Green Cars News

OCTOBER 31, 2012

Amid all the various new technologies and alternative fuels that have been thrust on the motoring world in recent years as alternatives to regular petrol (gasoline) powered vehicles, it appears that hybrid cars are still the most cost effective solution.

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Green Cars News

JUNE 10, 2009

If that’s your theory then you may have to re-evaluate after Ponway, California-based Plug-In Conversions Corp (PICC) completed a software upgrade conversion kit that enables all-electric mode driving at up to 70mph in a converted Prius. The software upgrade will retail for $2,000-$2,500 and be made available for sale later this month.

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Green Cars News

JUNE 29, 2009

The title of WhatGreenCar Car of the Year 2009 has been awarded to the ‘next generation’ Toyota Prius, due to be launched in the UK on 1 st August 2009. The judging was completely independent and showcased the most innovative green cars available to drive in the UK during 2009. litre petrol engine in place of the 1.5-litre

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 10, 2009

It doesn’t make its debut until next week’s Frankfurt Motor Show, but we’ve got the inside scoop on the new Toyota Prius Plug-in Hybrid Concept. Over longer distances the Prius Plug-in becomes a conventional petrol-electric hybrid and with this extended range, carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions are reduced to around 60g/km according to Toyota.

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Green Cars News

APRIL 29, 2009

The Toyota Prius will, this summer, take its advanced hybrid power technology and environmental leadership on to a higher level. The new, third-generation Prius will arguably become the world’s most technically advanced mainstream car, and will also help demonstrate the real world benefits of Toyota’s Hybrid Synergy Drive.

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 21, 2009

Now at the Frankfurt Motor Show Ford has announced a new family of petrol engines offering the opportunity to down size engine capacity without suffering a reduction in performance. In fact, fuel consumption and CO2 emissions are reduced by up to 20 per cent compared to a conventional petrol engine. litre and 2.0 “With the 2.0-litre

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Green Cars News

MAY 15, 2013

Vauxhall''s range-extended plug-in hybrid, the Ampera, has won the best hybrid/electric car category in the inaugural Telegraph Motoring Awards. The electric/petrol-powered model beat off competition from the likes of the Toyota Prius Plug-in and Nissan LEAF in a poll of Telegraph readers, who were[.]. Vauxhall'

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Green Cars News

JUNE 18, 2009

A Florida car dealer set a mission to drive 1,100 miles in a Toyota Prius, which had been modified as a plug-in hybrid, while burning as little petrol as possible. Tags: Green cars Latest news Toyota Florida car dealer plug-in hybrid cars Toyota Prius Toyota Prius PHEV.

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Green Cars News

JUNE 21, 2009

Describing himself as anti-tax but pro-carbon tax, Tesla Motors founder Elon Musk risked the backlash of US motorists by declaring that petrol should probably cost $10 a gallon. With the US auto industry in disarray, Tesla’s focus on premium green cars has emerged as a bright spark.

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 15, 2009

Toyota has long been one of the leading carmakers in the world of green cars. The first manufacturer to produce a full production hybrid, in the form of the iconic Prius, Toyota has also made significant advancements in the development of electric, hydrogen and alternative fuel vehicles. TheGreenCarWebsite.co.uk

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Green Cars News

JUNE 23, 2011

Japanese manufacturer Toyota has become renowned for its hybrid models after the global success of the Prius – but the latest addition to its fleet has a very different look. The Toyota GRMN Sports Hybrid Concept II is a convertible mid-ship petrol electric hybrid concept that will make its first appearance at the 39th Nurburgring [.].

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Green Cars News

JUNE 17, 2009

By 2015, he believes that full hybrids such as the Prius will represent the top lithium-ion business opportunity, followed by moderate hybrids and light electric vehicles. Tags: Green cars Latest news Lithium-ion batteries Advanced Automotive Batteries.

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Green Cars News

JULY 16, 2009

It tested the performance of two 2007 model Prius hybrids and then converted them into plug-in hybrids using a Hymotion 5kWh lithium-ion battery conversion kit. Tags: Green cars Hybrid cars Latest news plug-in hybrid cars plug-in hybrid electric cars San Diego SDG&E.

