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2018 Camry and 2018 Accord coming soon
Source: Toyota Leaves Nothing to Chance with New Camry Launch | TheDetroitBureau.com
“We’re almost doubling the size of the outgoing model’s marketing effort,” said Jack Hollis, who was promoted to group vice president and general manager of the Toyota Division is early March.
His ascension to the top spot came as Toyota was preparing for the launch of the eighth generation Camry, which is played a dominant role in the mid-sized passenger car segment for three decades.
In fact, it’s hard to overestimate the Camry’s importance to Toyota. It’s very much the heart of the Toyota line-up and it has been the best-selling passenger car in the United States for the past 15 years. It also has been the best-selling passenger car for 19 of the past 20 years, losing out barely to the Honda Accord for only one year in the past two decades.
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Safest SUV Ever Tested by NHTSA
This result just in. For 2017 the top SUV safety honors go to .... (drum roll . . . ) AND, it's a plug-in. Sorry Volvo - suck it up - it's not you [emoji33]
Tesla Model X is the Safest SUV Ever Tested by NHTSA » AutoGuide.com News
"... Model X occupants in a crash have a 93% chance of walking away without a serious injury....."[/QUOTE]
It looks like the days of Ford Explorers rolling over during blow-outs may become a bygone era. GOOD !
NHTSA seemed to take their sweet time in getting these results out - but there you have it. Undoubtedly Consumer Reports will have to find something (bad) to say about this.
Go plugins !!
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Electric Garbage Truck To Enter Service in California
“Leading the way for cleaner fleets in California, the City of Sacramento will soon be home to the State’s first all-electric automated left-side loader garbage truck. The fundamental technology powering the Electric Refuse Vehicle (ERV) is Motiv Power Systems‘ scalable and modular All-Electric Powertrain. The Class-8 vehicle will be built on a Crane Carrier chassis, and the body will be built by Loadmaster. The City of Sacramento aims to run the ERV on residential and recycling routes and expects to save as much as 6,000 gallons of fuel per year.”
“Sacramento specified that this ERV must meet the demanding requirements placed on all of its garbage trucks. This includes three routes per day to remove trash, recycling and green waste in a downtown Sacramento neighborhood. To supply enough electricity to move the truck and power the hydraulics all day, the ERV...
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