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Opening up a completely new segment is very risky, but if you succeed, you have the market for yourself while competitors try to catch-up. Toyota did it in 1997 with the introduction of the hybrid Prius. Now that vehicles with reduced fuel consumption and low carbon emissions are being forced upon carmakers, everyone is following Toyota’s example.
- Toyota Outlines Next Generation 2015 Prius Hybrid, Will Be Roomier Yet More Fuel Efficient
Close to two decades ago (a concept was presented in 1995, and the production car followed in 1997), Toyota launched what was largely considered at the time as an geeky experiment for a hybrid model using both an internal combustion engine and an electric...
- Toyota And Lexus Cumulative Hybrid Sales Since 1997 Top 4 Million Vehicles
As of April 30, the Toyota and Lexus brands have both sold more than 4 million hybrid vehicles around the world since the market launch of Toyota's first hybrid model in Japan, the Coaster Hybrid EV in August 1997, followed by the Prius in December...
- Nissan Develops New Hybrid System With A 2.5-liter Supercharged Engine For Fwd Cars
Not to be outdone by its Japanese and European rivals, Nissan has developed a new hybrid system for front-wheel drive vehicles, the first details of which were released today along with the announcement of its next generation XTRONIC CVT (Continuously...
- Ford Fiesta And Focus With Fuel-saving Econetic Tech Coming To Europe
Hybrid cars are the readily available solution to drastically reduce fuel consumption and, thus, CO2 emissions. But they are also much more expensive than regular vehicles powered only by internal combustion engines. And the truth is they are not the...
- Toyota’s European Hybrid Sales Surpass 100,000 Units
As of July 31, 2007, Toyota Motor Europe’s (TME) cumulative European sales of Toyota and Lexus hybrid vehicles have topped the 100,000 mark. To be exact, since hybrids were first launched in Europe in 2000, a total of 101,235 vehicles have been...
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Rumors: BMW and Toyota to Exchange “Green†Technologies?
Opening up a completely new segment is very risky, but if you succeed, you have the market for yourself while competitors try to catch-up. Toyota did it in 1997 with the introduction of the hybrid Prius. Now that vehicles with reduced fuel consumption and low carbon emissions are being forced upon carmakers, everyone is following Toyota’s example.
But why spend a fortune to try to develop a new technology when there is already one available? In August, Ford made a deal with Toyota to collaborate on hybrid technology.
Read more »- Toyota Outlines Next Generation 2015 Prius Hybrid, Will Be Roomier Yet More Fuel Efficient
Close to two decades ago (a concept was presented in 1995, and the production car followed in 1997), Toyota launched what was largely considered at the time as an geeky experiment for a hybrid model using both an internal combustion engine and an electric...
- Toyota And Lexus Cumulative Hybrid Sales Since 1997 Top 4 Million Vehicles
As of April 30, the Toyota and Lexus brands have both sold more than 4 million hybrid vehicles around the world since the market launch of Toyota's first hybrid model in Japan, the Coaster Hybrid EV in August 1997, followed by the Prius in December...
- Nissan Develops New Hybrid System With A 2.5-liter Supercharged Engine For Fwd Cars
Not to be outdone by its Japanese and European rivals, Nissan has developed a new hybrid system for front-wheel drive vehicles, the first details of which were released today along with the announcement of its next generation XTRONIC CVT (Continuously...
- Ford Fiesta And Focus With Fuel-saving Econetic Tech Coming To Europe
Hybrid cars are the readily available solution to drastically reduce fuel consumption and, thus, CO2 emissions. But they are also much more expensive than regular vehicles powered only by internal combustion engines. And the truth is they are not the...
- Toyota’s European Hybrid Sales Surpass 100,000 Units
As of July 31, 2007, Toyota Motor Europe’s (TME) cumulative European sales of Toyota and Lexus hybrid vehicles have topped the 100,000 mark. To be exact, since hybrids were first launched in Europe in 2000, a total of 101,235 vehicles have been...