I think everybody know Toyota Prius when we talk about environmental cars. Since the debut of their second generation of Toyota Prius in 2003, slow but sure, they take control American hybrid cars market and become the best selling hybrid cars in the United States.
And now, I want to share the Prius Interior. Since they get success in their ability to ‘mingle’ great fuel performance and practical at all, they still improve their hybrid cars. Aka, Prius is not really comfortable to fit five adults, so the company improve their hybrids to fit five adults comfortably with add more cargo space (about 16 cubic feet) in the left over in rear. The 60/40 split rear seat also folds flat, making a surprisingly big cargo room in one time for strollers, hauling groceries, big box, and gardening supplies.
Tall and short drivers, both should feel relaxed behind the steering. The rear seat is spacious, beating the Toyota Camry Hybrid by several inches and provides less legroom than the Honda Civic Hybrid, and more than that found in the Honda Insight Hybrid.
Toyota Prius interior storages are flexible and abundant. Adequate sound system, but not innovative compared to other autos in this class. The stereo functions are easy to read, see, and used. Many standard features of the Prius are a good optional or unavailable on comparably vehicles at competitive prices.
On refinement the Ford Fusion Hybrid ‘issues’ the Toyota Prius and some reviewers say that it provides an improved driving experience. Some Toyota Prius drivers ‘grumble’ that Prius hatchback design limits the visibility through the rear window. They saw this weakness as a “Toyota Prius blind spot.”
You must take a test drive to see what you think and how it feels to you. The rear of this new generation (2010 Toyota Prius) view has improved a bit, even if the rear seat headrests and spoilers continue to partly impede the view. The Visibility of hatchback makes some person crazy but non-issue for other people.
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toyota prius 1st generation Since Toyota launched Toyota Prius in 2003 (the debut of the 2nd generation of Prius), hybrid cars have risen from the ‘minority’ become 3rd best selling of Toyota model in the U.S. Hybrid car inspires its drivers a cult like devotion. Hybrid drivers rates of satisfaction is about 98 %, are unmatched.
The 3rd generation of 2010 Prius was officially launched in January 2009 at the Detroit Auto Show, start sale on public in April. The updated of Toyota Prius is more powerful and larger. Update Prius larger and more powerful. Machinery grew from 1.5L to 1.8L, giving a boost from 110hp to 134 hp, and thereby reduces the 0 to 60 time with a full second. Additionally, 2010 Toyota Prius’s body is about 4’ longer and an inch wider. Despite that (I mean the added of size and strength), 2010 Toyota Prius become one of the vehicle that available offer 50 mpg in city and highway driving combination.
Toyota Corp. reaches the fuel efficiency’s level by keeping the vehicle weight down, to reengineering the powertrain and maintains the best aerodynamics of each vehicle’s production in the world to extend the range of hybrid cars drivers. In the other side, rumors that the 2010 Toyota Prius does not offer a plug-in capability and will not switching to lithium ion batteries but will continue to use nickel metal hybride batteries.
The Exterior of 2010 Toyota Prius
Toyota adds sporty and feels somewhat more aggressive stance for 2010 Prius-possible to disarm the criticism that the 3rd generation of Toyota Prius seem like a repair tool on wheels. The logo shifted from the hood to the point of grating. Creases in the doors have shifted lower, but the angle is more obvious will be added on top of the door handle. The overall goal is to make this Prius hybrid stand taller – not as squat and round – as his counterparts.
The space-age forms that differ from the Prius is still unclear: a deliberate effort of 2010 Toyota Prius to maintain the Toyota Prius’s iconic appearance and its essential. Its large, with the snub nose front end and diamond cut headlamps, Prius get quasiflying saucer appearance in the starting point. The smoothly sloping bonnet flows into the windshield and roofline that flows into a low and sleek. Short rear overhang and sawed-off finish off a futuristic hybrid hatchback character.
Surely, its subjective to talk about ‘the beauty,’ so the 2010 Toyota Prius continues get award of this event. There are a lot of people who think that the 2010 Prius looks ugly and gimmicky. But almost of hybrid drivers, the Prius typically display to send the message, which states that we must take ‘real action’ to reduce our voracious thirst for gasoline oil-with all its negative consequences in terms of geo political and environmental. The 2010 Toyota Prius is like a middle finger on wheels aimed at Suburbans, Escalades, Hummers, and the like – for this camp.
In 2006, Hasbro, the game maker and toy added a game token in the form of the 2010 Prius to a version of “here and now” Monopoly. Or, in other perpective, 2010 Prius is the official icon of our times.
