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Prius is the second most likely vehicle to be kept for 15 years
From Iseecars.com:
One out of 6 Prius owners keep their Prius for 15 years, beat only by the Toyota Highlander.
The study actually reports the percentage of 15 year old or older vehicles sold by the original owner.
“The oldest hybrid vehicle to remain in continuous production, the Prius’ appearance on the list helps dispel concerns about battery durability and shows that Toyota’s quality and reliability standards extend beyond its conventional fuel vehicles.”
Prius has ranked high in previous studies as well.
Cars Original Owners Keep for 15 Years or Longer - iSeeCars.com -
GM did 200,000 EVs wrong
Source: GM sold 200,000 electric vehicles in U.S. by 2018, triggering tax-credit phaseout: source | Reuters
General Motors Co (GM.N) hit 200,000 total electric vehicles sold in the United States by the end of 2018, reaching a threshold that triggers a phase-out of a $7,500 federal tax credit over the next 15 months, a person briefed on the matter said Wednesday.
The largest U.S. automaker reached the figure in the fourth quarter of 2018, which means the credit will fall to $3,750 in April, and then drop to $1,875 in October for six months. The credit will completely disappear by April 2020. The 200,000 figure covers GM’s cumulative EV sales since 2010.
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Had GM... -
De-ICE-ing with Model X
Tesla Model Xs Can Tow ICE-ing Pickup Trucks With Relative Ease [Video]
I thought this was pretty cool. Looked like he moved it easily. -
Munro on Tesla
Sandy Munro, Munro & Assoc.; David Welch, Bloomberg; Gary Vasilash, AD&P; John McElroyAutoline.tv
January 3, 2019 @ 3:00PM EST
It is live cast but I don't have the URL, yet.
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Nissans on disabled car carrier
Sad to say, there were fatalities.
Source: 3 feared dead as salvage mission launched for disabled car carrier in Pacific
Nissan confirms 3,500 vehicles are on board troubled ship
Merchant vessels responding to distress calls have rescued 16 crew members from a large car carrier adrift in the Pacific Ocean, about 1,800 miles northwest of the Hawaiian island of Oahu, following a fire, the U.S. Coast Guard said.
The Sincerity Ace, a Panamanian-flagged roll-on/roll-off vessel with a capacity of 5,200 vehicles, was headed to Hawaii and U.S. mainland ports with Nissans, and possibly other vehicles.
Bob Wilson -
What Drives Us Episode #302
Russell, Tony, Mark, and Patrick
- General Motors is shuttering the factory that manufactures the Volt, a week before Christmas. Is this the end of the vehicle or are they moving production?
- Germans can sleep in on garbage day. Volvo introduces their new EV garbage trucks.
- German EV manufacturer e.GO to introduce new, bare-bones EV for European market.
- Mark drove his Model 3 from Waterloo, CA to Orlando, FL and back. And he stole electricity in OH.
- Hydrogen still sucks.
- Mark has driven his Volt in EV more than 97% of the time over 19,800 miles.
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2018-19 “Toyota Corolla sport”
Anyone who have heard of this version? It has a C in the emblem instead of a T and has some new headlights... that better be matrix LED and not halogen and reflector... anyone who got anymore new on that? -
Oil paranoia
Source: Big Oil tries to kill the electric car (again) | EVANNEX Aftermarket Tesla Accessories
Electric vehicles are getting close to a major tipping point, and it isn’t just fans who are taking notice. The powerful enemies of transportation electrification and renewable energy are beginning to launch a serious counterattack.
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Even paranoids have enemies.
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Beginning of the end for the Prius?
Greetings everyone,
So I am referring to just the Prius itself, not including the C and V. However, I made this prediction a while back. Toyota has said for quite some time that they want hybrid models for all vehicles in their line up. I've said that once the Corolla gets a hybrid model - the Prius is dead. Looks like Corolla Hybrid is indeed coming in 2020.
2020 Toyota Corolla Hybrid at debuts L.A. Auto Show - Autoblog
(my apologies if this link has been posted already)
Then I found this article earlier today regarding Toyota getting serious about an all electric platform.
Toyota Plans Long-Range Electric Car For 2022 | Report, News | Digital Trends
I've had my 2004 since new and still love it, but with this news I truly believe that the main Prius days are now numbered.
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Can Toyota Save the Prius
Toyota struggles to save breakthrough Prius hybrid
As an updated 2019 version of the Prius gets ready to roll into U.S. showrooms, Toyota faces a difficult situation. Sales down 23%. Concede 2019 updates aren't enough to keep the Prius a viable player going into the EV future. -
prius awd; off stop and when slipping
2019 mid level trims
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The Oil Industry’s Covert Campaign to Rewrite American Car Emissions Rules
Article in NY Times - The Oil Industry’s Covert Campaign to Rewrite American Car Emissions Rules - The New York Times
When the Trump administration laid out a plan this year that would eventually allow cars to emit more pollution, automakers, the obvious winners from the proposal, balked. The changes, they said, went too far even for them.
But it turns out that there was a hidden beneficiary of the plan that was pushing for the changes all along: the nation’s oil industry.
In Congress, on Facebook and in statehouses nationwide, Marathon Petroleum, the country’s largest refiner, worked with powerful oil-industry groups and a conservative policy network financed by the billionaire industrialist Charles G. Koch to run a stealth campaign to roll back car emissions standards, a New York Times investigation has found. -
Potentially really fast charging
Probably would take a major grid upgrade first but is intriguing.
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Toyota Won’t Make A Proper EV Because Dealers Say It Won’t Sell
Well, at least they're admitting it. And they're not entirely wrong since EV's are still just a small fraction of total vehicle sales around the world.
That said, I wonder what would've become of the Rav4 EV if they continued to improve it. Or at least offered a plug-in hybrid version.
Toyota Won't Make A Proper EV Because Dealers Say It Won't Sell
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Reversible EV Conversion
Aston Martin has announces a program to convert their older cars to electric so they do not get banned from UK's cities. The conversion is reversible should somebody later want a gasoline engine.
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Autoline after hours on Model 3 Performance
- High Performance Tesla Model 3 RWD
- Henry Payne, Detroit News; Jack Keebler, Keebler Auto; Gary Vasilash, AD&P; John McElroy, Autoline.tv;
- Tesla Model 3 in studio
- December 6, 2018 @ 3:00PM EST
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2019 Prius AWD-e Pricing.
$1,000-$1,400 for the privilege of AWD-e on the Prius.
Starts at US$27,300 for the LE AWD-e (including $920 destination). XLE AWD-e costs $29,740.
2019 Toyota Prius AWD-e priced at $27,300
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