Comments on: Toyota Camry Hybrid to save 1100 litres of fuel per year

By: Shaun

Shaun — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 06:21:37 +0000

Doesn’t matter how much we bag it everyone will be buying it thinking they are saving the planet. The reality is that they are just killing it slightly slow than the rest of us (or slightly faster than some). Eliminating the need to drive so often would be much more fruitful. Riding a bike or taking public transport even better!

By: The Real Car Fanatic

The Real Car Fanatic — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 13:38:51 +0000

New Battery will set you back about 4500

By: Robert Henry

Robert Henry — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 13:16:35 +0000

Come in suckers, even at 5.5l 100 it still does not match a v5 VW at 4.7 or a Audi diesel at 3.7, who would buy one, plus no one has said how much a battery will set you back

By: lazybones

lazybones — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 03:46:45 +0000

Not really, its more a case of most of the materials are coming out of China and they are strugglying to cope with the boom. There are many other mines world wide, which are no longer operating because they couldn’t compete with China. So now boom could see other countries benefit.

By: milobob

milobob — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 13:39:05 +0000

we need one of those star trek material synthesisers

By: Gilly

Gilly — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 10:07:43 +0000

“Even on the open road, we expect the official figures to show Hybrid Camry will use around 25 per cent less fuel than the best of the local big sixes”.

So are they talking people out of buying an Aurion, or Falcadore?

As previously mentioned about rare earth materials used in the electric motors are at such a critical stage already, the future looks pretty bleak for electric/battery cars unless a substitute or synthetic material is available in abundance!

By: Tomas79

Tomas79 — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 06:04:22 +0000

Hyena,
Before embarrassing yourself further, i suggest you do a bit more research on diesels!!

By: Car Fanatic

Car Fanatic — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 05:43:58 +0000

Yes I do follow it. Why don’t we wait and see Hyena, cause I’m gonna laugh when you have egg on your face.

By: Hyena

Hyena — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 05:39:09 +0000

CarFanatic and Tomas 79, do you even follow the automotive world..?

Jay is right, tightening emission standards and falling tax subsidies in Europe will see diesel start to die off over the coming years as a passenger car fuel, but it will still be used in developing countries. It is why so many euro players are developing highly efficent small turbo/supercharged petrol engines to take over. It is also why many car makers have gone straight to the petrol hybrid route rather than diesel hybrid.
Diesel has always been a very flawed choice in fuel for passenger cars, but has been used extensively due to very favourable taxation treatment in Europe.

By: tekkyy

tekkyy — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 05:29:11 +0000

Really? 5.5L/100km city cycle?
That would be quite different to the earlier media reports/estimates of 7.0L/100km combined cycle.