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strength of toyota prius If you want to know when electric cars are within reach of everyday car shoppers, keep your eye on the cost of batteries. According to projections from the Department of Energy and others, the tipping point for mainstream adoption of electric vehicles is around $350 per kilowatt-hour. That’s why electric car enthusiasts took notice when the Times of London reported last month that the cost of the 24 kilowatt-hour battery pack in the all-electric Nissan Leaf, due out later this year, is $9,000—or $375 per kilowatt-hour.
Is it time to cue Kool & the Gang and pop open the champagne? Not quite, say a number of experts—including some leading EV advocates.
Trade Secrets
First, they question how anybody can report a number because the carmakers consider battery cost figures to be top secret. “For the auto companies, it’s the most tightly guarded data. They take their cost information and lock it away in Fort Knox,” said Mark Duvall, director of electric transportation at the Electric Power Research Institute. He was speaking yesterday at Electric Car 2.0, a clean technology conference in San Francisco.
Pinpointing the price is complicated further by the various stages of battery production. “You always have to ask is $375 the cell number or the system number,” Duvall said.
John Gartner, an industry analyst with Pike Research, which has published a number of studies about plug-in electric battery costs, agrees that battery pricing is not an exact science. “Carmakers won’t disclose the installed cost, and it is hard to calculate because in many cases the manufacturers, such as General Motors, Ford and Nissan, are assembling the packs and designing the battery management software themselves.”
According to Gartner, the installed cost of plug-in vehicle batteries includes not only the battery pack, but also the wiring and configuring of battery packs into a battery array, plus the battery management system that monitors and manages the battery performance. “Cells do not include any management software or hardware, and therefore the cell cost is much lower than the pack or installed price,” Gartner said.
Still, What’s the Number?
Based on his extensive research, Gartner estimates the cost at around $900 today, but expects the price to come down by down by 10 to 15 percent per year, reaching $470 per kWh in 2015. In today’s Wall Street Journal, Pacific Crest analyst Ben Schuman pegged today’s cost at about $1,000 per kWh, but believes that the cost “could get down to $600 to $700 fairly quickly,” and optimistically to $350 in three to five years.
One carmaker willing to share a number is Coda Automotive, a small California-based electric car startup. Dan Mosher, the company’s chief financial officer, also spoke at Electric Car 2.0. “The $375 price might be fiction, but it’s a fact that the costs are coming down quite dramatically. Today, we might still be around $1,000 to $1,200 per kilowatt-hour,” Mosher said. He expects the price to reach $375 per kilowatt-hour in the next five to 10 years.
Mosher cited advantages that Coda might have, because the company manufactures offshore (in China)—but that benefit pales to the advantage enjoyed by major carmakers. Nissan, by virtue of its joint venture with Japan’s NEC Corp., has decades of experience in mass-producing lithium ion batteries. The company is projecting first year global production of the Nissan Leaf at 50,000 units.
“Can somebody really build a vehicle where they pay $375 per kilowatt-hour in 2010, I would say that’s pushing it,” Duvall said. “What they may see is forward pricing and they know their 50,000th or 100,000th vehicle will have that pricing. There’s no physical reason, based on materials and price of production, why that can’t happen.”
Source: HybridCars.com
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tipping point auto battery costs Japanese Business Daily – The Nikkei reported on Friday that Toyota Corp. will launch a Prius Hybrid Minivan. Until now Toyota not confirm the story, we just waiting they launch the Prius Hybrid Minivan a.s.a.p. And now, 1st-in-hybrid.com just want to share some point from this exciting news:
1. Prius Minivan will become the First US Hybrid Minivan
As we know, nowadays American hybrid cars, if they want to buy super efficient hybrid with family oriented, they will purchase hybrid SUV such as Cadillac Escalade Hybrid or Toyota Highlander Hybrid. But when Prius Minivan comes, they have more option. Nikkei states that Prius Minivan will be more flexible and of course more affordable than hybrid SUVs.
2. Japan and Toyota will add more Hybrid Cars Aggressively
Japan and Toyota has seriously wanted to ‘conquer’ hybrid market in global hybrid minivan market. The Nikkei says that in 2011 Toyota Prius will launch Prius Minivan. Maybe they will product Prius hybrid minivan aggressively in Japan, after that in US or Europe.
3. Toyota Prius Sub-Brands is Definite
Although Toyota not officially confirming about Prius hybrid minivan plan, but rumors of an entire of this issue have been floating around for recent years. And I predict they will realize these rumors in 2011.
4. Lithium and Nickel will Co-exist at Toyota
Nikkei report that Prius Minivan will use lithium ion batteries – just indicated. And in 2015 they will offer the hybrid shoppers a choice between lithium ion batteries and nickel metal hybride. Interest, let us wait what will happened in the hybrid automotive technology especially in hybrid battery technology.
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