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Prius could outsell Camry says US Toyota boss

Matt Brogan — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 21:53:55 +0000

US President of Toyota Motor Sales, Mr Jim Lentz, has said during an interview this week that he believes the company’s Prius hybrid model could beat long-time favourite Camry sedan as the company’s best selling product in the United States. “I think long-term, Prius as a nameplate could even outsell Camry as a nameplate, into this [...]

Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site.

Prius could outsell Camry says US Toyota boss

Beijing Auto joins China’s EV race

Matt Brogan — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 04:25:05 +0000

Beijing Automotive Industry Holding Corporation (BAIC), has shown off its first self developed electric car, joining other Chinese rivals expecting a demand for clean energy cars. BAIC is a partner of Daimler and was an unsuccessful bidder for General Motors’s Opel brand. The electric vehicle known as BE701 is able to travel a distance of 200km [...]

Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site.

Beijing Auto joins China’s EV race

Toyota Prius hybrid family on the way

Matt Brogan — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 04:19:28 +0000

As first reported by CarAdvice more than 12 months ago, Toyota is set to create a Prius hybrid family when it introduces a crossover or wagon model in around 12 months time, according to a report in Japan’s Yomiuri Shimbun newspaper. The new car could be the first high-volume vehicle to use a lithium-ion battery, which [...]

Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site.

Toyota Prius hybrid family on the way

Toyota Camry Hybrid to save 1100 litres of fuel per year

Matt Brogan — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 21:02:23 +0000

The upcoming Australian made Toyota Camry Hybrid will save approximately 1100 litres of fuel in a year of city driving compared to locally made six-cylinder rivals. Corporate manager of product planning, Mr Peter Evans, said Hybrid Camry’s fuel consumption and emissions would rival small and compact cars.   The fuel savings during 20,000km of city driving will [...]

Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site.

Toyota Camry Hybrid to save 1100 litres of fuel per year

Peugeot HYbrid3 Evolution revealed

Matt Brogan — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 04:46:47 +0000

Peugeot has unveiled its latest three-wheeled concept vehicle featuring hybrid technology likely to find its way into production cars. The HYbrid3 Evolution, on display at the International Cycle and Motorbike Show in Milan, began life at last year’s Paris Motor Show and has since lost its roof to appear more bike-like. The “concept scooter”, as Peugeot calls [...]

Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site.

Peugeot HYbrid3 Evolution revealed

BMW X6 Hybrid on the way

Matt Brogan — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 02:01:33 +0000

I wonder if there’s a car out there that’s part beefy crossover, part luxury sedan, and part hot hatch, and on top of all this good for the environment too? That’s right, someone asked the question this time, so no jokes about the new BMW ActiveHybrid X6 being the motoring world’s oxymoronic rhetorical answer. After its debut [...]

Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site.

BMW X6 Hybrid on the way

Rolls-Royce Ghost Hybrid on the drawing board

Matt Brogan — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 23:34:46 +0000

Rolls-Royce is reportedly planning a hybrid version of its all-new Ghost sedan. The hybrid Ghost, itself based on BMW’s 7 Series platform, will rely heavily on the parent company’s hybrid drivetrain for motivation. That being the case Ghost Hybrid should retain its (420kW) 6.2-litre V12 engine, albeit mated to an electric motor, and eight-speed automatic transmission. Rough [...]

Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site.

Rolls-Royce Ghost Hybrid on the drawing board

Toyota first with Australian made hybrid

Matt Brogan — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 23:35:47 +0000

Toyota Australia is set to make history in just over three months when it launches the first hybrid car to be built in this country – Hybrid Camry. A limited number of pre-production cars have already been tested on public roads and closed tracks with insiders saying the Hybrid Camry out performers the standard car in [...]

Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site.

Toyota first with Australian made hybrid

Honda & industry body drive UK hybrid technician awards

Matt Brogan — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 21:31:39 +0000

Honda is working with the Institute of Motoring Industry’s (IMI) presenting body awards to bring out nationwide qualifications for maintaining hybrid cars in the UK. To be made available to mechanics across the industry, the Automotive Internal Combustion and Electric Hybrid Technology Components and Operation Award includes practical and theory components as well as a skills-based [...]

Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site.

Honda & industry body drive UK hybrid technician awards

Toyota local hybrid television commercial

Alborz Fallah — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 12:57:42 +0000

The next four years will see Toyota introduce eight new hybrid models to the Austrailan market. The first of which will be the new locally built 2010 Toyota Camry Hybrid. From what CarAdvice has heard from all that have driven the car in its testing phase, it’s apparently a great package and a much better [...]

Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site.

