Toyota RAV4 EV

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGuclC8ySpJTFDe6Cpcknsf604HkdSHi8ZhXJqEPWdukGfFqolTZdDppvSEK002ocCwMqx5DUPlrjB2s5XXl83QugkWY272NxdRTqZNVhj4R6Tc_C6oLKnCid72-eleCsAlO_m5w46UVo/s1600/2013-Toyota-Rav4-EV-Action-Left.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="390" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGuclC8ySpJTFDe6Cpcknsf604HkdSHi8ZhXJqEPWdukGfFqolTZdDppvSEK002ocCwMqx5DUPlrjB2s5XXl83QugkWY272NxdRTqZNVhj4R6Tc_C6oLKnCid72-eleCsAlO_m5w46UVo/s640/2013-Toyota-Rav4-EV-Action-Left.jpg" width="640" /></a>Toyota’s 2013 RAV4 EV is the automaker’s second go round of converting its small gasoline powered sport utility to an electric vehicle. From 1997 to 2003, 1,484 RAV4 EVs were leased or sold. Of those, Toyota says approximately 449 are still on the road.<br /> This time, rather than develop the electric RAV4 on its own, Toyota joined forces with upstart Silicon Valley electric carmaker Tesla Motors to co-develop and co-engineer the latest all-electric RAV4.<br /> Toyota was responsible for the vehicle’s design, ride and handling, safety systems and its human-machine interface. Tesla supplies the RAV’s electric drivetrain, including the battery and electric motor, which it shares with <a href="http://neohybridcars.blogspot.com/2013/05/tesla-model-s.html">Tesla’s base Model S luxury sedan</a>.<br /> Developed in a remarkably short 22 months, production is completed at the RAV4’s plant in Ontario, Canada.<br />   <br /> Based on the 2012 RAV4 – not the all-new 2013 model – Toyota says only 2,600 units will be made, with production halting at the end of 2014.<br /> The battery-powered RAV4 is available for sale only through select dealers in California’s major metro market areas of Los Angeles / Orange County, the San Francisco Bay Area, San Diego and Sacramento.<br /> With a manufacturer’s suggested retail price of $49,800 plus $845 destination charges, <b>RAV4 EV</b> customers have the option of a purchase or lease program. The vehicle is eligible for a $7,500 Federal Tax Credit and qualifies for California’s $2,500 rebate through the Clean Vehicle Rebate Program as well as that state’s white sticker program, allowing a single occupant to drive in HOV lanes.<br /> <br /> Like the first <a href="http://neohybridcars.blogspot.com/2013/05/toyota-rav4-ev.html">RAV4 EV</a> this latest edition is indeed produced to comply with California’s ZEV (Zero Emission Vehicle) mandate, a requirement that a certain percentage of vehicles sold in the Golden State must meet.<br /> But Toyota says the electrified RAV is not just a compliance vehicle.<br /> “The Zero Emission Vehicle mandate has been a fact of life in California for over 20 years. It’s nothing new,” said Jana Hartline, environmental communications manger for Toyota.<br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIr3-nFslsz4FGwt-QC_RPE0AXqUwhigeUPZfcpZhSbl-sTBb0hG78JZGGNGFrMVyTGUlozp2lTk4DmaPto-oUW_iHVLRw6ozdF6C0iTUCEiXamLF2OTrRtZUlnyZFKriuAgEkW99CPZI/s1600/2013-Toyota-Rav4-EV-Rear.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="390" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIr3-nFslsz4FGwt-QC_RPE0AXqUwhigeUPZfcpZhSbl-sTBb0hG78JZGGNGFrMVyTGUlozp2lTk4DmaPto-oUW_iHVLRw6ozdF6C0iTUCEiXamLF2OTrRtZUlnyZFKriuAgEkW99CPZI/s640/2013-Toyota-Rav4-EV-Rear.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> <br /> <br /> With little fanfare, in 2008 the company formed a research division to develop “revolutionary batteries.” It aims to commercialize solid-state batteries that will be up to four times more powerful than today’s lithium-ion batteries, followed by lithium-air batteries that will be five times as powerful. Those numbers project a driving range of multiple hundreds of miles on a single charge. Unfortunately, these new batteries aren’t expected until around 2020.<br /> Until then, those who are giving serious thoughts about purchasing a battery-powered vehicle for the first time, as well as EV devotees, should seriously consider the <i>RAV4 EV</i>. With its SUV body style it offers an elevated driving position plus, generous space for passengers and cargo.<br /> And, even though my time behind the steering wheel was short, I came away convinced that it delivers the longest driving range of the current crop of EVs. Except the Tesla Model S, of course.

