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Short time on sales lots
It is good to see how quickly used plugin cars sit on the sales lots.
Source: 6 Used Plug-In Electric Cars That Spend The Least Days On Dealer Lots
Source2: Fastest-Selling Used Cars in 2017
Analyzing over 2.1 million 1- to 3-year old used cars sold from January through August 2017, iSeeCars.com found that overall, the average used car takes 33.4 days to sell. However, the top 10 fastest-selling cars take only 70 to 80 percent of that amount of time, ranging from 22.2 to 26.1 days. Six of the top ten are alternative-fuel cars, with three electric cars and three plug-in hybrids. The remaining four gasoline vehicles consist of two sports cars and two luxury vehicles. “Vehicles that move off dealer lots faster must have the right mix of demand and supply that may be driven by factors like price,... -
Goodyear's Prototype EV Tire
Goodyear's prototype EV tire with lower rolling resistance and better handling of torque. Hopefully my tires will hold 'til these hit the stores.
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GM, EVgo To Build A Bolt Fast Charge Network
Sure, if you're driving a Maven Bolt.
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ethanol fuel?
We just bought a Prius from a private party and are wondering what is the best fuel to use. I have read the posts and everyone says 87 octane. The fuel we have out here has 10% ethanol. I recall the previous owner saying that they never used any ethanol fuel in their vehicle. I am wondering if there is a reason for this? Can anyone whose had a Prius longer than we have ( 3 days now) enlighten us on the best type of fuel. Thanks in advance ! Jacee -
Electric Buses coming to Vancouver
Not much info, but interesting:
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Next Gen MIRAI Based on Crown Platform (i.e. RWD)
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- Expected to be released in late 2019 as a 2020 model
- TNGA RWD platform (same as Toyota Crown)
- 4-door coupe design
- Unknown whether it will remain as a 4 seater or become a 5 seater
- The trunk-mounted hydrogen tank may be rearranged and placed along the centre tunnel. The smaller tank will remain under the rear seat. This layout will be common with RWD FCEVs (so...2020 LS FCV?)
- Cruising range may increase
- Quality of materials may be a bit worse if Toyota chooses to reduce the cost of the vehicle's MSRP
次期トヨタ MIRAIが後輪駆動に生まれ変わる：旬ネタ｜日刊カーセンサー -
Cold Weather Could Impact Your Electric Car
Cold weather could impact your electric car | CTV News
Sigh. It appears the general public is still clueless (and dealers are still not properly equipping their customers with knowledge).
I don't know if it's the news editing but the video made it sound like he had no idea cold weather impacts range (even in his old car).
Did he not know that from his previous car - where he didn't get the NRC/TC rated mileage? (esp. since we didn't adopt the more rigorous EPA-like regime until 2014) -
2019 Prius Facelift Preview - Adopts Prime's Headlights
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2019 Toyota Prius will be restyled to look more like Prime: report
OG Japanese Source (Japanese only): アクの強すぎるデザインの現行プリウス、2018年末に大幅リニューアル：旬ネタ｜日刊カーセンサー
- Negative feedback on current Gen 4 design
- How to update the look without compromising aerodynamics and other engineering features built into the Prius
- The suggestion to update the styling to match the PHV was not approved within Toyota as they wanted to keep the distinction between the regular Prius and the PHV/Prime (otherwise Toyota ends up with the same issue as the Gen 3 vs. PiP)
- Same headlight as Prime - moved turn signals/indicators to the...
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2019 Prius restyling
The information is from a Japanese car magazine. Pictures are at the link below.
How will the Prius look with the new changes?
The front headlights return to a more traditional shape that contains a single Bi beam head lamp and a small triangular turn signal.
The garnish at both ends of the bumper was also renewed, changing to a portrait shape similar to the Prime. The brake lights curve under the split window and form a C shape. The entire tail light assembly is a little more than the height of the split window.
アクの強すぎるデザインの現行プリウス、2018年末に大幅リニューアル：旬ネタ｜日刊カーセンサー
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What do they want to know?
Question for the community: What's the #1 question people ask about your Prius?
If you have another EV, feel free to share that too.
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"Green" car segment growth
Source: AD #2327 – Green Car Segment Not Growing, Michael Sprague Leaves Kia, Are Executives Paid Too Much? – Autoline Daily
Sales of electric cars this year are up 21%, growing much faster than the overall market. Sales of plug-in hybrids are up a whopping 36%. Even so, the whole green car segment is stalling out at 3% of the market. Here’s the issue, sales of hybrids are falling. And hybrids sell more than electrics and plug-ins combined. What the data shows is that people are getting out of their hybrids and are buying plug-ins or battery electrics instead. But it’s the same people. As a result, the green car segment is not growing. It’s only 3% of all car sales, the same it was 5 years ago. So the impressive growth with plug-ins and battery electrics distorts what’s really going on in the marketplace.
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Canadian Plug-In Sales Soar For March
Volt: 555 units. 2nd best ever for any plug-in. Most units sold in a month was set by the Volt in Nov 2017 at 582 units
Prime: 500 units (compared to 131 Liftbacks sold)
2018 LEAF: 423 units
Plug-in electric car sales in Canada, March 2018: Prius Prime rivals Volt
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