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Toyota's Anti-Electric Car Marketing Scam Gets Banned In Norway
I couldn't help but smirk a little at how Toyota's obstinence to full electric vehicles (chickens) coming home to roost in the article below. As in: This rather old saying, 'chickens have come home to roost', is normally used to mean that the bad things that someone has done in the past have come back to bite or haunt the individual..." http://bit.ly/37qolXl
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Toyota has a history of creating misleading electric-vehicle advertising, especially with its “self-charging hybrid” ad campaign. Norway has now banned the campaign, deeming it a lie.
The Japanese automaker has long been a proponent of hybrid and fuel cell vehicles. In the process, it has shunned all-electric vehicles and focused on “electrified” by 2025.
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What Drives Us Podcast - #450 Hindenburg Too
Michael Klippenstein joins us for a deep-dive into hydrogen: a new initiative in British Columbia, the growth in the hydrogen sector, and the hydrogen-rich future. Additionally, we discuss that 2019 saw more coal-fired power plants shut down and replaced with renewable sources.
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Man 'intentionally' rammed car into Prius
Saw this on usatoday.com, it is sad news.
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What Drives Us Podcast - #349 Whose Data is it, Anyway?
In this week’s show: 1) The current NTSB requirements for black box data is woefully short of all the data required to determine the actual situation of a modern-day crash. Manufacturers are not required to hand over additional data. Should owners be able to pull the data themselves to turn over to the police? Should […]
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New B-SUV to be built along side Yaris
Toyota announces new compact SUV for its European line-up
Toyota will announce a new small SUV to be built alongside the Yaris line in France. It will be built on the GA-B platform so it will be small. You can only see an outline but it appears to be similar to the UX. Probably a hybrid version will be included although the article has no details.
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What Drives Us Podcast - #348 Dieselgate Saves VW
This week: 1) States face roadblocks on path to lower tailpipe emissions. 2) BMW remains committed to ICE cars for at least 30 more years. 3) The Prius is no longer Toyota’s top-selling hybrid. 4) Sony shocks CES by unveiling a car. 5) The Fisker Ocean might actually be areal thing. 6) Tesla’s Gigafactory 4 […]
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Fuel pump recall?
Source: Toyota recalls nearly 700K vehicles to fix faulty fuel pumps - ABC News
Toyota is recalling nearly 700,000 vehicles in the U.S. because the fuel pumps can fail and cause engines to stall. That can increase the risk of a crash.
The recall covers certain 2018 and 2019 Lexus LS 500, LC 500, RC 350, RC 300, GS 350, IS 300, ES 350, LX 570, GX 460, and RX 350 models. Also included are certain 2018 and 2019 Toyota 4Runner, Camry, Highlander, Land Cruiser, Sequoia, Sienna, Tacoma, and Tundra models. Some 2019 models also are affected including the Avalon and Corolla.
Toyota is still developing repairs. Owners will be notified by mail in mid-March.
Perhaps some of the Prius 'gear heads' should experiment to find out if our hybrids might have a similar problem AND what any error conditions/symptoms might result.
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Prius Concept At Tokyo Auto Salon
I guess it grows on you.
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Rumourmill: Venza and Sienna to Come in Hybrid Form Only
The Venza is coming back to compete with the Ford Edge, Chevy Blazer and Honda Passport.
The next gen Sienna will come in hybrid form only. My suspicion is that it’ll use the new HiHy’s system - 2.5L 4-cylinder (M4A-FXE) with 240hp. I’m guessing it’ll get less than the HiHy given it’s slightly heavier weight.
I’m also going out on a limb and say that 302hp RAV4 Prime’s system will make it to the Sienna (but not HiHy since it has a V6 option) with 35 miles of range. -
Drako GTE benchmarking with Tesla Model S P100D
Drako Motors | Electric Luxury Supercar | 1200 HP Quad Motor | 206 MPH
- 1200hp
- 4 electric motors (225kW each)
- 206mph top speed
- 15kW AC charging
- 150kW DCFC (CCS and CHADeMO compatible)
- 450V/90kWh Battery
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Smart Sun Visor
Bosch unveils smart virtual sun visor for cars at tech show - Japan Today
About time they built a see through sun visor that blocks only the sun. Wonder what car will use it first? Probably Audi or Mercedes.
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New DC Fast Discharger for Home
Wallbox Quasar bidirectional home DC charger will turn EVs into a huge Tesla Powerwall - Electrek
New combo L2 charger DC discharger for home. A little sticky at $4,000 but things like this are coming. Uses your EV like a Tesla Powerwall.
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NJ Charges Forward On EVs
The vote is this week, so we'll see what happens.
Tesla Model 3 to be $5k cheaper in New Jersey with new incentive; Turnpike getting electrified - Electrek
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