Toyota local hybrid television commercial

Toyota Sai hybrid sedan released in Japan

Alborz Fallah — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 04:49:49 +0000

Toyota Motor Corp will be releasing a new petrol electric hybrid in Japan while the Prius will compete with Hyundai Motor Co in Korea. Toyota hopes to sell 36,000 of its new Sai hybrid sedan, Toyota’s goal being one million hybrid cars a year globally after 2010. The Sai is Toyota’s second hybrid-only car, this car is [...]

Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site.

Toyota Sai hybrid sedan released in Japan

Suzuki Swift plug-in hybrid & SX4-FCV at Tokyo Motor Show

Matt Brogan — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 05:52:29 +0000

Suzuki will debut at least two environmentally friendly concept cars at this months Tokyo Motor Show. At this stage it is believed a plug-in hybrid version of the Swift five-door hatch back will be debuted along side a hydrogen-powered version of the SX4. With Suzuki new to plug-in hybrid technology it is believed the engineering beneath [...]

Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site.

Suzuki Swift plug-in hybrid & SX4-FCV at Tokyo Motor Show

Infiniti confirms first hybrid production

Matt Brogan — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 23:02:57 +0000

Infiniti has confirmed its first production Hybrid vehicle will form part of the recently announced M range of luxury performance sedans. To be named the M35 Hybrid, the luxury sedan aims to realise the high performance/low emissions promise of the Essence concept car. The M35 Hybrid will go on sale in the UK from April 2011 [...]

Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site.

Infiniti confirms first hybrid production

Honda CR-Z sports hybrid concept nears production

George Skentzos — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 09:31:22 +0000

The latest iteration of Honda’s sporty CR-Z hybrid concept is set to be revealed at the Tokyo motor show in near-production trim as the spiritual successor to the original Honda CRX. The 2009 CR-Z Concept will arrive in the UK by 2010 as the world’s first sports hybrid car, and the first ever petrol-electric vehicle to [...]

Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site.

Honda CR-Z sports hybrid concept nears production

2011 Mitsubishi Crossover spy pics

Matt Brogan — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 23:16:59 +0000

Here are the very first spy-shots of an all-new Mitsubishi Crossover, likely to hit showrooms early 2011. What our spies shot in Switzerland today looks very much like a shrunk Qashqai-like Crossover – a class of cars that’s very popular nowadays and might replace the thirsty SUVs within the coming few years. Nissan’s Qashqai is the makes [...]

Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site.

2011 Mitsubishi Crossover spy pics

Toyota Sai to be unveiled as Japan’s new hybrid this month

Matt Brogan — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 21:59:16 +0000

The Toyota brand is getting its first dedicated hybrid sedan, a sister model to the Lexus HS 250h, that will sport a more powerful engine than the Prius hatchback. The car, to be named the Toyota Sai, will go on sale in Japan from October 20. The Sai will be the second model marketed as a [...]

Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site.

Toyota Sai to be unveiled as Japan’s new hybrid this month

Subaru hybrid concept set for Tokyo

Alborz Fallah — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 07:13:23 +0000

It was only a matter of time before Subaru unveiled their first hybrid concept car and it’s destined for next month’s Tokyo Motor Show. The Subaru hybrid tourer concept car is what a concept is all about, firstly it has a gull wing-door design, something that’s been missing from concept cars for some time. Subaru says [...]

Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site.

Subaru hybrid concept set for Tokyo

2011 BMW X5 facelift spy pics

George Skentzos — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 09:08:13 +0000

BMW has been spied testing a subtly revised version of its X5 SUV which is set to arrive for the 2011 model year. The redesign will consist of mainly minor cosmetic changes – basically and nip tuck here and there – and will incorporate new front and rear bumpers. Also an inside source has speculated that the [...]

Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site.

2011 BMW X5 facelift spy pics

Toyota Camry Hybrid more details revealed

Alborz Fallah — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 01:00:14 +0000

Arguably Toyota’s soon-to-be most important car in the Australian market, the Hybrid Camry is on its way and just a few minutes ago Toyota Australia released the first picture of the car’s interior. Although the single picture is just of the instrument panel, we can clearly see the focus and purpose of hybrid Camry is on [...]

Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site.

Toyota Camry Hybrid more details revealed

Prius to become Toyota sub-brand from 2012

Matt Brogan — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 22:11:11 +0000

Toyota have given official confirmation to the rumour that Prius will become a standalone sub-brand of the manufacturer in an announcement made to a Las Vegas gathering of US Toyota and Lexus dealers over the weekend. The new Prius range will not be a full-fledged brand, like Lexus or Daihatsu for example, but rather a brand [...]

Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site.

Prius to become Toyota sub-brand from 2012