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 [...]
CalCars: President Obama should create “Drive Star,” would cut oil use in half by 2020
June 15, 2010 by admin
Filed under Green Auto
Filed under: Green Culture, Legislation and Policy, Green Daily, USA
The ongoing oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico continues to have a tremendous impact on not only the local environment but our national discussion as well. Our friend Felix Kramer, founder of CalCars, was particularly emotionally hit by the mess and is using the opportunity [...]
Toyota president Lentz updates feds on recall and safety progress
Filed under: Government/Legal, Recalls, Safety, Toyota
Jim Lentz, President and Chief Operating Officer of Toyota in North America has taken some time to update Congress on the company’s progress as the company sallies forth through a mountain of recalls. Lentz says that around 3.5 million fixes have been executed so far, including 1.67 million sticky accelerator [...]
Toyota President Akio Toyoda pens op-ed piece for Washington Post
Filed under: Japan, Recalls, Toyota
Oh, what a terrible feeling it must have been when Toyota’s president, Akio Toyoda, had to sit down and write out this here mea culpa, mia maxima culpa for today’s Washington Post. As the bad news continues to fall upon Toyota’s bruised crown, we imagine that Mr. Toyoda realized that his [...]
