Hybrid Cars
Hybrids 19.7% of New Cars Sold in May 2012 in Japan
19.7% of new cars sold in Japan in May 2012 were hybrid cars, up 11 percentage points from last year. There we…
Read MoreToyota PHV / EV to Home Power Sharing
While “power sharing” sounds like a phrase you would expect to hear in the context of a Greek coal…
Read MoreToyota Aqua Jumps to #2 with Prius Maintaining #1 Crown
Toyota’s new Aqua (called the Prius C in overseas markets) hybrid made a dramatic leap to number 2 in Ja…
Read MoreHonda Introduces Rare Earth Metal Recovery Tech for Old Hybrid Car Batteries
Hybrid sales are booming all over the world, but particularly in Japan — where it is expected that hybri…
Read MoreHybrids Make up 17.1% of Japan's New Car Sales; Honda Has Highest Proportion
I’m not sure what happened here: The Asahi newspaper looked at these new car sales figures for JapanR…
Read MoreHybrids Now 16% of Market in Japan as Prius Wins Annual Sales Crown Again
Let’s get this Prius story out the way first so we can get to the really interesting stuff: Toyota’…
Read MorePrius Wins Japan's Fuel-Efficiency Rankings for 6th Year (Except It Doesn't Really) …
Japan’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport announced Friday that Toyota’s Prius had wo…
Read MoreHybrid Rentals Are Cheaper Too
Toyota in Japan are encouraging people to go green — and sample the latest Toyota-sourced hybrid hardwar…
Read MoreJapan's January Car Sales Ranking Driven By Hybrids and Kei Cars
Japan’s January car sales rankings have just been announced — and the effect of the December decis…
Read MoreToyota Highlander (Kluger) Production Moved To Indiana
Even the mighty Toyota is suffering from the scourge of the high Yen. It just does not make much sense to buil…
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