Remove Colorado Remove Grid Remove Toyota
article thumbnail

RAV4 Hybrid fuel tank, Bolt EV app, Rivian and Lucid in Colorado: Today’s Car News

Green Car Reports

VW looks at fast chargers that are lighter for the grid. Toyota puzzles over hybrid fuel tanks. And Colorado may soon make it easier for Rivian and Lucid. Toyota is still working to resolve a fuel-tank issue with its top-selling hybrid, the RAV4 Hybrid. Bolt EV drivers get more features for their app.

Colorado 110
article thumbnail

WeaveGrid collaborates with Toyota to enable V2G integration with selected utilities – Charged EVs

Baua Electric

Vehicle-to-grid (V2G) technology is expected to support a cleaner, more resilient electrical grid, while enabling EV owners to save money while charging their vehicles. Software provider WeaveGrid , in collaboration with Toyota, has developed just such a platform.

Toyota 52
article thumbnail

Toyota Motorsport sets new electric record with EV P002 on the Nürburgring

Green Car Congress

Toyota Motorsport GmbH’s (TMG) TMG EV P002 ( earlier post ) set a new electric record on the 20.8km Nürburgring Nordschleife circuit in Germany. This marks the second milestone for TMG’s electric powertrain this year following its new record at Pikes Peak International Hill Climb in Colorado.

Toyota 236
article thumbnail

Toyota To Place 10 Prius Plug-ins in SmartGridCity Project in 2010

Green Car Congress

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 SmartGridCity project is the first fully functioning smart grid enabled city. Its goal is to provide increased grid reliability and energy use information.

Prius 236
article thumbnail

Study finds households manage charging of PHEVs without help from online tools

Green Car Congress

Households with plug-in hybrid vehicles (PHEVs) and smart meters actively managed how, when and where they charged their cars based on electricity rates but rarely took advantage of online feedback, according to a two-year study by a team at the University of Colorado Boulder’s Renewable and Sustainable Energy Institute ( RASEI ).

PHEV 290
article thumbnail

CU-NREL Energy Institute Launches Study of Plug-In Hybrid Vehicles in Boulder; 18 Prius PHVs

Green Car Congress

The University of Colorado at Boulder’s Renewable and Sustainable Energy Institute, (RASEI)—a joint venture with the US Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory—will partner with Toyota Motor Sales USA Inc. Toyota Motor Sales will supply 18 Prius PHVs for the two-year program.

Prius 199
article thumbnail

What does record investment in EVs mean for job growth?

Plug in America

Legacy automakers such as Ford, GM, and Toyota are beginning to revamp and build factories in states across the nation. Electric utilities, both private and public, are planning to invest hundreds of millions of dollars into preparing the national electricity grid for EVs.