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A Crack In The Lexus EV Wall?
Lexus thinking about plugging in?
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Reports of Prius death have been greatly exaggerated
Source: http://wardsauto.com/industry/toyota-down-sales-prius-upside-rav4-hybrid
DETROIT – Toyota is calling for 75,000 sales of its Prius liftback variant in 2017, 23,866 fewer than it sold in 2016.
The reason? Weak market demand for hybrid cars.
“We’re going to follow the market, but we think we have the supply-and-demand (equation) pretty much dialed in,” Bob Carter, senior vice president-automotive operations for Toyota Motor Sales U.S.A. tells WardsAuto in an interview here.
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Toyota sold 98,866 Prius liftbacks last year in the U.S., down 12.9%. The 5-year-old Prius V wagon and Prius C compact hatchback fell 47.4% and 46.7%, respectively, to 14,840 and 20,452, while sales of the Prius plug-in hybrid were down 40.8% to 2,474.
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Any news on update/refresh of new Prius?
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Honda Reveals Plans For Prius-Fighter, Possible Ridgeline, Pilot Hybrids
Honda Reveals Plans for Prius-Fighter, Possible Ridgeline, Pilot Hybrids - Motor Trend
The unofficial Twitter poll that the author conducted shows that people do want a Pilot or a Ridgeline Hybrid more than an Odyssey Hybrid. -
Plug-in sales growth
First be careful as percentages can be misleading: AD #2028 – BMW Hurting for SUVs, Tesla Cleared in Autopilot Investigation, 2017 Auto Industry Outlook – Autoline Daily
EV’S, PLUG-INS GROW THE FASTEST
Amazingly, despite cheap gasoline prices all last year, the hottest segment in the U.S. market was for electric cars and plug-ins. That segment grew 30% and over 150,000 were sold, with 70,000 being plug-ins and 80,000 electric. Plug-in sales grew the most, largely thanks to some new entrants and by strong growth from the Chevy Volt, the Ford Fusion Energi and BMW X5e. Most EVs are only sold in a limited number of states. They’re not available nationwide. So there’s a lot of upside potential. But before you get too excited they still represent less than 0.8% of the total market.
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Prius Challenge Looking For Hyper-Milers
Hey all! Toyota and TRI are putting together an event on March 3rd, at the Sonoma Raceway, specifically for our highly data-minded Prius drivers - and I knew that was something a few of you would be interested in.
It's a competition, in teams of five, to see who can get the highest possible gas mileage out of a 2017 Prius. There will. E a number of leading technical speakers (no announcements yet!), and e'll be providing access to a lot of data analytics about the car's performance for you to play with.
Space is limited, so if you or anyone you know is interested, we encourage you to apply ASAP!
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What Drives Us Podcast - One on One #1 – We Welcome Our Hydrogen Fuel Cell Robot Masters -...
Debuting a brand new show, One On One, where two people wrestle over a recent issue for an in-depth discussion. Today, Danny Cooper and Russell Frost talk about the real future of hydrogen, Toyota, Fuel Cell vehicles and also a little on factory automation and the future of jobs making things. We cite these links […]
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What Drives Us Podcast - #214 A Darker Possible Future - What Drives Us
This week’s news… russell Finally some sense…which, probably won’t last past the 20th russell Tonight we lose viewers in Oklahoma Tony China halts over 100 coal power projects russell The joke that continues to be called faraday future Mark Is a Lithium-Ion battery shortage coming? Paul Prius Prime Being Dumped On By Some Toyota Dealers […]
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EV road tax fees
Source: Yearly “EV fees” to replace lost gas tax revenue are less reasonable than they seem; Indiana the latest to scapegoat EVs | Electrek
Indiana recently became the latest state to suggest the idea of an “EV tax.” As we’ve covered before, several states have implemented additional yearly fees for electric vehicles. Even California floated the idea at one point.
At first glance, it seems almost reasonable – revenue from gas taxes is falling because cars across the board are using less (or no) gas; infrastructure spending is sorely needed but is only getting more costly thus squeezing budgets even more; more efficient cars,... -
2009 Prius more reliable than 2010+?
this is not exactly news (except it's news to me), but i didn't know where else to put it.
Toyota Prius Reliability - Dashboard Light -
A hybrid Jeep Wrangler could be in the cards for new generation
Apparently, FCA is considering a Hybrid Wrangler & a pick-up variant. I dod not see any mention of a Hybrid Pick-up variant, though.
A hybrid Jeep Wrangler could be in the cards for new generation - Autoblog -
What Drives Us Podcast - #213 In Colorado You Get $5000 Back And A Car Filled With Weed -...
This week’s news and links… Mark NAIAS wrap up and slideshow (You can watch or listen to the entire 2017 Detroit Auto Show review here) Tony Indiana wants to charge EV owners and this russell I call bullshit on autonomy AND Autonomous cars won’t work russell VW’s ID Buzz is bullshit Evan VW’s Oliver Schmidt […]
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Tesla Details New Supercharging Fees
(Why does Yuan and Yen have to use the same symbol?!?)
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Toyota looks to Montreal with debuts of 4 models that are perfect for Quebec
Le français suit:
(TORONTO, ON – JANUARY 12, 2017) Visit the Toyota booth at the Montréal International Auto Show and discover Toyota’s vision for bringing a better future to Canadians and the communities in which they live.
Highlights of the Toyota booth include:
- The Canadian premiere of the sexy and sporty Toyota C-HR high-riding coupe.
- The Canadian auto show debut of the all-new Toyota Prius Prime.
- The Canadian auto show debut of the Toyota FCV Plus Concept.
- The Toyota Mirai – Toyota’s production model hydrogen fuel cell sedan.
- The Toyota TS0 Hybrid racing car, built to the FIA World Endurance Championship prototype specs.
- The Toyota Safety Sense (TSS) virtual reality simulator.
- Plus a North American Premiere.
In addition, the Toyota booth will have a full range of vehicles on display – including the Toyota Corolla sedan and Toyota Corolla iM hatchback, the refreshed Toyota Highlander midsize crossover, the updated Toyota Sienna...
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