Toyota RAV4 EV

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Audi Q5 Quattro Hybrid

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVnQwAygf-KVrTBDnhaQsgJKJSU2TBX4VA5ZGH2XLHfrZ0ixZ4zXoROIQXdmVpXkdbQ2QvMZP0pTGQSC1mDnEbqzZl5UvB3z4boQ3riUmcWocwiHG_a8tQvIYaB5UqcpberfrZAGkpIwQ/s1600/Q5120030_large__mid.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="390" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVnQwAygf-KVrTBDnhaQsgJKJSU2TBX4VA5ZGH2XLHfrZ0ixZ4zXoROIQXdmVpXkdbQ2QvMZP0pTGQSC1mDnEbqzZl5UvB3z4boQ3riUmcWocwiHG_a8tQvIYaB5UqcpberfrZAGkpIwQ/s640/Q5120030_large__mid.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> For the first time in the U.S. market, Audi will launch a hybrid model. The vehicle to receive the honor is an addition to its popular Q5 SUV line, and is called the 2.0 TFSI hybrid Prestige. This car with quattro all-wheel-drive will take its place alongside gas-powered siblings.<br /> Aside from a 2.0T and 3.0T siblings which are also getting a mid-cycle refresh this year, the quattro hybrid now resides at the top of the model range, and is priced accordingly in a well-equipped package starting at $50,900. The 2.0T starts at $35,900, and the 3.0T starts at $43,900. An $895 destination fee is also charged for Q5 on top of the sales price plus options.<br /> <br /> So, what kind of motive power does <a href="http://neohybridcars.blogspot.com/2013/05/audi-q5-quattro-hybrid.html">Audi’s premier Q5</a> model get? It’s a full parallel hybrid based around a 2.0-liter TFSI engine which itself delivers 211 horsepower and 258.15 pounds-feet torque. Adding to the power is an electric motor rated at 54 horsepower and 154.89 pounds-feet torque.<br /> <br /> Total system power is rated at 245 horsepower and 354.03 pounds-feet promising acceleration to 60 mph in 6.8 seconds.<br /> The electric motor is powered by a 266-volt, 72-cell lithium-ion battery pack which Audi’s engineers were gratified to report did not need to occupy trunk volume to house, and otherwise do not sacrifice usable space in the vehicle.<br /> Fuel economy is 26 mpg combined according to the EPA cycle, and the power output from the four-cylinder plus electric motor is enough to make a driver not miss the V6 turbo that is also available.<br /> <br /> Audi’s attempts to make the driving more enjoyable and easy include adaptive cruise control with “stop & go” and “brake guard” capability. This can detect stationary vehicles and apply full braking at less than 19 mph.