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First driving behavior-based telematics automobile insurance developed for Toyota connected cars in Japan

Green Car Congress

Both Toyota and Aioi Nissay Dowa Insurance intend to contribute to the realization of a safe and secure traffic environment for society through the development and provision of telematics automobile insurance that utilizes connected cars and automobile big data. Background.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Several dozen prototypes on 15-passenger van since 2004; now in second generation development; no production plans. Establishing dealer network. This is different from anything Ive ever seen in my 40 years in the automobile industry." ( Detroit Free Press ). Ford Escape PHEV-40 around 2012. This is unusual.

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