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Illinois Bill Proposes $1000/ Year EV Registration
Yea, that'll get people buying EVs.
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Assessment of Light-Duty Plug-In Electric Vehicles in the United States, 2010–2018
"Over one million PEVs have been sold, driving over 25 billion miles on electricity since 2010, thereby reducing national gasoline consumption by 0.23% in 2018 and 950 million gallons cumulatively through 2018. In 2018, PEVs used 2.8 terawatt-hours of electricity to drive 8.6 billion miles, offsetting 320 million gallons of gasoline."
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Hybrids lead the way for Toyota Canada
16.7% of April sales were hybrids. The RAV4 Hybrid sold 2112 units out of 6,847 or about 33% of sales (well outselling the 1st gen Camry Hybrid at 20% of Camry sales back in 2007).
Electrified vehicles account for a record 16.7% of Toyota Canada’s total sales in April | Toyota Canada -
Of Movies And EVs
The latest Avengers movie has Audi EVs in it and for effect, the EVs have, with Audi's help, engine sounds added for dramatic effect! Audi says they helped, since their EVs are to have sounds due to government edict. One of the article commenters said that he thought the cars weren't electric because of the engine sounds. To me, this doesn't sound like much help to the EV cause. I guess you have to give a little to take a little.
With the forthcoming James Bond movie having an EV Aston Martin, makes me wonder if it too will have a growling V12 sound emitting from the theatre speakers. Next, EVs in the Fast And Furious movies.
Avengers movie adds gas engine sound to Audi's electric e-tron in product placement fail - Electrek -
2020 Prius Prime seats 5
From the New York Auto Show:
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Tesla switches to permanent magnet front motor for Model S & X
Permanent magnet in the front and keeping induction in the back. They’re claiming a 10% range improvement on new cars without touching the battery capacity:
The Longest-Range Electric Vehicle Now Goes Even Farther | Tesla
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Lexus plans its first EV for Europe and China
SHANGHAI AUTO SHOW: Lexus plans its first EV for Europe, China push
SHANGHAI — Declaring that a pure electric vehicle is necessary for China and Europe, Lexus International President Yoshihiro Sawa said last week that the luxury brand is working on its first EV.
But exactly what it will be and when it will appear, the Toyota marque is still trying to figure out.
"Definitely here we need an EV in the future," Sawa said last week in an interview at the Shanghai auto show, where Lexus debuted its LM luxury van. "But I cannot say when or how."
China's strict emissions controls and mandates for electric vehicle credits are driving automakers into EVs. And Lexus will also need them in Europe, where certain cities have strict EV requirements, Sawa said. Launch timing will hinge on the course of regulation, he added. -
Small write up on 2019 Prius AWD-e
The 2019 Prius AWD-e is about halfway down in the article.
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Canadian non-profit offers purchase incentive for used EVs
Attention Ontarians! If you’re looking for a used EV, read this first.
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Toyota still balking on EV's
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MODEL 3
Tesla Model 3 becomes focal point for EV debate between VW and Toyota
Toyota Motor Corp. executive vice president of sales Bob Carter. Addressing the attendees of the event roughly an hour after the Volkswagen executive, Carter argued against all-electric vehicles, stating that EV batteries are still far too expensive to be feasible. The executive stated that Toyota will eventually introduce an all-electric vehicle too, though he declined to give an estimated date for the vehicle’s release.
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2020 Highlander Hybrid To Ditch V6 In Favour of 4 Cylinder Hybrid
2020 HiHy to get up to 34mpg combined in FWD form with 240hp 2.5 litre 4-cylinder hybrid model.
2020 Toyota Highlander Hybrid arrives, promises 34 mpg combined
Coles notes
- 34mpg combined in FWD form
- 2.5 litre hybrid instead of V6 hybrid
- In addition to the normal, sport, eco, and EV drive modes, the Highlander Hybrid offers a system that works in tandem with the navigation system to anticipate traffic conditions ahead and can allow the crossover to coast for longer distances when the driver’s foot is off the gas pedal.
- Li-Ion battery
- February 2020 arrival
- 8.0” MFD standard, optional 12.3”
- CarPlay and AndroidAuto
Press Release:
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Toyota Reveals EV Prototypes Ahead of 2020 Launch
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Shanghai, China, April 16, 2019―Toyota announces that today the company premiered its C-HR and IZOA battery electric vehicles (BEVs) as part of its activities on the opening day of Auto Shanghai 2019. The C-HR and IZOA will be the first BEVs to launch in China under the Toyota brand. Sales on the new models are slated to start from 2020.
Article Link: Toyota Premieres Toyota-brand Battery Electric Vehicles Ahead of 2020 China Launch | Toyota | Global Newsroom | Toyota Motor Corporation Official Global Website
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