All about the Sienna today
Well, the new Sienna minivan will offer a fuel efficient 4-cylinder version next year. That’s good news, but how about some new hybrid hype?
Rumors of new Prius-based hybrids, for instance, have been floating around for years. Why not step it up? This the LA Auto Show, the green showcase, for crying out loud.
Early next year Toyota will put 500 plug in Prius hybrids on the road, months before GM begins production. That’s not news?
Is Toyota afraid? Embarrassed? Why so hybrid complacent?
see also........
- Toyota FT-CH hybrid concept
- The next member of the “Prius Family”Toyota wants to capitalize on the success of the Toyota Prius. Consequently, a family of Prius hybrids is being developed, and the FT-CH hybrid concept could be the first new family member.The FT-CH is about the size of a Toyota Yaris – almost two feet shorter than the Prius [...]...
- Toyota hybrid sales CRUSH competition
- The future looks brightIn the world of hybrid cars, there is Toyota and everybody else when it comes to sales. So, how can I spin this story for 2009 sales?Well, Ford almost passed Honda as the number 2 seller of hybrid cars. Ford, thanks to the Fusion hybrid, sold 33,502 total hybrids in 2009.Nonetheless, that [...]...
- Toyota: How to take on the CR-Z hybrid
- Bring back the MR2, as a hybrid?Thanks to tax incentives, hybrid cars are hot in Japan. For the past several months, the 2010 Toyota Prius has been the best selling car in Japan, with the Honda Insight not far behind.And, new survey data shows there is great Japanese interest now in hybrid sports cars, particularly [...]...
- 2011: 1 million hybrids per year for Toyota
- Expanding the Prius familyThis year Toyota produced about 500,000 hybrid cars worldwide.In 2011, Toyota plans to lift its annual production to 1 million hybrids per year.To achieve this new output, Toyota is currently expanding its production into other countries, such as China and Australia. Likewise, at least one new dedicated hybrid is expected to enter [...]...
- When did Toyota pull the plug on plug-in hybrids?
- Toyota the plug-in naysayer? During a period of more than 3 years Toyota tested about 150 lithium-powered plug-in Prius hybrids – a fleet still larger than GM’s current Chevy Volt fleet – logging more than 1 million real world miles in almost every type of driving condition imaginable. The lithium batteries used proved safe and reliable, [...]...
- Toyota Prius still tops Japanese auto sales
- 7th Month in a Row The Toyota Prius is again the best selling vehicle in Japan, as it has been for the last 7 months. In fact, one of every ten vehicles sold in Japan is a Prius. Overall, Toyota sold 26,815 Prius hybrids in November. The Honda Insight came in at 5th at 9,413 units. In the [...]...
- US hybrid sales can’t top 3 percent market share
- Fusion hybrid sales up 73 percent Compared to last year, this year’s November hybrid vehicle auto sales were up 21 percent. Still, total new car market share was only 2.7 percent for hybrid cars. Almost half of all hybrids sold were Toyota Prius hybrids, and almost three-quarters of all hybrids sold were made by Toyota. The only real [...]...
- Auris hybrid more advanced than the Prius
- Better than the Prius?At the Frankfurt Auto Show there will be a good bit of hype around Toyota’s plug-in Prius. However, there might be even more hype around the new Auris hybrid vehicle.Unlike the Toyota Prius, the Auris hybrid will be based on Toyota’s first HSD Full hybrid technology that enables the Auris to run [...]...
- The next big hybrid hit
- You’ve come a long way babyAs battery powered vehicles gain market share over the next few decades, conventional hybrid cars, such as the Toyota Prius, are expected to gain the lion’s share, as plug-in hybrids, EVs and fuel cell vehicles scale their way to cost-effectiveness.So, what will be the next hybrid to hit 100,000 sales [...]...
- Toyota still tops Japanese auto sales
- 7th Month in a Row The Toyota Prius is again the best selling vehicle in Japan, as it has been for the last 7 months. In fact, one of every ten vehicles sold in Japan is a Prius. Overall, Toyota sold 26,815 Prius hybrids in November. The Honda Insight came in at 5th at 9,413 units. In the [...]...
