Here’s some more clean transportation news from around the interwebs from the past week or so: Electric Vehicles Toyota’s Scion iQ EV Joins Car-Sharing Craze: “A new electric vehicle from Toyota, the he 2013 Scion iQ EV, is going to be used for urban and campus car-sharing programs. This is a battery-electric … [continued]
Bloomberg has reported on numbers provided in the California New Car Dealers Association’s California Auto Outlook report, which show that the Toyota Prius hybrid has passed Honda’s Civic and Accord vehicles to become the best-selling vehicle in California. According to the report, the Toyota Prius sold 46,380 models in … [continued]
Honda hybrid vehicles just surpassed the one million mark in sales at the end of September. According to Green Car Congress, this milestone took the Japanese car manufacturer nearly thirteen years (12 years and 11 months, to be exact) since its first hybrid car hit the roads of Japan in November … [continued]
The Chevy Volt is outselling over 50% of cars on the market. The Volt is one of Fox News’ favorite things to pick on (despite it essentially winning European Car of the Year), but that isn’t stopping people from buying it up, according to a recent study. While the … [continued]
The new 2012 Toyota RAV4 EV is showcased in the two above videos with close-up shots of the car’s interior, exterior, and engine. I’m not much of a car person, but I found the top video with interviews of the Toyota and Tesla engineers fairly entertaining. It’s nice to … [continued]
by Farron Cousins A proposed rule by the Obama Administration to raise fuel economy standards for cars and “light-trucks” is facing mounting attacks by Republican lawmakers. The proposed rule would require all newly manufactured automobiles that fall under the car or light truck category to achieve a minimum gas mileage of 54.5 … [continued]
Automakers dominate the 2012 Best Global Green Brands ranking of green business, with Toyota taking the top spot. Other tech brands also ranked high, filling out much of the top 10. […]
Toyota Prius has now pulled into third in worldwide auto sales. In other words, that thing is popular! Many probably still think of hybrids as “alternative” vehicles, but apparently they are now very mainstream. And this is really good news for other types of electric vehicles like the Leaf … [continued]
Toyota Motor Sales reported at the beginning of the month that April had been the best ever April for the Toyota Prius. In a month where Toyota sales across the line increased 11.6 percent over the year-ago month on a raw volume basis, the Toyota Prius recorded its best … [continued]
Monday saw Toyota reveal the new Toyota RAV4 EV at the 26th annual Electric Vehicle Symposium in Los Angeles, an all-electric SUV with an expected driving range rating of approximately 100 miles. The RAV4 EV is expected to go on sale in late summer of 2012 through select dealers in … [continued]
