Toyota’s decades-old decision to create a unique car with a “synergy” hybrid drive was wise in hindsight. Prius came to symbolise how ugly duckling’s owner felt about the environment at a time when it wasn’t fashionable to do so.
Petrol Only Models withdrawn where Toyota Hybrids are available.
Australia is riding an automotive sales crest on the back of the best quarter the Australian car industry has had. Although mandatory in Europe since 2014, Australia’s New Vehicle Efficiency Standard (NVES) will now apply Euro 6 emissions standards here. Many vehicles already have Euro 6 compliance and your vehicle manual will list the emissions standard as part of [...]
A 600km range, Toyota’s e-TNGA platform, and a new battery system, give BZ3 and edge over Tesla’s Model 3.
The Japanese car maker Toyota, and its luxury arm Lexus, featured their current and future electrified models at the biggest e-mobility show on the North American continent.
C-HR GR Sport Hybrid is based on the pov model, with stuff glued on to pretty it up a bit. The styling is city-chic, without the froth and bubble. It is playful, with LED lighting which is both practical, and visually appealing. Gay buyers love the unique and unusual, but C-HR GR Sport isn’t so in-your-face as to frighten us off completely.
When you do a roadtrip, and you don’t want an SUV, you want space, right? Toyota Camry Hybrid is restrained to the point of coma, but by gosh it is a comfy drive. It has all the hallmarks of Camry models of the past, but has undergone a nip and tuck, with new tech being shoved into it to [...]
Toyota’s smallest hatch, the Yaris, is in the same segment as Madza2, KIA Rio, and Honda Jazz. New Yaris is 5mm shorter than the outgoing model. It is also 5mm lower, but has a longer wheelbase. Rear seats are lowered slightly, which Toyota says adds to a greater feeling of space.
The much-maligned electric vehicle has been the subject of many a dinner table debate, but why? Much of the information comes from an industry that depends on the status quo. You see, they dig up bits of old dinosaur for fuel tanks. Without it, their fossil fuel business model evaporates. The world has noticed the oceans full of plastic, another oil off-cut.
Are Hybrids Realy good for the environment? We’re all aware of the many environmental benefits of hybrid vehicle technology, but did you know that nearly every component of a hybrid HV battery can be recycled? As hybrid vehicle technology becomes an accepted mainstream form of transport, [...]
