2010 Toyota Prius Runs Out of Batteries
5 Aug 2009, 10:37 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The third-generation Toyota Prius proves to be quite a popular model nowadays, especially in the wake of government stimulus plans launched around the world. Unfortunately, Toyota faces difficulties...
Toyota May Build Yaris-Based Hybrid in France
28 Jul 2009, 10:41 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Toyota's hybrid offensive may open a new front, this time in France where, according to Japanese media reports, it plans on building a Yaris-based hybrid. The version in question is the Europea...
Scotland to Have the First Hybrid Taxi Company
27 Jul 2009, 13:11 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Lining up to the green trends in the automotive market, a new Scottish taxi company opened recently, offering its services through a fleet of six hybrid Toyota Prius, soon after it has been agreed b...
2012 Prius-Based Hybrid Sports Coupe Early Details
27 Jul 2009, 09:33 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Speculation continue on the Prius-based hybrid sports coupe designed by Toyota, this time with some unconfirmed specifications of the car. According to the guys over at 7tune.com, the future model, ...
Confirmed: Toyota Brings Auris Hybrid to Europe
17 Jul 2009, 07:46 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Japanese manufacturer Toyota has officially confirmed it will begin production of the full-hybrid version of the Auris, scheduled to enter the European market towards the middle of 2010. The hybrid ...
Toyota Goes Down in Europe
15 Jul 2009, 14:23 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Troubled times ahead for Japanese manufacturer Toyota, still the world's largest carmaker. The company reported new car sales decrease on the Old Continent amounting to 26 percent or 452,350 un...
Prius Rules Over Japan
7 Jul 2009, 10:10 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / If we keep on bringing you this type of news about the Prius, you may think we're on Toyota's payroll... Well, we're not and, even if some don't like it, Prius rocks Japan sales ...
No Toyota-Isuzu Diesel for Europe
7 Jul 2009, 07:23 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / As part of the policy imposed by the new management of the world's biggest manufacturer, Toyota has decided not to go ahead and with the development of a diesel engine together with Isuzu Motor...
Toyota to Spend $500M on Indiana Revamp
6 Jul 2009, 12:18 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / After dust seems to have settled on the NUMMI joint venture with GM, Toyota turned its sights on the projected retooling of its Indiana SUV assembly plant. The Japanese will spend around $500 millio...
Sound Generators for Quiet Hybrids
5 Jul 2009, 13:40 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Even if they’re protecting the environment and help their owners save some money usually spent on gasoline, hybrid cars might actually become a threat for our lives. This is what some Japanese...
Toyota's Prius, Not Tree Hugging but Tree Cutting
3 Jul 2009, 08:56 UTC · By: Tudor Raiciu / Here's a piece of news that might keep fake city environmentalists and Prius owners up all night, curled up in a fetal position. While largely perceived as a company devoted to the preservation...
Toyota Prius' Battery Recycling Plan
2 Jul 2009, 12:10 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Being environmentally friendly does not necessarily mean than you are completely waste free. Ever wondered what would happen to hybrid batteries once their run out of "juice"? Well, Toyota...
Toyota Prius HID Trouble...
1 Jul 2009, 13:23 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / ... or how hybrids get a beating these days. After yesterday Consumer Reports trashed the Honda Insight, deeming it as the "most disappointing Honda Consumer Reports has tested in a long time,&...
MINI Cooper D Off to a Good Aussie Start
1 Jul 2009, 12:58 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The first ever diesel MINI to hit Australian shores is, according to MINI Australia, off to a "hot start". Unfortunately, we cannot vouch for that, given that the manufacturer omitted to s...
Toyota to Build Auris Hybrid in the UK
29 Jun 2009, 10:32 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Confident with the projected success of its new Prius, world's no. 1 manufacturer Toyota seems to have decided to go for a hybrid drivetrain for the Auris model as well. According to some repor...
Denso Ejector Air Conditioning
28 Jun 2009, 09:16 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Just when you thought air conditioning, as a technology, peaked and has no other place to go, Denso begs to differ and releases onto the market the ejector air conditioning system. The new developme...
Toyota Auris Hybrid Confirmed for September
24 Jun 2009, 08:50 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Toyota finally confirmed it will debut a hybrid version of the popular Auris hatchback, a model which was often rumored to be launched as a cheaper alternative to Honda's very own hybrid Insigh...
Toyota Prepares for the 2009 Goodwood Festival of Speed
23 Jun 2009, 13:00 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Toyota confirmed its participation at the 2009 Goodwood Festival of Speed, scheduled to take place on July 3-5. The Japanese automaker is lining up five notable debuts including the Lexus LF-A super...
Honda Plans Two Cheaper Hybrids to Tackle Prius
18 Jun 2009, 11:00 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Remember the old hybrid battle between Insight and Prius, after which Toyota confirmed its plans to design a cheaper hybrid to compete with Honda's very own product? Well, at that time, Honda s...
Toyota Adds Weekend Shifts for Prius
18 Jun 2009, 07:58 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Japanese manufacturer Toyota announced it will start weekend shifts at its Tsutsumi factory, in order to meet the demand for the new Prius. Together with the other Toyota plant in Japan, belonging t...