<br /> <br /> Another aid is Audi side assist, a form of blind spot detection to alert drivers of vehicles approaching along side, out of immediate view.<br /> <br /> “Audi drive select” actively adjusts steering, suspension, engine and transmission settings. The driver can select among comfort, auto, and dynamic and customize each setting in an Individual mode.<br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZq4WGJTsIrLbeyhKfkAXL2WNQ0O6CuItR2KGvKSD6o2D0T1w4K5a3t-wnGXb-5gbBCwsQF-QaHQmc3lIjskNpVW4rk-nn0gJwtbseGHJhHSGyCQIJImqi36WSt9kr6x2LOGh-T4nZXdg/s1600/Q5120080_large__mid.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="452" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZq4WGJTsIrLbeyhKfkAXL2WNQ0O6CuItR2KGvKSD6o2D0T1w4K5a3t-wnGXb-5gbBCwsQF-QaHQmc3lIjskNpVW4rk-nn0gJwtbseGHJhHSGyCQIJImqi36WSt9kr6x2LOGh-T4nZXdg/s640/Q5120080_large__mid.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> <br />  The vehicle also has an industry first factory installed wireless Internet access. Audi calls this infotainment system Audi connect. It features onboard Audi MMI Navigation plus which utilizes Google Earth’s mapping service and real-time SiriusXM Traffic information. Also included is localized weather info, news, and real-time fuel price info. Google local search is included as well to search for things like restaurant or hotel info, etc. The vehicle is also a rolling Wi-Fi hotspot, allowing and lets to eight Wi-Fi-enabled devices use the wireless connectivity simultaneously.<br /> <br /> The <i>Audi Q5 Quattro Hybrid</i> delivers the highest torque output of all variants – 354 pounds-feet, compared to 258 peak for the 2.0T and 295 for the 3.0T.<br /> <br /> Its net horsepower is a bit less than the 3.0T, and the hybrid’s 0-60 time is slower by .8 seconds compared tro the 3.0T’s 6.0 seconds. The Q5s are not lightweight either, and the hybrid weighs the most – 86 pounds more than the 3.0T, at 4,431 pounds.<br /> <br /> Top speed for all the Q5s is rated at 130 mph.<br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZbEhGddmQyJ600BfvvtiDWrz-QuxcYvz7hkv6gqK257kpfetT1qWrE6RZZHwnMFmexEfLelyemjckE158HaVTzQqo0xvzZgjKllmmCetZNhD_rL3h3pBt4Dn-J6XcETgSoQThX9SQrtk/s1600/Q5_EPA_numbers.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZbEhGddmQyJ600BfvvtiDWrz-QuxcYvz7hkv6gqK257kpfetT1qWrE6RZZHwnMFmexEfLelyemjckE158HaVTzQqo0xvzZgjKllmmCetZNhD_rL3h3pBt4Dn-J6XcETgSoQThX9SQrtk/s640/Q5_EPA_numbers.jpg" width="518" /></a></div> <br /> <br /> The <b>Audi Q5 Quattro Hybrid</b> is a solid option for those wanting an SUV with performance, style, and refinement with marginally improved fuel efficiency.

