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The first carbon-14 diamond battery is here
Not quite here but looks promising.
The First Carbon-14 Diamond Battery Is Here—and It Could Run for 5,700 Years
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Lots of turmoil in the automotive industry
My intepretation (use your own judgment) from an EV perspective is: Volksagen IDs, Nissan Leafs and Ariyas, and Fiat 500e's, and some other EVs are possibly in a bit of trouble along with their parent companies that also produce a lot of ICE vehicles.
Stellantis CEO Quits During Critical Period For The Automaker
- Volkswagen wanting to close plants and lower wages and is being met with strikes in home country Germany.
- Stellantis CEO quits while company is floundering,
- Nissan CFO leaves while company may have only 12 months of funds to keep alive.
I do wonder what this all means for EVs. It seems that Chinese EVs are doing well, whether you like them or not. Tesla is too, but is quite expensive still, for... -
2025 Camry SE HEV is lower rated than 2024 Camry LE HEV by Consumer Reports
Consumer Reports has released their ratings for the 2025 Camry HEV, and surprisingly, it is rated lower than the 2024 Camry HEV.
When Toyota redesigned the Camry sedan for 2025, the automaker took on a challenge that has vexed companies from Coca-Cola to Facebook: How do you update a broadly beloved product? If you don’t keep up with the times, you’ll get eclipsed by more innovative competitors. But if you change too much, you’ll alienate existing customers.
Highs
- Excellent fuel economy
- Smooth electric power at low speeds
- Gas engine gets noisy when revved
- Low stance makes it difficult to get in and out
2024 Camry LE HEV 93/94
2025 Camry SE HEV 90/91
2024 Accord Sport HEV 89/96
2024 Camry LE 88/88
2024 Prius XLE AWD HEV 80/76
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Prius, Tesla and other, 23 most dangerous cars
The 23 Most Dangerous Cars On The Road
23 most dangerous cars,
#5 Honda CR-V Hybrid (4.6x)*
#6 Tesla Model Y (3.7x)*
#12 Toyota Corolla Hybrid (2.6x)*
#20 Toyota Prius (2.1x)*
#21 Tesla Model S (2.0x)*
* Times greater than overall average of fatality rate per miles driven.
The automaker with most occupant fatalities per miles driven:
#1 Tesla
Obviously these statistics are open to a lot of speculation since there are many reasons why a certain car may end up so high on the fatality list. For an example a car that parents tend to buy for their teenagers could end up high on the list not necessarily due to being built less safe but rather is more likely driven less safe. -
Gavin Newsom to exclude Tesla from California EV credits
Gavin Newsom says that Tesla will be excluded from the upcoming California EV credits to replace the federal tax credits being eliminated by Trump.
Tesla excluded from EV-buyer credits in California proposal | Fortune -
New study shows: EV batteries last much longer than expected
I have had practically zero capacity loss in my 8.79-kWh Panasonic NMC prismatic-cell 2021 Prius Prime Limited battery so far in four years and over 36,000 miles, still getting a BEV range of 40 miles on a full charge. I should state that I do baby my battery though—never charging it until I am ready to drive, driving gently, keeping it at no more than 70% SOC when the car is not driven, etc.
This study confirms that even regular people see no more than about a 10% capacity loss in general.
New study shows: EV batteries last much longer than expected—electrive.com -
Empty Tank Not Empty?
My 2017 Prius has a gas tank with an 11.3 gallon capacity, according to Toyota specs.
Multiple times over the years I have waited until I have zero bars on the fuel indicator. I want to learn the single-tank range of my Prius and compare the impact of the weather/temperature.
When I fill up I always get about 9.5 gallons. I have never filled up and reached 10 gallons on the gas pump display.
Does Toyota purposely set the fuel tank gauge to display empty when there are actually more than 1.5 gallons remaining? That means you can drive about 75 miles after Prius is “empty.”
Is it a safety precaution and/or a law? -
Who will try to save the EV tax credits?
A discussion on what will happen to the EV tax credits under the upcoming Trump administration.
https://insideevs.com/news/741357/ev-tax-credit-save-trump/ -
EV tax credit end good for Tesla?
Trump may end the $7,500 EV tax credit. Elon Musk and Tesla would reap the rewards | CNN Business
Sure glad my wife has some fracking payments coming. -
Anyone else concerned that tariffs might make cars more expensive?
I tried to find a video that didn't get much into politics, although it's kind of hard to talk about tariffs without mentioning politics. The bottom line of this video is tariffs have shown to increase prices to the consumer. And tariffs that affect cars will cause them to become more expensive. This is amidst a time when econo models are nearly extinct and dealerships have shown they don't mind double dipping and increasing their prices as well.
At any rate, tariffs are known to increase costs to consumers. This is something news outlets from both sides of the political parties have mentioned. It's also a well known fact, so politics or not, it is what it is. I'm not for or against tariffs, but I do see my next car either costing a lot more than this one did or just being too expensive to be feasible. Also car parts could increase in price, making repairs more expensive.
Now we can't be sure if these tariffs will pass through all the political... -
California’s $100 registration surcharge
Hello my fellow California hybrid, plug in, and ev drivers. I’m sick of paying an extra $100 every year to register my Prius. On top of that, I still have to pay to get it smogged:-(. And, of course I still have to pay state and federal taxes every time I buy gas.
How is that “progressive”? Taxing those of us that drive low/zero emissions, hypermile fuel efficient vehicles? Tax the gas guzzlers. Tax the coal rollers.
Please contact your State of California reps and ask them to vote to repeal the regressive $100 registration surcharge for alternative fuel vehicles. -
Toyota says California-led EV mandates are ‘impossible’ as states fall short of goal
Non-EVs and HEVs might get extremely hard-to-find and expensive in California in less than two years.
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Edmunds on Honda hybrid vs Prius
Caution, the presenter offends my Southern sensibilities which curiously makes both cars seem better:
I am not tempted but in the world of hybrids, fair enough. She does a good job covering the options for those in the market.
Bob Wilson
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