Archive for 2月 2011
Toyota iQ Electric Car Coming in 2012
Toyota has been rather lukewarm about EVs, despite its tie up with Tesla Motors (with whom it is developing an…
Read MoreOsaka Introduces 50-Car Electric Taxi Fleet
The Japanese city of Osaka has introduced a fleet of 50 electric taxis to reduce pollution problems in the cit…
Read MoreJapanese Car Auction Finds: 2011 Honda Fit Hybrid
Is this the car that has propelled the Honda Fit into pole position in Japan, knocking the Toyota Prius off it…
Read MoreFun Cars: Qi Quno
I could have sworn I saw one of these electric cars in the auctions the other day. You would be forgiven for …
Read MoreTruck Mistaken for F1 Car
The F-150 may be the best-selling truck (aka “pickup truck”) in North America, but I doubt it is s…
Read MoreFun Find – Lightning Cars
Employing the latest in light-weight construction and with a level of re-usability that would make Gordon Murr…
Read MoreJapanese Car Auction Finds: 2010 Honda CR-Z
This latest Honda CR-Z currently occupies a unique place in the hybrid car market in that it is an affordable …
Read MoreToyota Revises Profit Forecast for 2011 Q1 Upwards
After a rough 2010, Toyota is revising its expected operating profit in 2011 Q1 up from 380 billion Yen ($4.6 …
Read MoreToyota Vitz (Yaris) Hybrid Coming Soon
The upcoming Vitz (in Japan) / Yaris (everywhere else) hybrid is something else that is likely to be stealing …
Read MoreFit Trumps Prius
The former king of the sales charts in Japan has been usurped. The Toyota Prius has held its position througho…
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