TheGreenCarWebsite.co.uk blog (Free subscription) | yesterday
... is why Toyota is looking at metal-air batteries and all solid state batteries. Company president Katsuaki Watanabe told the Toyota Environmental Forum: “There will be no future for automobiles unless we solve the energy and environmental issues.” The Toyota Prius was the first mass produced hybrid car in the world and the Toyota Yaris was named ‘Green Car of the Year’ earlier this...
Auto Channel (Free subscription) | 06/30/2008
... materials price increases exceed levels that Toyota can absorb through its own efforts, President Katsuaki Watanabe said.Higher costs for steel and other materials are expected to drag down Toyota's operating profit by over 300 billion yen in the year ending in March 2009.The company has already agreed with Nippon Steel Corp. on a steel sheet price increase of over 30 pct. It is also...
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 06/25/2008
Hamburg - As petrol prices continue to hit the roof, the world's major car makers are rushing ahead with plans to produce huge numbers of zero-emission electric vehicles at affordable prices. Toyota, General Motors and Mercedes all recently announced that an electric car will be in the showroom in the next two years. Toyota appears to be a nose ahead of its competitors after CEO Katsuaki Watanabe...
Business Week (Free subscription) | 06/12/2008
The carmaker is relying on nickel metal batteries for the near future, noted Toyota chief Katsuaki Watanabe at a green forum in Tokyo
AutoblogGreen (Free subscription) | 06/12/2008
Filed under: EV/Plug-in , Hybrid , Toyota While Toyota CEO Katsuaki Watanabe was in Tokyo talking up plans to start production of lithium ion batteries at the Panasonic EV Energy joint venture late next year, an American Toyota Exec was dampening expectations for the PHEVs in Washington. Bill Reinert, national manager of the Advanced Technology Group participated in a panel at the Google.org...
Hybrid Car Review (Free subscription) | 06/11/2008
In a far reaching outline for the future, Toyota President Katsuaki Watanabe laid out the future for Toyota far in the next decade at a press conference on Wednesday. Toyota promised they will have a plug-in hybrid on the road in Japan, the US and in Europe by 2010. The new plug-in hybrid will target fleet customers and will be powered by lithium-ion battery packs. The battery packs that...
News.com.au (Free subscription) | 06/10/2008
... conventional car and would save the average motorist $1000 a year in fuel costs. Toyota president Katsuaki Watanabe said Australia had joined Japan and the US as part of Toyota's hybrid family. Mr Watanabe said the hybrid Camry would be more expensive than the regular model but suggested the $35 million subsidy might be used to keep the retail price down. "It was only recently...
Knowledge Problem (Free subscription) | 06/13/2008
... going through the roof and auto sales going through the floor because of it, Toyota president Katsuaki Watanabe says the auto industry has no choice but to move beyond petroleum. "Without focusing on measures to address global warming and energy issues, there can be no future for our auto business," he told reporters in Tokyo, adding, "Our view is that oil production will peak in...
merinews - citizen powered media (Free subscription) | 06/13/2008
LEADING JAPANESE car maker Toyota is planning big for India. The company plans to make India the hub for exporting their cars across the world. The plan is been discussed with the government so that it also helps India in becoming a small-car specialist in the car business.According to Katsuaki Watanabe, president, Toyota, "The plan for doubling the investment and making small cars in...
Auto Channel (Free subscription) | 06/12/2008
Toyota President Katsuaki Watanabe said he already is thinking beyond lithium. To that end, the automaker is setting up a battery research department this month to develop a post-lithium ion battery with even better performance, he said.
Hispanic Business Magazine (Free subscription) | 06/09/2008
... and reduce the cost of fuel-cell vehicles to bring about their widespread use. Toyota president Katsuaki Watanabe has said previously that it will take years to make eco-friendly cars running on fuel cells commercially viable. Besides the hefty price, motorists would also need an infrastructure of hydrogen filling stations if they are to take the cars on the road. Toyota was a pioneer...
Gadgets Blog News (Free subscription) | 06/12/2008
... too far away, the next generation Prius, due next year, will use NiMH batteries. Toyota president Katsuaki Watanabe told reporters in Tokyo that it's time to move past oil and get serious about electric power. "Our view is that oil production will peak in the near future. We need to develop power train(s) for alternative energy sources." Read Permalink Email this 35 Comments Filed...
Green Car Congress (Free subscription) | 06/12/2008
Toyota Motor Company (TMC) President Katsuaki Watanabe outlined the company’s new action plans in the areas of research and development, manufacturing and social contribution for promoting energy diversity in automobiles and reducing its carbon footprint. Hybrid drive technology remains a core strategic element for Toyota, but Watanabe briefly touched on a number of other powertrain...
Detroit Free Press (Free subscription) | 06/12/2008
... global warming and energy issues, there can be no future for our auto business," Toyota President Katsuaki Watanabe told reporters at a Tokyo hall.He said developing breakthrough technology was critical to allow Toyota and other automakers to continue to grow while avoiding damage to the environment.The Prius, which has been on sale for more than a decade, recently reached cumulative...
Gadgets Future (Free subscription) | 06/12/2008
... too far away, the next generation Prius, due next year, will use NiMH batteries. Toyota president Katsuaki Watanabe told reporters in Tokyo that it's time to move past oil and get serious about electric power. "Our view is that oil production will peak in the near future. We need to develop power train(s) for alternative energy sources." Read Permalink Email this 35 Comments Filed...
