Thoughts from the Sidelines (Free subscription) | yesterday
Not only is 2010 going to introduce the first commercially available wireless LTE networks but it looks like various cars of the future will be able to offer the same high-speed 4G connectivity. The first LTE Connected Car in the world is going to be the Toyota Prius. As announced by ...
Cars Of The Future® Blog (Free subscription) | yesterday
Toyota has confirmed that it will launch the new Prius III sedan in India, during Spring 2010 after it is unveiled at the Delhi Auto Expo in January. Toyota is not expecting the Prius III to be sold in large volumes, but instead wants to use its world-renowned hybrid as a showcase for its hybrid technology. The price for the Toyota Prius is not yet decided, however, internal sources suggest the hybrid...
People Daily (Free subscription) | yesterday
Toyota's Prius, which uses both gasoline and electricity, continued to dominate Japan's automaking sector, according to statistics released by the Japan Automobile Dealers Association (JADA) on Friday. For a fourth consecutive month, the Toyota Prius was the most popular car in the country, selling 26,918 units in October. Sales of the Prius in October were more than four times higher than in the same...
akbw (Free subscription) | yesterday
I saw not only one, but two 3rd-generation Toyota Prius in Penang the other day. Green car with a style? Photos taken with my Canon EOS 500D. iTunes playing Cheryl Cole - Fight For This Love. Sent from my MacBook Pro.
Web Wonderings (Free subscription) | 6 hours ago
ISA | Software will bridge plug-in hybrid, grid gap : "oogle is trying to figure out how to manage the impact of having millions of future electric vehicle owners plugging in their vehicles at the same time. The company is in the early stages of looking at ways to write software that would fully integrate plug-in hybrid vehicles to the power grid, minimize strain on the grid, and help utilities...
Friendship Cybet Net (Free subscription) | 22 hours ago
Ever wondering how your car could become more high-tech, without having to be turned into a time-travelling DeLorean? Well, a partnership between tech companies and content providers are cooking up the idea of a prototype “LTE Connected Car”. This car would basically sport 4G mobile broadband connectivity, along with a bunch of cloud-facilities, like video-on-demand, audio libraries and...
Green Car Advisor (Free subscription) | yesterday
By John O'Dell, Senior Editor Spurred by factory incentives, replenished stocks and the relative freshness of several models, sales of hybrid-electric cars and SUVs soared in October, easily outperforming the market as a whole. Compared to October '08 - a month with six fewer hybrid models available - sales of Ford, General Motors, Honda, Nissan and Toyota hybrids were up 12.1 percent, while sales...
Just Auto (Free subscription) | yesterday
Toyota's Prius hybrid was Japan's best-selling vehicle in October with sales of 26,918 units, staying in the top slot for the fifth straight month, according to industry data released on Friday.
Madison County Record (Free subscription) | yesterday
A man has filed suit against the driver who he claims failed to stop at an intersection and struck him. Stephen Beavers claims he was driving a 1999 silver Ford Econoline van on State Route 143 near its intersection with Suppieger Lane in Highland on Jan. 9, 2008, when defendant Judith A. Chaney, who was driving a 2005 gold Toyota Prius on Suppieger Lane near the same intersection, struck him. Because...
Engadget Mobile (Free subscription) | yesterday
Filed under: Misc , LTE If you think cellphones have become overbearingly complex , look away now. A partnership of tech companies and content providers, known as the ng Connect Program, has revealed a prototype "LTE Connected Car," which, as you might surmise, combines 4G mobile broadband connectivity with a bunch of cloud-sourced facilities, such as video on demand, audio libraries, and...
Textio (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
Number 10 Despite some supply issues the Toyota Prius was the 10th best selling vehicle in the US in October according to the latest data. Obviously, that proves conventional hybrid cars don’t need new tax credits, right? Thus, tax credits should be reserved for larger battery-powered vehicles? Why? Wouldn’t it be beneficial to get as many hybrids on the [...]
Textio (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
The dash of the LTE Connected Prius Here’s a dashboard shot of the Alcatel-Lucent “LTE Connected Car,” perhaps the world’s most Internet-enabled, multimedia automobile. Included inside this 2010 Toyota Prius are four touchscreens – two in the dash and two behind the front seats – that access numerous car features, as well as the Internet, numerous multi-media [...]...
AutoblogGreen (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
Filed under: Hybrid , Toyota , Green Daily 2010 Toyota Prius - Click above for high-res image gallery Toyota's legal battle to over making and selling the Hybrid Synergy Drive has a long history. Toyota has fought with both Solomon Technologies and Paice LLC over the gasoline-electric technology. In 2008, Toyota was ordered to pay Paice LLC $4.3 million for patent infringement, based on a cost of...
Treehugger (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
What do You Think? Please Vote in Survey Below BusinessWeek has compiled a list of what they consider to be the 50 ugliest cars of the past 50 years. The inclusion of the Hummer H2 on the list might make some TreeHugger readers cheers, but what about the nomination of the Toyota Prius? Yay or nay? We're curious to know what you think. Please vote in the poll below, and drop us a comment.... Read the...
kansascity.com (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
WASHINGTON | The government’s $3 billion Cash for Clunkers program aimed at putting more fuel-efficient cars on the road. But the most common deals in the program replaced old Ford or Chevrolet pickups with new ones that got only marginally better gas mileage, according to an analysis of new federal data by The Associated Press. The single most common swap — which occurred more...
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habser | 11/03/2009
This year’s SEMA Show will bring two customized Toyota Prius vehicles: the Prius Aerius (Latin for “belonging to the air”), a show car that integrates performance and design modifications with environmental elements and the Prius Aemulus (meaning “envious imitation”) is a drivable close replica of the Prius Aerius that has been donated to the Environmental Media Association (EMA) for a charity auction.
habser | 11/03/2009
Besides the Toyota Prius Aerius and Aemulus , Toyota/Billabong Ultimate Venza Concept and the Tundra Hot Rod , this year’s SEMA Show will also see the Surfrider Camry Hybrid CNG. For this new project Toyota Motor Sales (TMS) U.S.A., Inc.
habser | 10/29/2009
As you may know already Toyota is currently working on a Prius Coupe to take on the upcoming Honda CR-Z Hybrid sports coupe and today we bring you some hot news.
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