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Toyota, too, Says No

Plugs and Cars

Toyota, in Open Road Blog , the official Blog of Toyota responding to NY Times Columnist Thomas Friedman's Et Tu, Toyota? This quotation tells us all we need to know about what the auto industry would like the future to look like. But that is not what they envision or work for.

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Super Charge It

Plug In Partners

A nd thanks to the Energy Blog , here is another announcement from a consortium consisting of Misubishi and GS Yuasa. Finally, Mitsubishi Motors Corporation is working to promote greater use of electric vehicles, which is the ultimate in environmentally-friendly automobiles.

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Electric-Car Fans Rally Around the Volt - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

“The Toyota Prius took over five years to reach break-even and has gone on to be a wild success.&# The demand-is-everything argument is the cop-out line from the auto industry and our lovely government. and Chrysler. .&# and Chrysler. Whatever B.C.G.’s Give them the choice, and they’ll shift. — Scott 18.

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China puts its electric vehicles on center stage - China automotive news

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

As a subscriber, you can receive our free weekly China Auto News, which keeps you informed the latest developments of Chinas automobile industry. Alternative-fuel cars were some of the hottest items on display at the Shanghai auto show from homegrown companies like Geely Automobile Holdings Ltd., Gasgoo.com | ?? |

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Study: Collision Avoidance Technology Continues to Struggle

The Truth About Cars

But these, again, come from government-auto-industry-related partnerships and insurance agencies. The American Automobile Association (AAA) conducted some testing that basically showed most automatic braking systems struggled to perform in everything but the most ideal environments.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Saab GM-owned company exploring PHEVs Joint Venture with Volvo and others to research PHEVs Toyota 500 PHEV 2010-model Priuses with lithium batteries to be leased for fleet tests in 2009 (150 in U.S.) The electrification of the automobile is inevitable." Persu Mobility (formerly VentureOne) 3-wheel Persu Hybrid PHEV-20 in development.

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Buffett's Chinese electric car company

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Then Mr. Wang, as he’s known, got into the automobile business by buying a failing state-owned carmaker. I’m going to blog about Sokol later this week—he is a big believer in renewable energy.) Sokol did most of the due diligence on BYD for Berkshire, and he now sits on the BYD board.

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