Clean Fleet Report

JULY 2, 2022

Toyota and Lexus held their annual new product showcase the first week of June at their Plano, Texas, headquarters. This overview, in alphabetical order, is a glimpse of what Toyota and Lexus have coming out in the next few months. Toyota New Stuff. – Toyota says the Corolla “rolls into 2023 a changed car.”

Lexus 83

Lexus Toyota Production Tundra 83

The Truth About Cars

OCTOBER 30, 2023

What was the most fuel-efficient (mass-produced, internal combustion-powered, highway-legal, non-gray-market, four-wheeled, et freakin' cetera) new car available in the United States during the 1980s? No, not the Toyota Starlet or Corolla Tercel , not the Honda CRX HF , not the Subaru Justy.

Chevrolet 105

Chevrolet Suzuki California Los Angeles 105

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 8, 2014

Navigant suggests that, since the automakers have already designed the vehicles that they will be selling in 2018, they will become more vocal in 2014 to push for changes; the firm expects the dispute to escalate, perhaps resulting in legal action. Of these, 170,000 will be plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) and 134,000 will be BEVs.

2014 346

2014 Global Sale Motorcycles 346

Green Car Congress

JULY 2, 2015

BMW is collaborating with Toyota on fuel cell systems. Its average fuel consumption in the EU test cycle for plug-in hybrid vehicles will be approximately two liters per 100 kilometers (118 mpg US), which equates to CO 2 emissions of less than 50 grams per kilometer. The operating range of the prototype is more than 500 km (300 miles).

Water 150

Water BMW Engine Fuel 150

Plugs and Cars

JULY 26, 2007

(See my 7/12 post Plug-in Hybrid Bills in Congress Scare Auto Makers ) With the addition of the A123 battery module, a Prius gets between 125 and 175 mpg. They are beginning to do crash testing, and will meet emission requirements, in pursuit of a fully legal, compliant vehicle.

Convert 100

Convert Prius Plug-in Civic Hybrid 100