Green Cars News

OCTOBER 26, 2010

Japanese carmakers Honda and Toyota have ruled the roost in the green car sector with the Toyota Prius the world’s best selling hybrid and Honda recently named as the “greenest automaker” by the Union of Concerned Scientists. Tags: Honda The Green Piece Toyota.

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2009

According to a recent Rasmussen survey, GM edges out Ford and Toyota as the vehicle Americans definitely plan to buy next. Toyota is the one most buyers are willing to at least consider. Eleven percent (11%) of adults say they will definitely buy a Toyota as their next car. Tags: Brief.

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MAY 27, 2009

The Nikkei reports that Honda will release the hybrid version of its Fit subcompact in Japan in fall 2010, about 18 months ahead of the earlier schedule. Honda reportedly will sell the Fit hybrid for less than the Insight, and expects annual sales of more than 50,000 units. Tags: Brief.

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JUNE 11, 2009

Although Toyota has been working on Li-ion batteries for strong hybrids, and has had 126 Priuses equipped with Li-ion packs on the road for the past three years, NiMH cost performance wins compared to lithium for this application, Kuroda said. Toyota has been able to bring down the cost of the NiMH pack in the Prius “dramatically”, he said.

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AUGUST 7, 2009

The Honda Fit is still the volume leader from January-July, with 82,592 units total. The Fit was a distant second to Prius in July, with 17,003 units sold, followed by the Toyota Vitz (12,366 units) and the Honda Insight (10,210 units). Tags: Brief. Almost 10% of these were placed through the scrappage scheme.

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JANUARY 5, 2010

There were plenty of reasons for new car enthusiasts to be excited at the 10th Auto Expo automobile show in New Delhi, India, as both Toyota and Honda revealed new concept cars. Toyota unveiled its Etios concept, which is aimed at family users in India’s rapidly growing market. The company plans to use local parts to [.].

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AUGUST 27, 2009

Toyota reaped the largest percentage of sales under the CARS program (19.4%), followed by GM (17.6%) and Ford (14.4%). Honda came in fourth at 13.0%. The top 10 vehicles purchased under the program were: Toyota Corolla. Honda Civic. Toyota Camry. Toyota Prius. Honda Accord. Ford Focus FWD.

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SEPTEMBER 5, 2009

The Honda Fit took the second spot, with 10,927 units (6%), followed by the Toyota Vitz (8,145, 4.5%) and the Honda Insight (7,900, 4.4%). Tags: Brief. The Prius posted 21,669 units in Japan in August, up 360% year-on-year, representing 12% of total automobile sales for the month. Overall, total sales were up 8.2%

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APRIL 21, 2009

Toyota Motor Sales (TMS), USA, Inc., announced manufacturer’s suggested retail prices (MSRP) today for the all-new 2010 Prius midsize hybrid ( earlier post ), scheduled to go on sale beginning in late May at Toyota dealers nationwide. Tags: Hybrids. Optional equipment includes: Navigation Package ($1,800, Prius III, IV, V).

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NOVEMBER 6, 2009

BMW and Toyota are consistent leaders in sustainable value. The BMW Group and Toyota are consistent industry leaders, creating extremely positive Sustainable Value over the entire review period—i.e., Findings of the report include: Toyota and the BMW Group are industry leaders. Click to enlarge.

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DECEMBER 5, 2009

Toyota’s Prius maintained its top spot in Japan new passenger car sales in November for the seventh month in a row, posting 26,815 units, according to data from the Japan Automobile Dealers Association. Honda’s Insight hybrid came in fifth in the overall rankings for the month, with 9, 413 units sold. Tags: Brief.

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Current EV

SEPTEMBER 7, 2020

Toyota’s ground-breaking SUV reached a 10M global sales landmark in February of 2020. By John Coulter, CURRENT EV CMO In its new Prime, Toyota offers a RAV4 green version that employs a hybrid drivetrain relying on a gas engine and electric motors that draw power from a plug and regenerative braking. Time will tell.

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JANUARY 28, 2010

As an example, the UCS “Hybrid Scorecard” gives both the 2010 Ford Fusion Hybrid and 2009 Honda Civic Hybrid a high “hybrid value” rating. The Honda Civic Hybrid has more than $3,000 worth of forced features, while the Ford Fusion Hybrid includes nearly $4,000 worth, according to UCS. Tags: Brief.