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Green Cars News

MAY 14, 2009

Green car technology is expected to take the ‘International Engine of the Year’ awards by storm this year. Last year’s winner, BMW, renowned for its Efficient Dynamics technology and for its range of class-leading green cars, has a fight on its hands to achieve a record-breaking fifth consecutive International Engine of the Year title.

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 29, 2009

Plug-in hybrids need different rules to conventional vehicles because they run on both petrol and electricity. This method has been applied to the Hymotion Prius plug-in hybrid electric vehicles with estimated fuel consumption of 55mpg and electricity consumption of 89Wh/mi.

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Green Cars News

JULY 27, 2009

Now it has been agreed by West Lothian Council that the Toyota Prius can be licensed as a private hire vehicle, West Lothian/Edinburgh based Calder Cabs have become the first company in Scotland to run a fleet of hybrid Toyota Prius. They chose the Prius because it is a hybrid car and has a 1.5-litre

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Green Cars News

JUNE 25, 2009

The news complements the newly launched third-generation Prius with plug-in technology able to extend the electric driving mode almost ten-fold creating an even lower carbon transport solution. Mayor of London Boris Johnson also sees Toyota as playing a key role in the trials. Toyota hopes to employ 500 plug-in vehicles globally by 2010.

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Green Cars News

DECEMBER 28, 2011

The undisputed market leader in the hybrid car sector, Toyota has now launched a new hybrid vehicle in its home market of Japan. The Toyota Aqua is a petrol electric hybrid car with a 1.5litre Toyota Hybrid System II. It features a reduction gear that helps it achieve fuel efficiency of 83.3mpg. It will be [.].

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Green Cars News

MAY 14, 2009

Toyota claim the new PHV will overcome the obstacles historically associated with electric vehicles such as high battery costs and limited cruising range, by building on the existing benefits of Toyota’s full hybrid technology, as used in Prius. To find out more, read our Prius PHV guide.

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Green Cars News

OCTOBER 22, 2009

As Toyota took the wraps off its latest hybrid offerings at the Toyko Motor Show, the carmaker vowed to build petrol-electric versions of all its vehicles by 2020, in anticipation of a booming market for hybrids. Top speed is above 60mph and a fully charged battery will give a range of more than 50 miles.

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Green Cars News

APRIL 30, 2009

Honda is taking on the Toyota Prius with the latest version of the Insight, which is a huge advance on the original two-seater launched in 1999. The major selling point of the Insight is its hybrid powerplant, a petrol-electric unit that reduces CO2 emissions and provides a cleaner, greener way of motoring. Honda Insight lease prices.

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Green Cars News

AUGUST 18, 2009

It is our belief that the bar could have been set higher and that the rewards for replacing an old vehicle with a truly green car would have been more fitting than simply replacing it with a vehicle that offers marginally better fuel economy.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Related Links Government to offer £5,000 to boost green cars Electric shock as sales of green cars reverse With or without incentives, these are still likely to be a specialisedpurchase. Electric cars remain dependent on the development of better,affordable batteries. to charge overnight.

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 29, 2009

It seems bizarre that Toyota, champion of hybrids with its Prius model, would express concerns with what appears to be a natural progression from their existing technology. Why is Toyota questioning plug-in technology? So let’s look at the points they highlight. In the West it appears that plug-in hybrids are an attractive solution.

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Green Cars News

APRIL 30, 2009

Other detail changes from 6th April 2011 include: Drivers of Euro IV diesel cars registered before the 1st January 2006 are currently taxed at the same percentage rate as drivers of cars fitted with a petrol engine. The taxation of these cars will be subject to the 3% uplift for diesel cars from this date.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Our PRIUS+ Project Photos PHEV Resources Global Warming Take Action News and Events Contact Us How Carmakers are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity If you ask, "have major auto-makers come around on PHEVs?", 2010 Prius designed to be manufactured with NiMH or Lithium batteries. todays answer is "Yes -- but not yet."

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

"It is unreasonable to expect the Volt and any similar new technology to be immediately profitable when other technologies that started with a price premium, such as the Toyota Prius, became wild successes," said Chelsea Sexton, an advisory board member of Plug-In America. AND the Detroit car companies were laughing.

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