April 29, 2024

Toyota to Share Its Hybrid Technology with Major Competitors

Toyota has made quite a number of remarkable decisions over the past half year concerning its present, as well as future vehicle technologies. After opposing the battery-electric cars for several years, the automaker has finally made a commitment to launch one by the year 2020. Now, Toyota has made the decision to share its hybrid […]

Electric Cars

Why it is Still Advisable to Buy a Hybrid Car

Pundits started writing obituaries for green cars as gas prices fell this year. It was said that electric and hybrid vehicles would not save enough money on fuel to cater for the high up-front prices with $2-a-gallon gas. However, that is actually not the case. The personal finance of green cars is better than skeptics […]

Green News and Products

Toyota Mirai’s Official Market Entrance

About 2000 preorders have already been made for Toyota’s Mirai hydrogen-fueled car. The car is currently available for sale in specific California markets. Toyota hopes to meet about 50% of the orders for model year 2016. According to the communications representative for Toyota, Jana Hartline, the United States has been allotted just below one thousand […]

New Products for Hybrids

Hybrid Discounts for Toyota Avalon

Hybrid car sales appear to have stalled at a constant rate, with the prices of gas remaining fairly reasonable. This has necessitated automakers to provide more incentives on their different hybrid car models. Among the favorite hybrid car models is Toyota’s Avalon. This large sedan with 40 mpg was launched three years ago and in […]

Hybrid Events

A Review of Toyota RAV4 Hybrid

The hybrid range of Toyota can be likened to a bird variety because there is a particular one that is seen everywhere. The common hybrid in question is the Prius, which for some reason makes the less common ones more interesting. The RAV4 is an exciting hybrid crossover, which has a sporty relative, the C-HR […]

Hybrid Cars

Ford’s Ratings Rise over Prius

Ford has been the largest automobile manufacturer in the United States over the last decade. It has recently expressed their desire to take on the Toyota Company, which has held the record for being the best manufacturers of hybrid vehicles in the market. This has been as a result of the successful launch of the […]

Hybrid Events

The 2017 Version of Prius Prime has the Best Electric Range and MPGe

According to a report by the EPA, 2017’s Prius Prime plug-in hybrid has the highest rating in terms of fuel economy at 133 MPGe. Its electric range has also surpassed the initial estimate by approximately 25 miles, while the hybrid mode is at 54 mpg. Next year’s model rating has not yet been released by […]

Hybrid Cars

A Review of Toyota’s 2016 RAV4 Hybrid

Toyota’s 1994 RAV4 marked the automaker’s crossover to compact SUV models. Since its inception, RAV4 has been recording high sales, although its sales in America were highest during the first 2 years. The yearly sales leadership was taken over by Honda CR-V by 1998. Honda CR-v was launched in 1997 and has been leading in […]

Green News and Products

Cool Aspects about 2017’s Toyota Prius Prime

The Prius Prime by Toyota is set to enter the dealership market next month as one of the premier products within the Prius line. This car will be an upgrade of the 2012-2015 plug-in hybrids, with an all-electric capability and a battery of 8.8 kWh. The original plugin in question garnered mixed reviews since its […]

Electric Cars

Toyota Starts a New Electric-Vehicle Project

Toyota Prius Toyota Motor Corporation is trying to follow the footsteps of Tesla Motors, Nissan Motor and General Motors in the development of electric cars. Toyota is well-known for the production of hybrid cars that utilize traditional engines, and it has been skeptical of delving into the fully electric car market. Instead, it has been […]

Electric Cars