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AUGUST 2, 2010

Toyota Motor Corp. Honda Motor Co. Tags: Brief. Automakers “are stepping up marketing activity, urging customers who are still driving old vehicles to buy new ones before the subsidies expire,” says an official at Mitsubishi Motors Corp. enjoyed a 19.1% The Demio subcompact helped boost Mazda Motor Corp.’s s sales volume 25.3%.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

DECEMBER 24, 2008

“Toyota Motor Sales U.S.A. said today that it will show a small electric concept vehicle at the Detroit auto show next month.&# - Toyota Division Communications. This leaves Honda alone among the top 10 with no “announced&# EV program. How much market share do they want to concede to Toyota, Tesla and Mitsubishi?

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The Truth About Cars

MAY 30, 2023

Now, more than ever, finding an appropriate vehicle that’s actually affordable can be challenging – to put it mildly – given a hyperactive used car market and skyrocketing price tags of even the most horrid machines. Daddy Warbucks, who may be shopping for a brand-new car, is directed towards the likes of a Mazda 3 or Honda HR-V.

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JULY 10, 2009

Honda’s hybrid Insight came in fourth in June with 8,782 units, behind the Honda Fit and the Toyota Vitz. In April, the Honda Insight had been the top-seller—the first hybrid to be such—with 10,481 units. In May, the Insight dropped to third place with 8,183 units, behind the Prius and the Honda Fit, with 8,859 units.

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AUGUST 5, 2010

The Toyota Prius was the top-seller in Japan for the 14 th month in a row, according to the monthly brand ranking data from the Japan Automobile Dealers Association. In second place was the Honda Fit, which saw its sales climb 6.6% to 18,141 units, followed by the Toyota Vitz in third with 15,267 units, up 23.5%. year-on-year.

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DECEMBER 16, 2009

GAC is one of China’s most successful vehicle manufacturers, with successful joint venture partnerships with Toyota, Honda and most recently Fiat. Tags: Brief. The new vehicle is slated for launched in 2010, and will be built in a RMB 6.8 billion (US$996 million) purpose-built facility in Panyu district of Guangzhou.

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NOVEMBER 1, 2009

Sanyo supplies NiMH batteries to Honda and Ford and is expected to supply lithium ion batteries to the Volkswagen Group and Toyota Motor Corp. Tags: Brief. Both will use a diesel engine to power their front wheels and a motor to power their rear ones.

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MAY 4, 2009

Reported sales of hybrids in the US reported by Toyota, Honda, Ford, GM and Nissan dropped 45.5% year-on-year in April to 21,735, despite full month sales for the new Honda Insight and the Ford Fusion and Milan hybrids. Overall, Toyota saw a 62.8% Honda sold 3,361 Civic Hybrids in April, down 22.3% Earlier post.).

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MAY 17, 2010

Achieved with Ford’s new six-speed PowerShift automatic transmission, the 40 mpg is 5 mpg better than the Honda Fit and 4 mpg better than the Toyota Yaris. Tags: Brief. the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has certified the Ford 2011 Fiesta with a 40 mpg highway, 29 mpg city rating.

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Green Cars News

APRIL 6, 2010

It was a good month for both Toyota and Ford, despite safety concerns surrounding their vehicles, as both reported strong gains in hybrid sales in March 2010 year-on-year. In the case of Toyota, hybrid sales rose by 21.6 per cent by volume to 16,714 units; while Ford enjoyed sales of 3,050 units – an increase of [.].

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OCTOBER 5, 2009

the Toyota Group’s minicar specialist, and Suzuki Motor. L/100 km], similar to hybrids sold by Toyota Motor. and Honda Motor Co.Suzuki will overhaul its mainstay engine, which has been in wide use. Tags: Brief. Daihatsu Motor Co., both are developing gasoline-powered minivehicles with a fuel efficiency. Trimming the.

