Another Toyota hybrid Many more Toyota hybrids coming Despite significant recall problems and massive sale’s incentives, Toyota was able to achieve a quarterly profit of $1.2 billion in the first quarter of this year. However, analysts and company insiders acknowledge that Toyota’s road ahead will still be difficult, although the worst could be behind according to President Akio Toyoda…

To power with American batteries “Despite $25 billion to help automakers retool plants, a $7,500 tax credit and billions in stimulus funding for charging stations and related infrastructure, automakers continue to lobby the federal government for more aid to spur sales of electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles,” notes Kicking Tires this morning . And while giving the closing speech at the…

Batteries or fuels, both? I’ve been following the Society of Automotive Engineers World Congress conference, and I’ve been amazed at the lack of consensus among experts on how to move the auto industry forward. While there is some consensus that the battery is the long term plan, costs will prevent the battery from dominating the auto industry for some time according to the …

Car buyers are now opting for fuel efficient vehicles offered by different car manufacturers. This is what the Auto Alliance announced as. … These earmark organism automobile vehicles, flex-fuel vehicles which crapper separate on a compounding of render and bio-ethanol, and diesel engine armored vehicles which gets its humour from biodiesel . Dave McCurdy, the President of the Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers, has this to feature

Detroit’s best selling hybrid Last year, Toyota sold hundreds of thousands of hybrid cars , and since the launch of the Prius , Toyota has sold millions of hybrids. Ford, the leading American hybrid manufacturer, has only sold about 125,000 hybrids in total since the launch of its first hybrid. Fortunately, Toyota uses NiMH batteries in its hybrids, rather…

Still the world’s most important vehicle Despite owning Toyota vehicles, I’m no huge Toyota fan. I love their hybrid cars , but I hate their dealerships. Of course, since I have a hybrid bias, Toyota is my favorite automaker, despite their crappy dealerships. Take Toyota out of the hybrid game, and there is no game. At best you’re left with a pep rally that might lead to a …

While the auto world seems dominated by cars running on alternative sources of fuel, predominantly electricity, there are a few who believe that apart from gasoline and biofuel, coffee too is a good fuel. A team from the BBC1 science …

We congratulate the auto industry in Brazil for its vision and the boldness shown when it chose to invest heavily in Flex technology, to the point that many of these industries do not even produce vehicles powered exclusively by gasoline any more. The next step is to take this technically proven and highly successful project to the rest of the world, since all major automakers in Brazil …. “Unlock This Unique Collection Eco …

Were you aware that bio diesel , electric and HHO technology is not as difficult or expensive as we have been led to believe? If you are reading this article, it is because you are searching for a way to help the environment and lower your auto fuel cost. There is a myth that people aren’t going to rush out and buy eco-friendly fuel efficient cars because of…

I don’t know how much the author knows about the auto or electronics industries (my career is in the latter), but they both have government regulations with which to contend when designing and manufacturing their products. The iPhone does have to pass safety … Personally, I think it’s a miracle that we’re seeing the clean diesels and other green cars that are on the market now. We can now get more MPG’s while still being …

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The Ford Focus, the Toyota FT-CH, and the Honda CR-Z hybrid are all great eco-friendly cars of the sort Americans are now demanding: let’s hope Detroit isn’t just a show, but an indication of where the auto industry is headed. If you are interested in green cars , check out: http://www.greencollareconomy.com. It has the largest b2b green directory on the web and sustainability white papers on…