The Truth About Cars

JUNE 9, 2019

Following announcements that Toyota would be working on a shared electric vehicle platform with Subaru, as well as a jointly developed crossover, the brand conducted a press conference on Friday regarding its decision to “popularize BEVs.”

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The Truth About Cars

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

The Chrysler Pacifica, Kia Carnival, and Toyota Sienna earned the next-to-lowest rating of “Acceptable,” while the Honda Odyssey earned a “Poor” rating. The organization said the latest advances in airbag tech and passenger restraints are “rarely available” for people riding in the back seats. All of the minivans on sale in the U.S.

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The Truth About Cars

JULY 24, 2023

It will also likely get Subaru’s EyeSight safety tech, which previous manual transmission versions couldn’t have. This story comes hot on the heels of another report related to the Subaru’s counterpart, the Toyota GR86. Those changes should improve the car’s handling and ride but won’t boost its acceleration times.

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The Truth About Cars

MAY 9, 2023

Apple CarPlay and Android Auto are among the most asked-for tech features in new cars, but automakers can’t seem to come to terms with what that means for their own technology interfaces. The automaker’s cross-town rival, Ford, won’t be heading down the same path, as CEO Jim Farley said the battle has already been lost. .&

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The Truth About Cars

MARCH 25, 2024

The automaker will group the development of some models to reduce costs and partner with outside companies to leverage tech and other advantages. The brand does not sell any hybrids here, putting it far behind its home country rivals, Honda and Toyota, in the U.S. These moves can’t come soon enough. million that year to just 3.7

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The Truth About Cars

APRIL 1, 2024

Nissan CEO Makoto Uchida announced that the pair would share vehicle tech and design knowledge to create a handful of new vehicles for American buyers. Nissan’s somewhat recently-refreshed Frontier pickup is already behind the times, as Ford, Toyota, and General Motors have newer, more refined trucks on sale.

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The Truth About Cars

APRIL 30, 2024

It is fair to note there is a heckuva lot more tech packed into the thing for 2025 which makes the price hike something of a wash.& Through the first quarter of 2024, Chevy delivered a total of 54,185 Equinox crossovers (Toyota sold 124,822 RAV4 models, if you’re wondering), far more than any other nameplate except Silverado.

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The Truth About Cars

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

From CarBuzz : The parallel parking assistance feature is part of Ford's Active Park Assist suite of driver-assistance tech. It’s about $60 per vehicle,” he said.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

Furthermore, changing the battery pack on say a Toyota Prius often costs a fortune, at least in most European countries, so such cars better be VERY cheap, but they’re not. None of the new electric cars are planning to use old-tech lead acid batteries. Current batteries in new Toyota hybridsare ~$3000 if they need to be replaced.

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Cars That Think

MARCH 4, 2023

After talking with many climate robotics founders for my blog, Nirva Labs , here are my findings on how you can find opportunities to help robots make an impact on climate change. Surprisingly, many founders I talked with echoed the shortage of roboticists in climate tech. Today, assembling a Toyota SUV takes about 2.04

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The Truth About Cars

JUNE 23, 2023

Even stranger was that Toyota failed to beat the industry average — coming in right behind Mitsubishi, which has been working to improve its quality control for years. The phenomenon even managed to bump Toyota off its pedestal. But the same is true for adopting the freshest tech.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

Cleantech Blog Cleantechblog.com, the premier cleantech site for commentary on news and technology relating to clean tech, greentech, energy, climate change and carbon, and the environment. Blog Archive ▼ 2009 (52) ▼ April (6) Waxman-Markey and REDD BlogRoll Review: Space Beams, Leaded Batteries, an.

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The Truth About Cars

MAY 17, 2023

However, Japanese automakers have already been working on hydrogen fuel cell vehicles for years and Toyota Chairman Akio Toyoda has even been championing the development of hydrogen-burning motors for some of the brand's racing applications.

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The Truth About Cars

MARCH 21, 2024

Toyota, for example, will buy credits to meet emissions regulations, choosing to base its EV plans on customer demand. As things currently stand it’s the new tech that’s serving as the biggest obstacle and the one that’s also being pushed to the forefront by the industry for the purposes of data harvesting.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 17, 2010

These will include Green Tech Talks to fans at track, promotional events and media messaging outlets such as in-broadcast telecasts, blogs, Twitter and various website initiatives. As members of the Green Dream Team, the drivers will represent the Series at events promoting its position as the Global Leader in Green Racing.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

“The Toyota Prius took over five years to reach break-even and has gone on to be a wild success.&# Even in their resurrected state, they dont have a prayer against toyota, honda, hyundai, and their worst nightmare, CHINA… — Seren 21. and Chrysler. For more information, please see our Comments FAQ.

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The Truth About Cars

OCTOBER 6, 2023

While some of this pertains to updated safety tech few MX-5 owners are likely to care about, there are also a host of mechanical upgrades that should actually make it a better performance machine.

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The Truth About Cars

JULY 5, 2023

There were also rumors that the brand was in talks with Toyota and Hyundai Motor Group to help it commence production on an automobile sometime in 2024. However, the last we heard about the project was when an industry source told The Korea Times that Apple was working to build up its Korean supply chain in 202 1.

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The Truth About Cars

JULY 19, 2023

Though, if you removed the badges and told me this was the next generation of the Toyota Camry, I would probably believe you and would have said the same about the Chinese-market LaCrosse. But the size of the grille and nearly complete absence of exterior (faux) chrome absolutely scream Toyota. But it would never work.

