Toyota Research Institute Founded — November 2015 In November, Toyota announced a bold new strategy for the company when it shared plans to invest a mammoth $1 billion into the newly founded Toyota Research Institute (TRI). The institute was commissioned to address 3 specific areas related to not just automotive applications (as … [continued]
After watching Zach and Kyle’s videos from California and the Tesla Model 3 celebrations, I note that the LEAF I drive is not nearly as gifted in the world of Autopilot — certainly not anywhere near the Tesla AP gifts. I thought back to attentiveness and error in my experience as I … [continued]
Is it a sin that electric car owners don’t pay gas taxes? No, not at all, but you’d never know it listening to some people squawk. There are anti-electric car types who think this is a huge deal, instead of kind of an embarrassing story for internal combustion cars. Let’s … [continued]
Time moves forward. Here’s a look at week two or three living the LEAF way of life. Back to normalcy in one sense, weeks after enjoying the speakers, learning, learning, learning, and also meeting some of the knowledgeable audience at the recent EV Transportation and Technology Summit in Cocoa, Florida. Now, I am … [continued]
Volvo is stepping up its safety game with the announcement that it is partnering with Autoliv — an automotive safety company — which will bring autonomous safety features rolled into a compelling autonomous driving safety bundle. Is Volvo trying to capitalize on the recent excitement over autopilot features from the recent rollout … [continued]
We spend a lot of time here on CleanTechnica discussing the many benefits of EVs, but there have been a few “hidden” benefits to driving EVs that were nice surprises when we actually started driving one full time. Reminiscent of the early days of the Apple iPhone when Steve Jobs … [continued]
Back in May, Toyota issued a recall on its Rav4 EV for a Tesla component recall related to an issue with the shifting where the car would suddenly shift back into neutral. This was related to a bug in the software provided by Tesla for their hardware. Specifically, as Green Car … [continued]
The safety features of the Model X had a spotlight on them in the recent unveiling, but the safety features of the Model S had slipped under the radar until recently when a slew of events occurred that shed light on just how safe these cars are. Safety is one of those … [continued]
Earlier, we touched on climate change as a core element in American diplomacy as practiced by the Department of State. We’ll now take a look at the first Quadrennial Energy Review, released by the government late in April. The US Department of Energy published the review pursuant to the June 2013 … [continued]
A year ago, the city of Suwon in South Korea motivated people to encounter life from another vantage point. In the neighborhood of Haenggung-dong, residents practiced a car-free experiment that was a brilliant success. The Eco-mobility World Festival encouraged 4,343 residents and car owners to volunteer to give up the use … [continued]
