2017 Hyundai Ioniq Electric Steals Energy Efficiency Title From Toyota Prius Prime

2017 Hyundai Ioniq Electric Steals Energy Efficiency Title From Toyota Prius PrimeNovember 24th, 2016 by James AyreWhile the 2017 Toyota Prius Prime plug-in hybrid managed to take the title of "most energy efficient car" just a few months ago, it's already lost it — the 2017 Hyundai Ioniq Electric has managed to outperform Toyota's offering and all other cars on the market according to the US EPA's testing system.Previous to the 2017 Toyota Prius Prime plug-in hybrid (PHEV) taking the title earlier this year — with an EPA-rated 133 MPGe (Miles Per Gallon Equivalent) combined when operating in electric mode — #1 belonged to the BMW i3, which has held that spot since 2014 (the most energy efficient version, the 22 kWh offering, has an EPA-rated 124 MPGe combined).The 2017 Hyundai Ioniq Electric beats the Toyota rating with an EPA-rated 136 MPGe combined — just a bit higher, but higher nonetheless.
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Is Toyota Rethinking Its Pro-Fuel Cell / Anti-Battery Electric Car Stance?
Is Toyota Rethinking Its Pro-Fuel Cell / Anti-Battery Electric Car Stance?Reports in recent weeks have indicated Toyota may be revising its stance against battery electric vehicles as it prepares for "mass producing" it first long-range EV by the end of this decade.Word of that 186-plus mile range electric car in time for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics was reported Nov. 7 by Japan's Nikkei newspaper, which described "a full-scale entry into the electric vehicle market."On Nov. 17, Toyota corporate followed up with announcement of an in-house venture company for EV development.
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China Drags Toyota Into Electric Future

To the latecomers are left the shreds.And for Toyota, that could be tough to digest.After years of shunning mass-market electric vehicles, the world's largest car maker finally capitulated to the market last week, quietly putting out a statement that it is forming an in-house unit to build battery-powered cars as an "alternative means" to reaching zero-emission standards.
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