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JUNE 1, 2010

The consortium will work with Toyota Motor Corp., and Honda Motor Co. Tags: Brief. A consortium including the University of Tokyo, Toray Industries Inc., and Mitsubishi Rayon Co. ( has developed a new automotive carbon fiber material that is as easy to process as metal. Nissan Motor Co.

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AUGUST 23, 2009

With Nissan planning to introduce electric cars in 2010, Toyota has already announced its intention to follow suit around 2012. Now it is the turn of Honda to announce it will introduce battery electric vehicles in the US market in the first half of the next decade.

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JUNE 4, 2009

Toyota’s new Prius was Japan’s top-selling vehicle in May, according to new car sales rankings —excluding minicars with displacements of less than 660 cc—released by the Japan Automobile Dealers Association (JADA). Tags: Brief. Prius sales in Japan by month since January 2007. Data: JADA. Click to enlarge.

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AUGUST 7, 2010

With today’s announcement we now add another major brand to the list of LMP engine suppliers for 2011—Honda having already announced and displayed its new LMP motor at Le Mans earlier this year. Tags: Brief. The addition of Roush Yates and its Ford engine now gives LMP entrants two excellent choices with more still to come.

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NOVEMBER 5, 2009

Reported hybrid sales include those from Toyota, Ford, Honda, GM and Nissan; Mercedes-Benz is not breaking out sales of its new S400 Hybrid. Toyota posted a total of 18,757 hybrid units, a 15% increase by volume year on year, and representing 12.3% Honda reported sales of 1,978 hybrids in October, up 21.9% year-on-year.

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AUGUST 2, 2009

Changes in the attributes (clockwise from upper left, weight, power, fuel economy and torque) of the Honda Accord over time as an example of fleet trends in the US. Volvo is the most efficient manufacturer of light duty trucks, followed by Subaru, GM and Honda. Tags: Fuel Efficiency. Knittel, 2009. Click to enlarge.

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OCTOBER 15, 2009

The Ford Fusion and Mercury Milan hybrid sedans come in second, at 41/36, followed by the Honda Civic Hybrid; Honda Insight; Lexus HS250h; Nissan Altima Hybrid; Ford Escape, Mazda Tribute, Mercury Mariner Hybrid; smart fortwo Cabriolet and Coupe; Toyota Camry Hybrid; and Lexus RX450h hybrid. Tags: Brief.

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OCTOBER 5, 2009

Toyota Motor Sales (TMS) reported September sales of 126,015 vehicles, a decrease of 12.6% American Honda Motor Co., Honda hybrid sales dropped 6% year-on-year to 1,898 units. to 152 units, but the new Honda Insight posted 1,746 units. Tags: Hybrids Sales. Click to enlarge. by volume from last September.

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APRIL 23, 2009

Despite the current enthusiasm for electric vehicles (EVs), hydrogen fuel cell vehicles (FCVs) will be an important component of the vehicle mix in 2050, according to panelists from Nissan, Toyota and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) in a conference session at the SAE 2009 World Congress in Detroit. Tags: Brief.

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AUGUST 31, 2009

Toyota, the volume leader, suffered a 60.7% Among the results, Nissan saw a 50% drop; Mazda, 80%; Honda, 35.4%; and Subaru, 81.8%. Tags: Brief. However, auto exports plummeted 45.1% to 339,652 units, also marking the 10th straight decline. drop in exports in the month (139,610 units).

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JUNE 21, 2009

With the Toyota Prius still providing stiff competition, it appears that Honda may be willing to undercut the price of its own Insight Hybrid car as it bids to land a larger share of the green car market. The Insight itself is already cheaper than Toyota’s Prius, albeit it only achieves 41mpg compared to the Prius’s 50mpg.

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JULY 23, 2010

An editorial in Japan’s Nikkei argues that Japanese automakers need to respond aggressively to compete in the rapidly changing global market for electric vehicles.both Toyota and Honda had until recently thought that the era of hybrids would continue for a while before electric vehicles began to gain popularity.

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Plugs and Cars

OCTOBER 24, 2007

Toyota and GM are continuing down their differing hybrid paths. Honda, the quintessential internal combustion company, is lobbing criticism at hybrids, a market Toyota exploited better than Honda. White suggests Honda is lining up with Nissan, seeing a future not in hybrids but rather electric cars.

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