Toyota Prius

Toyota held the major market back at that time in Japan and as sales boosted, their production increased. The Prius was sold for three years in japan and was made available worldwide in 2000. It was cheaper compared to the hybrid technology in the market and people seemed to enjoy the new technology with the

electric-fuel engine and long lasting battery life. Although it is new to the market, the Ecostar has comparable quality and specifications to its competitors. Table 1 illustrates a side-by-side comparison of Ecostar and Toyota Prius. Qualifications / Specifications Ecostar Prius Picture Price MSRP $21,495 MSRP $24,495 Seating 5 5 EPA 60 City

These cars operate from a rechargeable battery and gasoline. The engines are smaller so that they will be able to accommodate the 99% of time when the car is not going uphill or accelerating quickly. The battery is used to give extra acceleration power if needed. When the car is stopped, hybrid gasoline motors can shut off and run off their electric motor and battery. These cars are aerodynamic and the tires are often stiffer and inflated higher to reduce dragging. According to a November 16, 2004

The main idea of this article is comparing the Toyota Corolla and the Toyota Prius. The corolla is a conventional combustion engine (ICE) and the Prius is an electrical hybrid. Since the ICE in the Prius turns off and stop signs and stop lights, it helps lower greenhouse gases and tailpipe emissions. They were testing the lifetime of the cars over fourteen years. The first thing they did was go over the prices of the two vehicles prices. The Prius of course cost more that the Corolla, because of

Current Report Nissan has unveiled its success promising 'Leaf ' to automobile market. Unlike Toyota 'Prius ' or GM 'Volt ', which are made of hybrid and plug-in hybrid engine system, Leaf runs solely on electricity. Nissan started developing Leaf in 1992, investing massive 6 billion dollars to create this extremely environment-friendly vehicle. Leaf has a table-sized battery installed under the drivers ' seat which can run about 160 kilometers when fully charged. The owner of Leaf will need

that greater fuel economy apparently lacks: Ford Escape (Sept. ’04) – the utility of an SUV at a relatively modest price. Honda Accord Hybrid (Dec. ’04) – family sedan with power. Lexus SUV Hybrid (By March ‘05) – luxury and power in an SUV. Toyota Highlander Hybrid (Summer ’05) – a blend of utility and power with a slightly reduced price tag from the Lexus. Sierra and Silverado Hybrid Pickups

consumer satisfaction. The other strategy of Toyota is Jikoda under which the company uses a quality control process with principles such as correcting and fixing the immediate condition, detecting abnormalities and stopping it immediately and lastly, investigating the root reasons for problems and installing the countermeasure quickly. The other business strategy is Kanban. It is also the important tool of Just in time system. It includes signals used by Toyota to replenish the products and materials

paper, Team A is participating in a strategic planning group creating a new product at General Motors. The following is a competitive market analysis on the potential of our new 2016 Chevy Volt’s success. We will be focusing on our competitor Toyota and their Prius lineup. Additionally, we will summarize our target consumer and current market conditions. Then we will cover variables that weigh on supply, demand, and equilibrium prices. Next, we will consider the pros and cons our firm faces while identifying

Power Split Architecture Power-split hybrid powertrain are ones which consists of power-split device (PSD), an Internal Combustion Engine (ICE), two Electric Machines (EMs), ESS and VCC. Power-split architectures is a match between series and parallel hybrid to obtain advantages of both series and parallel hybrid architectures. The produced engine torque is split into two parts, which are further delivered to the output shaft by the means of an efficient mechanical path and another less efficient

Abstract The feasibility of adding AFVs (alternative fuel vehicles) to the Lotus Rental Car fleet is examined in the attached research. The advantages and disadvantages of AFVs were analyzed. In addition, the environmental effect of AFV use on future generations is also discussed. By comparing the overall information and data of AFVs vs. petroleum-fueled vehicles, and researching how other fleets have successfully incorporated AFVs, the result is conclusive evidence that the addition of AFVs to