Power out? Plug into your Prius

Electrical engineer John Sweeney recently discovered his Prius is good for more than green cred on the road: after an ice-storm knocked out power to his Massachusetts home last month, he tapped his car to generate four days' worth of electricity for his refrigerator, television, stove fan and a few lights. Sweeney notes that, while non-hybrid…

ByThe Global ViewJanuary 30, 20091Comment

Energy

Solar powered Prius – pie in the sky?

Over the holiday period Greenbang caught the 'Best of Top Gear' programme on BBC, which featured crash-tastic presenter Richard Hammond out in Toyota City in Japan test driving the car manufacturers latest prototype vehicle - a single seater scooter/car hybrid that looked just a bit too much like a, err, wheelchair, albeit one that can…

ByThe Global ViewJanuary 5, 20090Comments

Energy

Plug-in Prius hybrid hits UK roads

Toyota and EDF Energy have launched the first ever UK trials of a plug-in hybrid vehicle by a car manufacturer. EDF will use the plug-in Prius' as part of its company fleet, with employees getting to test out the new car for the next year. EDF has helped to install 40 charging posts in the UK,…

ByThe Global ViewSeptember 12, 20081Comment

Smart Cities

Guess how many people drive a Prius

If you were sitting around wondering how many hybrid cars are filling the driveways of Europe, mop your fevered brow and breathe out, for Greenbang has some info to share with you. The info in question is the amount of Priuses (is that the plural of Prius? Or should it be Pri-ii? Answers on a postcard)…

ByThe Global ViewMay 19, 20082Comments

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Power out? Plug into your Prius

Solar powered Prius – pie in the sky?

Plug-in Prius hybrid hits UK roads

Guess how many people drive a Prius

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