The Truth About Cars

APRIL 8, 2024

The "New Mini" first appeared in North American showrooms as a 2002 model, as part of the turn-of-the-century wave of retro-styled machinery that included the Volkswagen New Beetle , Chrysler PT Cruiser and Chevrolet HHR. Here's an '07 Cooper S model in a Colorado yard. They're cheap, quick enough to be fun, and junkyard parts are plentiful.

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2007 Colorado Cheap Chrysler 82

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 20, 2014

In May, Toyota Motor Sales (TMS) and its affiliate Toyota Motor Credit Corporation (TMCC) entered into a group of financial agreements with FirstElement Fuel Inc. (FE) FE) to support the long-term operation and maintenance expenses of new hydrogen refueling stations in California.

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Honda Hydrogen California Building 281

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 6, 2009

BMW and Toyota are consistent leaders in sustainable value. The BMW Group and Toyota are consistent industry leaders, creating extremely positive Sustainable Value over the entire review period—i.e., Findings of the report include: Toyota and the BMW Group are industry leaders. Click to enlarge.

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Automobile Manufacturer Automobile BMW Manufacturer 278

Plugs and Cars

JANUARY 30, 2008

As Toyota gets headlines for suggesting it will offer a few fleets a few plug-in hybrids in 3 or 4 years, it does what it can to take the myth-busting RAV4 EV out of private hands. In mid-January a 2002 RAV4 EV south of San Francisco came to the end of its five year lease. But Toyota refused.

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Toyota San Francisco Dealers Plug-in 100

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 20, 2009

After two decades of constant growth, light truck market share has been relatively stable from 2002 through 2009. Preliminary MY2009 values suggest that Honda will continue to have the lowest fleetwide CO 2 emissions (and highest fuel economy), followed closely by Hyundai-Kia and Toyota.

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Fuel Economy 2004 Economy EPA 268

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 6, 2010

Purcell, best known for his leadership at the General Motors Corporation with the GM EV-1, moves into this role after serving as a board director and strategic advisor to the company. From 1994 to 2002, he led the GM Advanced Technology Vehicles Group (GM ATV) that launched the GM EV-1.

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Industrial Industry Companies GM 225

Plugs and Cars

APRIL 4, 2007

A high brow plug for a corporate fantasy. I invite Mr. Pogue to take a ride "back to the future" in my 2002 Toyota RAV4 EV. The investment paid off. The bamboozlement surrounding alternative fuels continues apace. Sooner or later, hydrogen, or something like it, is all we’ll have to work with.

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Hydrogen BMW Alternative Fuels Brazil 100

EV Central

APRIL 25, 2024

The original Mazda6 launched in Australia in 2002 and the current third generation in 2012, with a significant update in 2018. The EZ-6 has been developed by Mazda and Chinese partner Chongqing Changan’s joint-venture Changan Mazda Automobile Corporation. READ MORE: Look out, China?

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 11, 2010

Toyota Motor Sales (TMS) USA unveiled the FT-CH dedicated hybrid concept at the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) in Detroit. Toyota believes these are hurdles that will be cleared. In the early 2010s, Toyota plans to sell a million hybrids per year globally, a majority of those in North America. The FT-CH concept.

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Prius Toyota Concept Hybrid 218

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 23, 2009

As Toyota learned with the introduction of the Prius and its efforts on the 2002 RAV4 EV, O’Brien said, it is difficult to force technology adoption by consumers. We believe at Toyota that hybrids have successfully passed the threshold into the early mass market, perhaps the first advanced [vehicle] technology to achieve that goal.

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Clean Fleet Report

APRIL 12, 2024

Carbon neutrality for all Honda products and corporate activities by 2050. The closest comparisons for hydrogen-only cars are the Toyota Mirai and Hyundai Nexo. while its rival Toyota has demonstrated the 300-mile range truck in a joint project with Kenworth. But those models don’t have a plug.

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Honda Hydrogen Plug-in Hybrid 70

Green Car Congress

JULY 20, 2009

Inductive charging with a paddle-type connector was used in a number of earlier EVs, notably GM’s EV1, the Nissan Hypermini EV, and the Toyota RAV4. Subsequently, GM suspended production of its Gen2+ MagneCharge units in 2002. The two coils must be very close together, but do not make direct electrical contact.

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Nissan Power Powered Charging 186

Revenge of the Electric Car

MARCH 11, 2009

During the fall campaign, Hasner drove a leased 2002 all-electric Toyota RAV-4 throughout his south Palm Beach-Broward county district — when gas was at its $4-a-gallon peak. “I Ford is rolling out an electric four-door sedan in 2011 and Toyota plans to bring an electric car to showrooms in 2012.

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Florida Tax Electric Cars Tax Credit 124

Revenge of the Electric Car

MARCH 11, 2009

During the fall campaign, Hasner drove a leased 2002 all-electric Toyota RAV-4 throughout his south Palm Beach-Broward county district — when gas was at its $4-a-gallon peak. “I Ford is rolling out an electric four-door sedan in 2011 and Toyota plans to bring an electric car to showrooms in 2012.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Below is a chronology of hybrid Toyota Priuses and Ford Escapes that have been converted. NREL, June 2006 Toyota Prius by EnergyCS Golden, CO Terry_Penney@. Progress Energy Corporation by Advanced Vehicle Research Center , with Hymotion kit, July 2007 (Raleigh, NC), contact Mike.Ligett@. Unless otherwise noted, all are Prius.

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Prius Conversion Plug-in Plug 48

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

In October a BYD sedan called the F3 became the bestselling sedan in China, topping well-known brands like the Volkswagen Jetta and Toyota ( TM ) Corolla. BYD has also begun selling a plug-in electric car with a backup gasoline engine, a move putting it ahead of GM, Nissan, and Toyota. 107.12% Rite Aid Corporation 0.66

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BYD 2009 Companies Electric Cars 62

Revenge of the Electric Car

OCTOBER 25, 2008

The biggest obstacle for those who would prefer an alternative has been lack of purchasable plug-in electric vehicles since 2003 when auto manufacturers ceased production of plug-in EVs like the GM EV1, Honda EV Plus, and Toyota RAV4-EV. Amazing AC Propulsion eBoxes at AltCarExpo Saturday, September 27th, 2008. second range.

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