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Toyotagate: Hybrid cars not yet a casuality

Still the world’s most important vehicle Despite owning Toyota vehicles, I’m no huge Toyota fan. I love their hybrid cars, but I hate their dealerships. Of course, since I have a hybrid bias, Toyota is my favorite automaker, despite their crappy dealerships. Take Toyota out of the hybrid game, and there is no game. At best you’re [...] [...]

Surviving unintended acceleration is easy

Neutral, neutral, neutral Kudos to Edmunds for putting out a number of stories focused on the real unintended acceleration story, survival. Yes, I know, many of these unintended acceleration stories are probably nonsense, such as the latest runaway Prius story, and that might also be a piece of the ‘real story’. Likewise, the chances of experiencing unintended [...] [...]

Japan Enters Race for Global Electric Car Charging Standards

One of about 150 rapid chargers currently in use in Japan. After dominating the world market for hybrid gas-electric vehicles, Japan’s automakers are now aiming to set the global standards for electric car charging. A coalition of companies, including Nissan and Toyota, announced yesterday the creation of a organization called CHAdeMO that is working to develop the [...] [...]