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The Truth About Cars

APRIL 29, 2024

Two others, the Honda CR-V and Toyota RAV4, are rated acceptable. Meanwhile, having as many high-tech safety nets in place as possible is assumed by some to gradually lead to an accident-free society. This new, tougher evaluation targets some of the most dangerous front-to-rear crashes that are still happening.”

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The Truth About Cars

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

The plaintiffs represent a series of class actions suits asserting that vehicles sold by Ford, Honda, General Motors, Toyota, and Volkswagen have “recorded and intercepted [owners’] private text messages and call logs.” It’s not clear what it’s going to take to move the needle on the privacy issue.

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Blink Charging

JANUARY 12, 2023

As one would expect from Mercedes-Benz, the EQS SUVs are luxurious and full of high-tech gadgetry to make the driving experience smoother and the passenger experience more enjoyable. Toyota bZ4X. This SUV from Toyota comes standard with front-wheel drive, but AWD will also be available. Starting price: $104,400.

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Spirit of DC - PHEV3A

DECEMBER 11, 2009

is obtained -- from Yuma's KYMA Channel 11 website www.KYMA.com , th e below entry, as copied and pasted to the blog, at least documented the All American "Spirit of DC" being in Yuma, AZ. Wednesday, the Toyota Prius Plus made a pit stop in Yuma to educate people on solar energy. into a new era of technology.

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Plug In Partners

DECEMBER 14, 2007

A nd thanks to the Energy Blog , here is another announcement from a consortium consisting of Misubishi and GS Yuasa. N ot to be out done, another battery called " Li-tech " has been developed by a consortium of German companies, including Bosch, BASF, and Volkswagon.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 30, 2009

The city has not committed to buying plug-in cars, although it is modifying some hybrid Toyota Priuses to be plug-ins, Nickels said. "We Dan Davids, president of Plug In America , drove his plug-in Toyota RAV4 to Tuesdays news conference and lauded Nissans announcement. Hats off to Nissan. . ·

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Plug In India

JANUARY 15, 2022

His garage currently houses, apart from the e2o, a Toyota Prius and an Isuzu pickup. To jot down those will take an entirely new blog, but here’s a sample. Madan is very tech savvy - and actually founded a telemedicine company about a decade ago. In the early 2000s he picked up his first electric car - the Revai.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

Asia India China Europe Americas en Español em Português Login/Register to set your edition Set my edition Todays Paper Video Columns Blogs Graphics Journal Community Register for FREE Register for FREE Thank you for registering. Why wont Toyota do anoher station wagon? Home World U.S. AWD would be nice. Please re-enter.

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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. EnergyCS/Clean-Tech, May 2005 EnergyCS Los Angeles County, CA info@energycs.com 4. NREL, June 2006 Toyota Prius by EnergyCS Golden, CO Terry_Penney@. Jim Tech Ltd. Contact info via Wizbanit , the owners blog. Full-size photo.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

They will also compete against new hybrids from Ford, Toyota ( TM ) and Honda ( HMC ), which are entering the market now. By the time these cars hit the market, General Motors ( GM , Fortune 500 ) will be in production with the Chevrolet Volt range-extended electric car and Ford ( F , Fortune 500 ) will have its own plug-only compact car.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

GM will leapfrog Toyota and Honda by providing an electric car to the masses by the end of next year. If the EV1 was viable (or even close) we would see Ford, Toyota, Honda, etc all with 80 mile cars right now.do Wired Home Subscribe Sections Cars 2.0 Wired Home Subscribe Sections Cars 2.0 Sorry the market killed the EV1. you see that?

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 28, 2009

a rolling death-wish on skinny tires 157 days ago See More Related Articles and Blog Posts Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1) 1 TEG 3:09PM (4/24/2009) "Because of the nature of the event, there was no demonstration of heart-stopping acceleration or sure-footedness through a slalom." 15 days ago AutoblogGreen for 03.31.09

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 22, 2009

Chinese auto makers also showed other types of "new energy" vehicles, including regular gasoline-electric hybrids to compete with Toyota Motor Corp.s The car, called the F3DM, was launched at least a year ahead of a similar car planned by Toyota. GM plans to launch the Volt in China in 2011. Prius hybrid.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 30, 2009

The day was split between a morning session at the GM tech center in Warren and an afternoon session at the GM proving grounds in Milford, MI. Consumer Reports rates the Buick Enclave higher than vehicles from Toyota, Volvo, Infiniti, Audi, BMW and Mercedes Benz in the Luxury- Full Size SUV category. Click to enlarge.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 20, 2009

Skip to Content Massively explains Warhammer Online to the dedicated WoW player AOL Tech Europe ↓ Polska Deutschland Asia ↓ ???? ???? ??? ???? Your comments: Remember me E-Mail me when someone replies to this comment Please keep your comments relevant to this blog entry.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 22, 2009

car when tech-savvy types can configure one in their garage by rewiring their existing hybrids. vehicles splattered all over YouTube videos  most of which are retrofitted Toyota Prius cars  this baby is actually what we in the auto industry like to call a light truck, a category that includes big pickups, vans and SUVs.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 28, 2009

Well need to spend some more time with the car to find out how it holds up over longer drives, but the powertrain tech obviously works. 11 days ago See More Related Articles and Blog Posts Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1) 1 morgan 9:26PM (4/22/2009) Am I the only one who thinks this looks like a mid 90s car?

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 28, 2009

Toyota still has not made any money on the Prius. I see the technical complexity of hybrids is finally coming home to roost at Toyota, which has superb engineering. Uncharacteristically, Toyota is blaming this on the floormats!! As far as electric vehicles, many writers here have stated some of the issues. Does that bother you?

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