Filed under: Hybrids/Alternative, Green, Scion, Toyota This isn’t the first time we’ve heard that Toyota might spin off the Prius as a separate brand much like Scion. But we now have the most concrete news about the automaker’s plans we’ve seen yet. Micheline Maynard of The New York Times talked with James E. Lentz, president of Toyota [...] [...]
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Filed under: Hybrids/Alternative, Green, Japan, Lexus, Toyota, Rumormill This could be Japanese-only news, or just a case of bad translation, but Toyota Managing Officer Toshio Furutani has apparently told Japan’s Nikkei Business News that Toyota wants every vehicle in the Lexus product line to offer a hybrid option, and that “in the medium to long term, [...] [...] Filed under: Coupes, Hybrids/Alternative, Sedans/Saloons, Green, Supercars, Mercedes-Benz, AMG Click above for more high-res shots of the SL65 AMG Black Series Saying that “only a fool would ignore” the emissions of a new vehicle and the current global economy, AMG head-man Volker Mornhinweg realizes that it can’t keep building gas-guzzling supercars with reckless abandon. Not that the [...] [...] Filed under: Concept Cars, Hybrids/Alternative, Sports/GTs, Green, Porsche Click above for more high-res shots of the eRUF Model A Concept Rumors of RUF’s impending electric Porsche were true, except that the actual vehicle is based on a Porsche 911, not the Cayman as previously reported. Powered by a three-phase electric motor that offers about 200 horsepower along [...] [...] Filed under: Concept Cars, Motorsports, Hybrids/Alternative, Sports/GTs, Green, Hatchbacks, Citroen Click above for more shots of the Citroen C4 WRC HYmotion4 hybrid rally car One of Citroen’s big debuts at the Paris Motor Show was its HYmotion4 hybrid technology, which was fitted to the Citroën Hypnos and C4 WRC along with the Peugeot RC and Prologue. Unlike [...] [...] Filed under: Concept Cars, Hybrids/Alternative, Green, Citroen Click above for more images of the Citroen C-Cactus concept It may look more than a bit, um, quirky, but so did the iconic 2CV that the C-Cactus concept was meant to embody. Built to do more with less — materials that is — the Citroen C-Cactus concept that was [...] [...] Filed under: Hybrids/Alternative, Green click to visit AutoblogGreen Here’s something we like: certainty with where the auto industry is headed. Johnson Controls says that electric cars will eventually win. Finally, an answer from one side, and the chorus grows as Shai Agassi criticizes the Volt as a “niche product”. Sometimes it’s best to just sit back and [...] [...] Filed under: Hybrids/Alternative, Sedans/Saloons, Sports/GTs, Porsche, Rumormill Click above for high-res gallery of the Porsche Panamera Gran Turismo Regardless of what you think of Porsche’s upcoming Panamera (we’re currently on the fence), it is going to be an extremely important launch for the company. Despite the fact that purists panned the Cayenne, it has sold like hotcakes [...] [...] |
 
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