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Toyota Camry Hybrid 2012

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> [<a href="http://neohybridcars.blogspot.com/">NeoHybridCars</a>] Driving the all-new 2012 <b>Toyota Camry Hybrid</b> is just about like driving the all-new gas battery-powered 2012 Camry. currently I don’t expect you to require my word on this therefore, I'd wish to throw out a challenge. once the 2012 Toyota Camry rolls into dealerships in Gregorian calendar month, take each cars out for a check drive. But, once you slip behind the steering wheels, you can’t recognize that version of the automobile you're testing.<br /> <br /> After you’ve driven each cars I’m willing to bet—not massive sums, well, a couple of pennies to be exact—that unless you’re among the foremost perceptive of drivers, you found very little if any distinction within the driving expertise between the 2 cars.<br /> <br /> Camry has been America’s top-selling automobile 9 out of the last ten years, however competition is brutal with Ford, Hyundai, Kia and even Volkswagen creating vital inroads with their midsize entries. As for the Camry Hybrid, it's taken a beating. Introduced in 2006 as a 2007 model, it quickly became the second popular hybrid behind the Prius. By the tip of 2010, it born to fourth best commercialism hybrid. For the primary six-months of this year, it's slipped to eighth, with the Hyundai classical music Hybrid and Ford Fusion Hybrid the large gainers.<br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOELWpsmc84oXWElLdoocCkYNp17v2c4Q1f-0RWh09xLjtT-6XVaKYVU9ucNVh0v_TmzGhnIBMObMnowlGftVV1dWkq8naTTdydGyL7aObcIFpK8g7aYCsadq166tGzXZ-FYVV9n9NC1s/s1600/Toyota-Camry-Hybrid-1213.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="390" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOELWpsmc84oXWElLdoocCkYNp17v2c4Q1f-0RWh09xLjtT-6XVaKYVU9ucNVh0v_TmzGhnIBMObMnowlGftVV1dWkq8naTTdydGyL7aObcIFpK8g7aYCsadq166tGzXZ-FYVV9n9NC1s/s640/Toyota-Camry-Hybrid-1213.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> <br /> <br /> Toyota is assured the seventh-generation Camry can continue its streak of being the simplest marketer. it's equally assured the 2012 Camry Hybrid can double its sales in its initial year to around fifty,000 to reclaim its sales ranking. Here’s why.<br /> <br /> Combined power output of the hybrid power-train is two hundred HP, a gain of thirteen HP compared to the previous version. (Toyota doesn't publish a web hybrid force figure, tho' it states the electrical motor alone spins out 199 pounds-feet.)<br /> <br /> Fuel economy for the previous generation <a href="http://neohybridcars.blogspot.com/2013/05/toyota-camry-hybrid-2012.html">Camry Hybrid</a>—31 mpg city/35 highway/33 combined—was initial eclipsed by the Ford Fusion Hybrid and so Hyundai’s classical music Hybrid. however the 2012 model demonstrates Toyota’s experience in gasoline-electric hybrid technology, delivering a 43/39 mpg Environmental Protection Agency fuel economy rating with a combined average of forty one mpg. That’s a banging twelve mpg increase in town driving and a powerful gain of eight mpg for combined driving cycles, numbers that elevate the Camry Hybrid to once more claim the title of most fuel-efficient midsize sedan.<br /> <br /> So, however did the auto maker turn out a automobile with additional power and additional miles per gallon?<br /> <br /> Comparing the Camry Hybrid with the Ford Fusion Hybrid and Hyundai classical music Hybrid reveals the competition between the 3 is fierce. The Camry’s base worth is $25,900, the classical music stickers for $25,795 and therefore the Fusion is priced at $28,600. however at the pump, the Camry is that the clear winner, besting the Sonata’s town fuel economy by eight mpg and therefore the Fusion by a pair of mpg.<br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH6UBa8e2ULiDdxh7JTvVCijFhF5QQw-oDBR2y1TDSExFQ2BZ9uAu8Y9I-_svO1KmRv83xWzkoWqQrGBsTo6FVReVPRkWVjDZI2CuPs8nxoJZ-TcfkUjW_nlKuVuWg3lmxsJZL5McP2Lo/s1600/Toyota-Camry-Hybrid_44.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH6UBa8e2ULiDdxh7JTvVCijFhF5QQw-oDBR2y1TDSExFQ2BZ9uAu8Y9I-_svO1KmRv83xWzkoWqQrGBsTo6FVReVPRkWVjDZI2CuPs8nxoJZ-TcfkUjW_nlKuVuWg3lmxsJZL5McP2Lo/s640/Toyota-Camry-Hybrid_44.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> <br /> <br /> New hybrid automobile patrons with no attachments to a complete can got to pay your time to see that of the on top of 3 is correct for them. For Toyota devotees, however, it's just about a no brainer: The 2012 <i>Camry Hybrid</i> offers many power, a wonderful interior, many options, enough space for 5 adult and so there’s that fuel economy.<br /> <br /> The 2012 Camry can possibly once more be the highest commercialism automobile within the U.S. however once the numbers square measure tallied, don’t be shocked if the Camry Hybrid racks up a complete manner on the far side the fifty,000 the auto maker is projected.

