Today on TorqueNews, I wrote an article debunking the lame comparison people like to make between electric vehicles and personal computers. Basically, the comparison is useless for one big reason: the PC didn’t get piles of government money to promote its development, it depended almost entirely on market forces and real-world needs. But wait? Does [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Toyota Prius’
Volt vs Prius – A Tale of Government Handouts
February 15th, 2012 
Aaron Turpen 
Posted in Bureaucrats Gone Wild, Featured 
Tags: chevrolet volt, general motors, Honda Insight, prius, toyota, Toyota Prius, Ultra Low Emission Vehicle, Volt 
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Japan Enters Ugliest EV Contest With Sim-Lei Design
January 22nd, 2012 Aaron Turpen If we’ve learned anything in the EV world, it’s that low drag coefficients usually mean really, really ugly design characteristics. For some reason, the idea of low drag (think Prius, one of the ugliest production cars in modern times) doesn’t jibe with great looks. On the other hand, both can be screwed up – witness [...]
Posted in Electrics, Featured Tags: electric car, ElectricVehicle, Keio University, prius, Sim-Lei, Toyota Prius Comments OffToyota’s New Prius Models
January 14th, 2011 Aaron Turpen Toyota introduced a couple of new designs for the Prius family that it plans to bring to market in the next couple of years. One is a larger, roomier, more family-practical Prius called the Prius v (V for Vendetta Versatility) and the other is a smaller, sportier commuter called the Prius c (C for Compact). [...]
Posted in Hybrids Tags: NAIAS, North American International Auto Show, prius, Toyota Prius Comments OffAs If You Needed Another Reason to Hate California
July 19th, 2010 Aaron Turpen Image via Wikipedia Now you have two more. Assuming you’re a Chevy Volt and/or hybrid car fan, anyway. First, California will be ending the special exemption that Prius and other hybrid car owners enjoyed which allowed their “green cars” to use the HOV (aka “carpool”) lane even when only one passenger was in the car. [...]
Toyota Buys 2 Teslas for $25M
July 12th, 2010 Aaron Turpen When Tesla Motors went public earlier this month, Toyota purchased $50 million in new stocks from the company. That was part of a deal agreed to before the IPO. Tesla then turned around and gave $42 million back to Toyota to buy the NUMMI plant in which the electric car company plans to build it’s [...]
Posted in Electrics Tags: all electric car, Battery electric vehicle, electric car manufacturer, Electric vehicle, Model S, NUMMI, Tesla Motors, toyota, Toyota Prius, Toyota Prius Plug-in Hybrid Comments Off
