid versions of the car around the world, in preparation for a mass commercial launch. Take the basic concept of the Prius and ratchet it up, and we think the ...

By AUDREY McAVOY , 06.09.09, 09:51 AM EDT HONOLULU -- Maui Mayor Charmaine Tavares is test driving a plug-in hybrid vehicle to promote cutting back on fossil fuel consumption. The converted Toyota ( TM - news - people ) Prius is part of a national ...

 Englewood Cliffs Tavares is driving a Toyota Prius that's been converted into a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle as part of trials run by Idaho National Laboratory and the US Department of Energy. The car averaged 64 miles per gallon during April, the first period ...

 MN Whenever GM officials start talking rhapsodically about the long-awaited Chevrolet Volt, a plug-in hybrid expected to be introduced next year, I get worried. Reportedly, the Volt will retail for about $40000. By contrast, the Toyota Prius — which uses ...

Do these plug-in hybrid Prius's (Prii?) have the ability, in an emergency, to become generators? That could be a huge help to the municipalities during a disaster. Does anyone know? The idea that a plug-in hybrid gets triple digit fuel economy contains ...

Panasonic through its Toyota joint venture could eventually account for nearly 90 percent of nickel-metal hydride batteries, currently used in Prius cars, and about 35 percent to 40 percent of lithium-ion batteries, planned for Toyota's plug-in hybrid ...

By Mike Millikin Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) will begin leasing approximately 200 plug-in versions of its third-generation Prius (earlier post) equipped with lithium-ion battery packs in Japan starting at the end of this year. This will be the first time a lithium-ion battery... Toyota Motor Corpora...

 UK If you look at pics of the upcoming Prius PHEV (plug-in hybrid) pilot it's got two identical flaps. One in the usual place for the existing fuel filler and one on the continental* side for the plug. *Yes, RHD cars *should* have the fuel filler on the ...

 NY Toyota, the world's biggest automaker that also makes the Camry sedan and Lexus luxury models, recorded its worst loss in its seven-decade history for the fiscal year ended March. On Wednesday, Toyota said it will start leasing plug-in hybrid cars by ...

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 NC Progress Energy's plug-in hybrid electric Prius is parked outside the office on Military Cutoff Rd. Wednesday. The car is used by Progress Energy employees. By Jim Brumm There's a new type of car running around the Cape Fear region – one that uses two ...

 FL TOKYO ]Toyota to Lease Plug-ins Toyota said Wednesday it will start leasing plug-in hybrid cars, that are even greener than its hit Prius, by the end of this year in the US, Japan and Europe. Toyota Motor Corp., the world's top automaker, ...

 MO Toyota said Wednesday it will start leasing plug-in hybrid cars, that are even greener than its hit Prius, by the end of this year in the US, Japan and Europe. The automaker will start leasing 200 plug-ins in Japan, 150 in the US and 150 in Europe, ...

I too am waiting for the Cash for Clunkers. Since my current car gets 36 mpg, I'm looking at something that gets about 46 mpg or better, preferably a US-made Saturn plug-in hybrid. If none exists, I'll buy a plug-in version of the Toyota Prius 2. ...

 United States Whenever GM officials start talking rhapsodically about the long-awaited Chevrolet Volt, a plug-in hybrid expected to be introduced next year, I get worried. Reportedly, the Volt will retail for about $40000. By contrast, the Toyota Prius -- which uses ...

 FL Spawned by recent fuel prices, climate concerns, and an economic recession, Earl Stewart Toyota has modified a 2009 Prius with an A123 Hymotion Lithium battery. The auto dealer says the electric, plug-in hybrid should be able to travel 30-to-40 miles ...

 FL The 2010 Toyota Prius Hybrid offers the best mileage for an electric battery car. Prius is a next-generation Toyota plug-in hybrid vehicle delivering 50 MPG rating. The 2010 Toyota Prius Hybrid release date is coming and its price couldn't be more ...

 Canada It's a plug-in hybrid concept that, according to Krafcik, has a “very good possibility” of coming to North America, though he offers no timetable. “It will be a dedicated hybrid like the (Toyota) Prius and (Honda) Insight,” Krafcik told dealers at a ...

By Chuck Squatriglia See Also: The Chevy Volt Will Save GM (And Get the Girl) The Volt Isn't a Prius. It Might Even Be Better. Exclusive: Inside the Design Process of the Volt 34,520 People and Counting Want a Volt Bob Lutz: Volt Is the U.S. Car Industry's Moon Shot

By Chuck Squatriglia The gas-electric version of Piaggio's funky but fun MP3 scooter uses a parallel hybrid system much like that in the Toyota Prius but advances the technology by adding an electrical cord. Although Toyota, General Motors and several other automakers are developing cars that can be charge...

By info.rss@cro.consumer.org (Consumer Reports) The next generation of advanced batteries are called lithium-ion batteries, like the one we had installed in the plug-in Prius we are testing. Lithium Ion batteries are smaller and lighter for the same energy storage capacity and so lend themselves better to full electric and plug-in hy...

By info.rss@cro.consumer.org (Consumer Reports) Most plug-in hybrids are rated according to how many miles they can drive on electric power without using the gas engine. Some future models, such as the Chevrolet Volt and the Fisker Karma, can drive up to 40 miles (according to the manufacturers) without ever using the gas engine. Chrysle...

By The Huffington Post News Editors Honda hopes to aggressively compete with the Toyota Prius by unveiling its own affordable hybrid car that will hit markets in the relatively new future, according to Autopia: That price tag is pretty impressive, especially since I've been staring at Chevy Volt material for weeks -- you...

GM engineers work 'round the clock to bring their plug-in hybrid to market. Who paid for the Toyota Prius? Chris Basso of Carfax tells us what to look out for in today's used car market

By Kevin Shult Filed under: Consumer experience, Competitive strategy, DaimlerChrysler (DCX), Ford Motor (F), General Motors (GM), Toyota Motor Corp. (TM)Toyota Motors (NYSE: TM) is launching the first U.S. tests of its plug-in hybrid technology in two converted Prius hybrids. The test cars will run...

By Sebastian Blanco Somewhere out there is the recipient of the world's first ticket issued by a policeman driving a hydrogen car (a Mercedes A-class F-Cell). Is that an honor or what? Also, GM is moving forward on their fuel cell cars in a big way, and Toyota delays the next Prius by at least six months. Also:

By Mike Millikin The conference included several presentations on plug-in hybrids by researchers from around the world, as well as a plug-in hybrid roundtable hosted by Ron Gremban of CalCars, who was the technical lead for the first PHEV conversion of a Toyota Prius in 2004.

By Mike Millikin Testing Plug-in conversions. Richard Carlson from Argonne presented the results of Argonne’s testing of three current PHEVs: the CLEANOVA series plug-in hybrid, and two converted Prius PHEVs, one with a Hymotion battery pack, the other with an Energy CS battery pack.