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EV subscription company Autonomy launches Tesla Model 3 rental fleet

Teslarati

The Model 3 is the first vehicle to launch under the Autonomy brand, marking the start of the company’s newest fleet of vehicles with arguably the most popular in the electric segment. Autonomy raised $83 million in debt and equity financing to support the launch of the new vehicle fleet.

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10,000 Toyota drivers sign petition urging company to commit to EVs: ‘Put our future before your profits’

Teslarati

“Laggard automakers, such as Toyota (D) and Nissan (D+), which are forecast to have the lowest percentage of zero-emissions fleet-wide vehicle production in 2029 (14% and 22% respectively), also have the most negative climate policy engagement,” the report said.

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Google Adds Lexus RX450h To Self-Driving Fleet, Safer Than Drivers

Green Car Reports

After more than 300,000 miles of testing, Google’s automated self-driving Toyota Priuses have proven that self-driving cars have a future. Now Google is adding another hybrid car to its self-driving fleet: the 2012 Lexus RX450h luxury crossover SUV.

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Toyota Auris HSD Full Hybrid Concept Uses Same Powertrain as the Prius

Green Car Congress

The concept, which previews the production model of the hybrid to be built in the UK beginning in the second half of 2010, uses the same powertrain applied in the current-generation Prius. In the future, Toyota aims to advance this technology to provide solar powered recharging of the hybrid battery. Earlier post.).

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2022 Los Angeles Auto Show Review

Clean Fleet Report

Clean Fleet Report got a look at the all-new 2023 Electrified GV70 a couple weeks before the Los Angeles Auto Show, and posted this sneak preview story. Make no mistake, if this is the future of Toyota design, then the company is onto something great. 2023 Toyota Prius Hybrid and Prius Prime Plug-in Hybrid.

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Analysis: What’s the Best Way to Market EVs?

Clean Fleet Report

This appeases the purists who can’t imagine a Harley that’s quiet and scent-free while letting H-D move into the electrified future. LiveWire Labs in Silicon Valley will communicate with Harley-Davidson in Milwaukee to “pioneer the future of motorcycling.” There is no all-electric or gas-only Prius—that’s not its identity.

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That Was the Year That Was

Clean Fleet Report

The Clean Fleet Report Report Card. Clean Fleet Report has been growing along with the market. Our testers had similar (best in class) feelings about the new 2023 Toyota Prius and the 2022 BMW i4 M50. The post That Was the Year That Was first appeared on Clean Fleet Report. We published our 2,000 th article this year.

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