Toyota Prius Touring Tops Consumer Reports Best New-Car Value List
March 1, 2009 by editor
Filed under Electric Cars, Featured
Consumer Reports names the Toyota Prius Touring as the best overall value among 300 cars according to the 2009 Annual Auto Issue.
The Prius Touring provides the best overall value because of its comparatively low owner-cost estimate of $26,250 over five years — and a relatively high road-test score of 80 points out of 100. The Prius doesn’t have the least expensive sticker price in its class, but its excellent fuel economy of 42 mpg overall and solid resale value help give it a low owner-cost.
Solar Hybrids Soak Up the Sun
December 16, 2008 by admin
Filed under Electric Cars
Solar pioneer Greg Johanson set a world record for the fastest speed in a sun-powered car way back in 1986. That car, Sunrunner, has since been retired and its solar array relegated to some California rooftop, but Johanson is still building cars fueled by the sun. Now you can too.
Johanson and the guys at Solar Electrical Vehicles will slap a solar panel on just about anything, and they’ve developed a DIY kit for the Toyota Prius that he says provides up to 20 miles of range and boosts fuel economy up to 29 percent. The company is testing its first solar energy system exclusively for hybrids in four “PV Prius” prototypes and a “PV Highlander.”
