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Toyota starts discussions on who will get PHEV Priuses

Toyota is getting ready to start deploying a fleet of 200 plug-in Prius hybrids in the coming months and the company needs to figure out what to do with them. The cars will all be leased for purposes of field testing. Toyota is now in discussions with federal and local governments and energy companies about who will get how many of the lithium ion battery Priuses. The company is looking for towns and cities that are, "actively promoting environmentally considerate vehicles." The PHEV Prius will be able to go up to 62 mph on electricity ... Read more →

STUDY: Market share for plug ins, hybrids set for huge growth by 2013 Sebastian Blanco

Reports that hybrid vehicles would continue to be popular are nothing new and seem to be coming true. But a new study by NextGen Research paints a picture that might be a bit too rosy. Maybe. ...

Where is the government spending for plug-in hybrid conversions? Sebastian Blanco

Fact 1: Over the last few months, we've seen the federal government spend all sorts of money to try and reach the twin goals of economic resurrection and a cleaner/greener society. In the auto ...

GM will do "heavy lifting" toward plug-in goal [w/POLL] Jeremy Korzeniewski

- It's going to be awfully tough to hit President Obama's stated goal of one million plug-in hybrids on American roads by 2015. After all, that's just over five years away and there aren't ...

GM responds to Carnegie Mellon study Jeremy Korzeniewski

After reading through the recent study from Carnegie Mellon University that suggested the best compromise between price, performance and environmental benefit would put a 3kWh battery in plug-in ...

Toyota: Plug-in Prius returning 65 mpg in testing 9 months ago on Autoblog Green

According to Toyota, its plug-in Prius hybrids are averaging 65 miles per gallon in real world testing. This is an improvement of 15 mpg over the recently-unveiled 2010 Prius. The secret to the big fuel mileage increase is a battery with the capacity to store much more energy than the unit in the ...

CalCars' plug-in hybrid prepay idea gets a major retooling: from $10,000 to $1,000 11 months ago on Autoblog Green

Since first proposing his plug-in hybrid (PHEV) prepay idea earlier this month, CalCars' Felix Kramer has not sat back and watched his baby grow. Instead, he's been talking and listening and has evolved his plan. Originally, the idea was to have plug-in vehicle supporters give their automaker ...

CalCars: US customers could prepay for plug-in hybrids at $10,000 each 11 months ago on Autoblog Green

At the EDTA Expo in DC this week, Felix Kramer of CalCars is circulating a proposal to a.) help the auto industry and b.) bring more plug-in vehicles (PHEVs) to market. The idea is for customers to pre-pay for PHEVs now and take delivery by 2012, at the latest. CalCars says the idea would ...

Ford says at least 5 years until mass-market plug-in vehicles 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Ford has been pretty consistent in saying that it doesn't expect plug-in vehicles to reach mass-market volumes until at least 2012-13. That doesn't necessarily mean they won't have any plug-in vehicles until then. It only means that they don't expect batteries to reach a price and durability level ...

Plug-In Supply launches new Prius PHEV kit for $4995 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Plug-In Supply has just released its new $4995 kit which converts your 2004-2008 Prius into a Plug-In Hybrid Vehicle (PHEV). Because the system is based on the Cal Cars reference design and uses lead-acid batteries as opposed to the more expensive lithium or nickel-based batteries, this new kit is ...

California considers legislation for PHEV conversions 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

If the California Air Resources Board (CARB) passes the legislation that it is currently considering, getting your hands on a PHEV conversion, like the one recently created by Hymotion, might be a bit more difficult. Whether or not this is a bad thing depends on your point of view. Those looking to ...

Dispatches from Plug-In 2008: Part 1 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Today is the last day of the exciting convention, Plug-In 2008: A Short Drive to Tomorrow, here in San Jose, CA. While I haven't had much chance to post during this time, I have been able to film several interesting presentations and interviews. These video segments will be made available on ...

Co-op wants a plugged-in America 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Co-op America has launched a campaign to encourage automakers to mass produce plug-in hybrid vehicles. This includes a demonstration outside the Washington Auto Show. Co-op America believes that the technology is ready and that customers deserve 100-mpg vehicles in 2010. The organization also states ...

Alt Car Expo: Lee Iacocca gets a present 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

The largest group of photographers trailing a celebrity at the Alt Car Expo on Saturday were around former Chrysler Chairman Lee Iacocca. Mr. I Am Chairman Of Chrysler Corporation Always strolled past me just as author Sherry Boschert walked up to him and handed him a copy of her new book Plug-in ...


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