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Toyota Surfrider Camry Hybrid CNG Front Angle View

Toyota Motor Sales (TMS) USA sought the help of the Surfrider Foundation to convert a stock Camry Hybrid into one fuelled by compressed natural gas (CNG). CNG is abundant in the US and it’s also clean as well as safe. Total system output is 125kW (170hp). Official fuel estimates are 32, 24 and 33mpg for city, highway and combined figures respectively. Toyota expects an overall range of over 250 miles (402km). (more…)

Toyota FT-EV II Concept Front Angle View

Toyota has revealed its latest plug-in electric concept car here at the Tokyo Motor Show. The FT-EV II is a followup to the iQ-based FT-EV that we saw in Detroit earlier this year but appears to be a ground-up design that takes advantage of the electric drive architecture. The iQ is promoted as a 3+1 layout because the presence of the steering column and instrument cluster force the driver’s seat to be further back – limiting the already small rear seat behind it. (more…)

Toyota Prius by Kenstyle - Front Angle View

Consumption, emissions, the planet, it’s all very nice, but not because you have a Prius or ideas that one is obliged to be serious, responsible and full of flavor. Preparers Japanese, who see the curves of sale of these two models definitively oriented in a very soft market, (more…)

2009 Fisker Karma Front Angle View

Fisker has been awarded a $529 million dollar low-interest government loan by the US Department of Energy. The company will use $169.3 million dollars to finalize the manufacturing and supplier processes needed to produce the highly anticipated Karma plug-in hybrid. This is important because more than 65 percent (based on cost) of the Karma’s components come from US suppliers. (more…)