Google released some footage this week of people in the company’s self-driving car in a cutesy video reminiscent of how a toy company would show newborns engaging with mobiles, colorful blocks and stuffed animals. The reason this video merits our attention is that Google is not an automotive company. Many companies that make cars are […]
Toyota has announced a new way to improve fuel use by 10 percent for its hybrid vehicles. Instead of some sort of new powertrain or transmission, however, the high-tech solution has more to do with electronics than horsepower or fuel injectors. You might know that hybrids get their big fuel savings by relying on a […]
Well, goodbye to all that. Toyota will not renew its partnership with Tesla, an electric-vehicle maker, this year. Many people were surprised when Toyota began the partnership just four years ago. Toyota had successfully developed the gas-electric Prius on its own, so enlisting help for an all-electric vehicle was unexpected. Tesla agreed to buy a […]
Toyota is allowing people to invest in “green vehicles” like the Prius and hybrid versions of the Camry and Avalon. Instead of investing in the company as a whole, if you feel strongly about supporting green vehicles you can take a financial stake in supporting them. There’s just one catch: you have to invest a […]
Well bring out the prized ham, and swing by the store for a bottle of wine: we have a new family member to welcome. The 2015 Toyota Camry has been unveiled at the New York International Auto Show, along with enough digital images to show off its every surface and detail that we wouldn’t be […]
