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What does the Prius PHEV mileage really mean on the JC08 cycle?
Ever since we started getting government estimates of fuel economy for new vehicles back in the 1970s, the first thing people noticed was that the numbers rarely reflected reality. The problem is that efficiency is highly dependent on the duty cycle and driver's behavior. However, in order to compare cars against each other a standardized test is needed, even if does not reflect drivers' own experiences. Over the years, the EPA has modified the test procedures to try to make the results more realistic. When we got the news about the ... Read more →
Toyota officially launches plug-in Prius program, retail sales in 2011 Sam Abuelsamid
In Japan today, Toyota officially launched its Prius Plug-in Hybrid (PHEV) lease program. Over the next six months, Toyota will be building and deploying 600 examples of the plug-in Prius for ...
Frankfurt Preview: More on Toyota's new lithium-ion Plug-in Prius Sam Abuelsamid
Toyota's new-generation plug-in hybrid Prius will be shown for the first time at the Frankfurt Motor Show next week, and now we've got some new images and details. As expected, the PHEV Prius will ...
REPORT: 115 Plug-in Priuses fail to crack 50 mpg average in year-long test Sebastian Blanco
When Consumer Reports tested out the Hymotion L5 plug-in Toyota Prius conversion earlier this year, they weren't overwhelmed with the results. Sure, the mileage they observed was boosted to about 67 ...
REPORT: 2010 Prius PHEV to feature 12-mile-plus EV range Jeremy Korzeniewski
According to the Nikkan Jidosha Shimbun in Japan, Toyota's upcoming plug-in Prius will have a range of a little over 12 miles (20 kilometers) on electric power only. That's significantly less than ...
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Toyota PHEV test program to expand to Europe 2 years ago on Autoblog Green
Earlier this summer Toyota announced plans to start testing some plug-in versions of the Prius in Japan. That announcement was quickly followed by two of the PHEV Priuses coming to California and now the program is hopping another ocean. Following up on the rumors circulating over the weekend, ...
EDTA president says plug-in bill failure had nothing to do with PHEV technology 2 years ago on Autoblog Green
As I mentioned earlier today, the FREEDOM Act language regarding tax incentives for Americans looking to convert their hybrids to plug-in versions was stripped out of the energy bill that ended up passing in the U.S. Senate. Toyota made their claim for why PHEVs are a bad idea, and in my inbox today ...
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