Comments on: Toyota plans two new hybrids and lithium ion batteries

By: No Name

No Name — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 14:07:54 +0000

Dingo – your not far off the mark staing that Toyota are the leaders in Hybrid technology but have you considered that other maybe as advanced but choose not to produce such for the market. However it is obviously a market where others are playing catch-up to get models on the market.

By: Naughtyius Maximus

Naughtyius Maximus — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 11:23:16 +0000

RoFlmaTiC Says: June 12th, 2008 at 10:06 am
Reference to Aussie jobs.

NM response…..have you forgotten about Ford with the Focus and Holden. Or are you like Rudd and go over to Japan pathetically gaining kudos for BS when already done and dusted and then being feeble to really let rip with whaling. Or have you forgotten he let rip about human rights abuse to a uni in China. Wont challenge on that front as whales is not a PR blurb. What a wally of a man!

By: Carl

Carl — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 08:54:02 +0000

Companies like Hyundai that think out of the square will in the next 10 years do to Toyota what Toyota did to ford and Holden!!!

By: Minnow

Minnow — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 07:29:37 +0000

Thats what i say Carl!! These hybrids still use petrol, as petrol gets to $2, LPG will still be around the low 60c/L and a Prius will cost as much to run as a E-Gas Falcon/LPG Commodore. I think the Hyundai LPG hybrid is the smartest yet. My EGas falcon i get easily around 8L/100, thats about 6 bucks! If only ford/holden made LPG versions of the territory/captiva and focus/viva, i can see why they wont make them.. because its not trendy. They are investing so much money into a technology that essentially is still using petrol. None of them besides Hyundai has decided to go for an alternative fuel, even CNG for europe would be a smart idea. I say reduce our dependance on oil, the likes of Honda, Toyota are just extending our dependance on oil.

By: Carl

Carl — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 06:33:17 +0000

ALL this fuss to produce a car that will still cost more on fuel bills than an E-gas Falcon!!! WTF?

If Hyundai gets it’s finger out and gets a jump on Toyota with their $10 a week LPG hybrid then these over priced petrol hybrid’s will look stupid!!!!!

By: Fenno

Fenno — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 05:42:25 +0000

Let’s face it Goog move (you were right the first time with the spelling on)
But I think what riles people up about the Prius is the fact that Toyota charge sooo much more for it than the similarly sized non-hybrid’s in their range. Nobody here seems to be carrying so much about the Civic Hybrid. Nor are they anti-hybrid? It’s a good technology that should be affordable to the masses but the car is over-priced and underdone. simple as that.

By: Golfschwein

Golfschwein — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 05:17:22 +0000

Thanks Millatime. It’s fun, but best gone. Might’ve had WWIII on our hands.

By: Millatime

Millatime — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 04:53:05 +0000

Golfschwein,

You’ve been censored, (anyone wondering what Jimbo is referring to?), and sadly you’re not the only one…

…but your post was hilarious!

Long Live Freedom!!!

By: Good Move Toyota

Good Move Toyota — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 04:04:25 +0000

Jimbo – i am not unaware of Toyota making a LPG hybrid but i do know for fact they were the first to come to the market with a diesel hybrid through it’s subsidary ‘Hino’ whom now are increasing thier range of diesel hybrid trucks.

Each manufactuer is doing thier individual thing and at the end of the day – Toyota is certainly doing thier share. Hybrids are not the only new technology they are investing in but diesels aswell.

in Europe were diesels are the most popular, Toyota currently has a 1.4, 1.6 and a 2.2 diesel engine available for thier cars including Lexus which now has a IS220d.

So just remember, Toyota (as with most manufactuers)has invested considerable money in recent years in cleaner and greener petrol, diesel and hybrid drivtrains.

The Germans arguably remain the leaders for diesel technology while the Japanese arguably remain the leaders in hybrid tech while Americans remain the leaders in ancient push rod V8′s

By: joober

joober — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 03:20:22 +0000

NM, IMO… Toyota is in bed with the Japanese Government, if you please the car maker you will please the Government and can convince them to sign pacts, treaties and so forth easier.

I doubt GM or Ford share the same level of relationship with the US Government so theres probably less incentive to do such sort of stuff.