Toyota president: We are determined to lead the electric-drive segment
October 13, 2010 by admin
Filed under Green Auto
Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Hybrid, Toyota, Green Daily
2010 Toyota Prius – Click above for high-res image gallery
Toyota president, Akio Toyoda, addressed the company’s U.S. dealers at an annual conference in Las Vegas and his vision for the automaker came through loud and clear: he intends to run a company that dominates the electric-drive segment. In this [...]
Study: Silver stretches its lead as most popular car color
October 6, 2010 by admin
Filed under Design and Style
Filed under: Car Buying, Etc., Design/Style
When PPG started keeping track of cars sales by color back in 1990, the superstar of the car color world has been silver, and according to firm’s latest study, it shows no signs of slowing down. For the tenth year in a row, the silver, charcoal and gray category are [...]
Study: Mass adoption of EVs in China will lead to tremendously higher emissions
May 31, 2010 by admin
Filed under Green Auto
Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Green Daily, China
Image illustrates sources of energy generation within China in 2008
We’ve heard this same story several times before, but it’s worth mentioning yet again. We have here another study that points to the fact that widespread adoption of electric vehicles (EV) could actually increase greenhouse-gas emissions rather than reduce them as [...]
Former U.S. Sec. of Transportation to lead Toyota Quality Advisory Panel
Filed under: Government/Legal, Recalls, Safety, Toyota
An independent advisory panel has been formed to help Toyota get a handle on its quality issues. With all of the current headlines relating to Toyota recalls and defects, the independent North American Quality Advisory Panel has been convened to study and give the automaker advice on quality and safety [...]
