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The 83rd Geneva auto show will, once again, pay particular attention to green technology, dedicating an entire section to alternative-energy-powered vehicles. The annual show, which starts with two press days March 5 and 6 and runs through March 17, will feature at least 100 premieres of new vehicles. The organizers say that about 10 pc [...]
Cumulative sales of Toyota and Lexus hybrids topped 3 million in February, underscoring the Japanese carmaker’s frontrunner position in the race to make new powertrains acceptable to a broader public. Toyota said that on Feb 28 it had sold 3.03 million hybrid vehicles, with sales totaling 690,000 in 2010 alone. Hybrid sales have continued to [...]
A senior Toyota executive said Monday that battery technology needs to evolve a lot further before electric vehicles will really take off. “Even after improvements are made, in terms of performance and costs, the current lithium-ion battery is still insufficient,”said Takeshi Uchimayada, Toyota executive vice president. “We need a big breakthrough on batteries to replace [...]
