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Toyota Posts $4.7B Operating Loss for FY09, Forecasts $8.6B Loss for FY10; Focus on Hybrids, Compact Vehicles and Cost Reduction to Recover

Green Car Congress

In Central and South America, Oceania, Africa and the Middle East etc., Operating income for Central and South America, Oceania and Africa decreased by 56.3 We will also concentrate on resource-rich and developing countries with the aim of providing high-quality, affordable and attractive models from the customers’ viewpoint.

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Why Warren Buffett is investing in electric car company BYD - Apr. 13, 2009

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

BYDs plug-in, called the F3DM (for "dual mode"), goes farther on a single charge - 62 miles - than other electric vehicles and sells for about $22,000, less than the plug-in Prius and much-hyped Chevy Volt are expected to cost when they hit the market in late 2010. we could not afford to do anything like this."

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Nissan plans to start selling electric car in Seattle next year

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

It will seat five, be similar in size to Nissans Versa and Sentra and be affordable to a typical family, he said. "We Davids said his family meets its need for longer trips by also owning a hybrid Prius. "I Washington, D.C. We think the market is ready. We think the consumers are ready." They are doing it right," he said. "By

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