Toyota Camry Hybrid 2012

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Toyota Avalon Hybrid 2013

[<a href="http://neohybridcars.blogspot.com/">NeoHybridCars</a>] When Toyota proclaimed its redesigned 2013 Avalon flagship last year, among the foremost vital revelations was it might provide a hybrid version aboard the normal V6.<br /> The move is an element of Toyota’s in progress effort to introduce hybridized samples of its varied models and it had been a decent time to try to to it.<br /> <br /> Why? as a result of the <a href="http://neohybridcars.blogspot.com/2013/05/toyota-avalon-hybrid-2013.html">Avalon Hybrid</a> got what's basically the Camry Hybrid’s power-train. This Hybrid natural process Drive (HSD) system had simply been re-worked for 2012 yielding improved potency, power and drive ability.<br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgodLiZnN1nzCS3S-6DQ61SqkD_EOPXXD9fLRczOwoGYMrR8gjm0JHwpA-C0ujlHtwjrQycz2gFPJfNDCfghTrSvaEjiuhpVDcaeuNNpJHbwjd2WA_cB_wAMNKQtYBWoc-_vLnWrxM43CQ/s1600/Avalon_Hybrid_bank.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="432" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgodLiZnN1nzCS3S-6DQ61SqkD_EOPXXD9fLRczOwoGYMrR8gjm0JHwpA-C0ujlHtwjrQycz2gFPJfNDCfghTrSvaEjiuhpVDcaeuNNpJHbwjd2WA_cB_wAMNKQtYBWoc-_vLnWrxM43CQ/s640/Avalon_Hybrid_bank.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> <br /> You’ve detected of trickle-down technology? The <a href="http://neohybridcars.blogspot.com/2013/05/toyota-camry-hybrid-2012.html">Camry Hybrid</a> starts around $9,400 but the Avalon Hybrid, thus maybe this can be trickle up? And, by the way, Toyota trickled it up more too, because the Lexus metallic element 300h received a similar power-train this year further.<br /> <br /> If you’ve not detected, Toyota dominates the hybrid vehicle market and its trademark HSD full-hybrid technology considerably helps a given model’s fuel economy and emissions with very little, if any perceptible draw back.<br /> <br /> As for its styling, the five-passenger 2013 Avalon was revised with the help of Calty style analysis of Newport Beach, Calif. and urban center, Mich. Toyota says this can be the “most yank Avalon nevertheless,” that presently is perceived as a decent factor.<br /> The <b>Avalon Hybrid</b> truly uses 2 high-output electrical motor/generators. Motor/Generator one (MG1) is employed to start out the ICE and generate the energy came back to the battery to power the system. Motor/Generator a pair of (MG2) is primarily accountable for electrical drive-train propulsion and regenerative braking.<br /> <br /> The <b>Avalon Hybrid</b> has run 0-60 at around eight seconds or a few-tenths less. In exchange for perhaps a second-and-a-half in quickness compared to the six-cylinder, the hybrid boasts forty mpg combined. this can be a large gain over the six’s 24-25 mpg combined, and also the hybrid prices as very little as $1,750 additional betting on trim. The Avalon Hybrid’s independent agency rating is additionally favorable against alternative higher performance-oriented hybrids.<br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvvgDkA48f4nBe8Ahdww0GyOhw8VPAr1PXwISLO3M4-_g54oXvrmbDkWXEGQS6rdNyE1smbe6Kd-Gskcb_PeqvH6nggw3FexA4cgutL73PExwrmAlJkqmmjZvrQJcoY2ovj_HLw7PUUQ4/s1600/Avalon_Hybrid_profile_stone_wall.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="419" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvvgDkA48f4nBe8Ahdww0GyOhw8VPAr1PXwISLO3M4-_g54oXvrmbDkWXEGQS6rdNyE1smbe6Kd-Gskcb_PeqvH6nggw3FexA4cgutL73PExwrmAlJkqmmjZvrQJcoY2ovj_HLw7PUUQ4/s640/Avalon_Hybrid_profile_stone_wall.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> <br /> <br /> “The purpose of the new Avalon is to indicate the market that ‘Toyota is Back!’ it'll lead the charge for nice styling, nice handling performance, and also the highest and best level of technologies,” aforementioned ruttish Stephens, Avalon chief engineer.

Toyota Avalon Hybrid 2013

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