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Toyota and Lexus roll-out low-cost automated braking safety packages on RAV4 Hybrid and RX crossover

Green Car Congress

At separate press conferences Wednesday and Thursday at the New York Auto Show, Toyota will reveal the RAV4 Hybrid SUV, while Lexus unveils its all-new fourth-generation RX luxury crossover SUV. The systems are intended to address commonly occurring crash types according to traffic accident statistical analyses.

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Battery metal price plunge is closing mines and stalling deals – ET Auto

Baua Electric

It’s a dramatic reversal from the ebullience of recent years that sent prices soaring and sparked a rush by some of the auto industry’s biggest players to secure future supply. Now, carmakers are getting cold feet and abandoning deal discussions, according to mining investment bankers and industry executives.

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Using the PHEV (Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle) to Transition Society Seamlessly and Profitably From Fossil Fuel to 100% Renewable Energy

Green Car Congress

In the past the auto industry has responded to incentives and guidelines set by government agencies and reengineered their product to meet this requirement. In addition to giving every vehicle PHEV capabilities, we need to provide enough solar or wind generation to power vehicles, homes, and industry.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

The F6 DM uses ferrous batteries, with no lithium content, that BYD says are high-energy density and low cost. Now Lutz envisions selling hundreds of thousands of Volts a year, probably priced below $30,000. The big thing is how fast they can bring the battery cost down," he said. People wont buy a full car.

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