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QOTD: Will EV Shift Force People to Hold On to ICE Vehicles?

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A chief scientist at Toyota has said that forcing people to buy EVs could actually make them want to keep their internal-combustion engine vehicles longer. The whole article is worth a read (and covers some ground that should be familiar to regular TTAC readers). Image: Toyota] Become a& TTAC& insider.

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Opinion: 4 Things You Should Think About Before Buying a Sports Car

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This article may contain affiliate links. Remember, you are buying a car, not a deal. Flash Drive: 2021 Toyota Supra 2.0L. Road Test: 2020 Toyota 86 Hakone. Road Test: 2020 Toyota Supra. The post Opinion: 4 Things You Should Think About Before Buying a Sports Car first appeared on Clean Fleet Report.

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Tech: How do Hybrid & Plug-in Hybrid Batteries Recharge? Do I Need to Plug a Hybrid In?

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A Primer on Hybrid Battery Care This article may contain affiliate links. When hybrids appeared most used nickel-metal-hydride batteries This question was such a big roadblock for increasing sales that Toyota began an advertising campaign for the Prius that clearly emphasized that plugging in was not necessary.

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Must Have Car Features for College Students

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Must Have Car Features for College Students Help for Picking Your Ride Wisely This article may contain affiliate links. Often we will also have reviews of older models if you’re buying used. With the typically restricted funds, having a car that consumes fuel in small amounts can substantially decrease monthly expenses.

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Consumers Want Plug-in Hybrids, Industry Survey Finds

Plugs and Cars

Simply put, as the first sentence of the article states, [W]hen consumers understand what plug-in hybrids are, they want them. When consumers were told this, the percentage of people who would consider buying the cars dropped from 52 to 33 percent. All that's needed, the survey discovered, is a dollop of education.

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NYC Goes EV

Revenge of the Electric Car

Many things in your life haven’t changed since 2010 but one thing certainly has: You won’t need to buy gas in order to drive. The Chevrolet Volt and the Nissan Leaf will lead the way, with others manufacturers including Ford, Mitsubishi, Toyota, and Tesla planning to introduce their electric cars sometime between 2011 and 2012.

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Has the cash for clunkers scheme failed? The Green Piece

Green Cars News

And so it proved as the subsidy programme helped Ford to its first increase in US vehicles sales since 2007 after it sold 158,838 vehicles in July – a two per cent increase compared to the previous year (see article ). per cent in July suggesting that American consumers are still nervous about their jobs and the economy.