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2013 Chevrolet Spark EV (pics/video)

2013 Chevrolet Spark EV (pics/video)

Chevy’s Spark minicar is becoming an electric vehicle come 2013, which is GM’s first full EV since their EV1. The Spark EV joins Chey’s growing electric vehicles that includes the Volt extended-range EV and the 2013 [...]

Toyota Prius Project Concept “PXP” Bike (video)

Toyota Prius Project Concept “PXP” Bike (video)

A bike that shifts gears using your mind…ludicrous, right? Think again. Toyota Prius Projects teamed up with Boston-based Parlee Cycles to do a 10-week build and actually created a concept bike that shifts gears at only [...]

Toyota’s Electric Scion iQ: Finally Gets Official 2012 Scheduled Launch

Toyota’s Electric Scion iQ: Finally Gets Official 2012 Scheduled Launch

Toyota shocked auto blogs and jolted the net after confirming that the electric Scion iQ will officially launch in the U.S. come 2012. This all came from a very recent dealer meeting in Sin City, where [...]

Toyota Embraces Apps, Entrances Phones With Entune

Toyota Embraces Apps, Entrances Phones With Entune

At CES last year, there was a lot of talk about integrating phones and cars, getting apps, and most of it never materialized. As expected, this year is no different, but in Toyota’s case, we’ll be [...]

Toyota To Add Built-in Breathalyzers To Their Vehicles

Toyota To Add Built-in Breathalyzers To Their Vehicles

Toyota, it seems, really doesn’t like the thought of you getting plastered and then going out driving their cars.  Thus, they’ve decided to figure out a way to wire a breathalyzer to your ignition column and [...]

Toyota’s Robot Runs Like A Human (video)

Toyota’s Robot Runs Like A Human (video)

Shock and awe hardly begin to describe my reaction to this video of Toyota’s humanoid robot running a 7kmh.  Sure, that’s only a few points short of 4mph, but given its life like ability to move [...]

Toyota Saving Lives, Announces Pre-Crash Safety System

Toyota Saving Lives, Announces Pre-Crash Safety System

Toyota’s vehicles are about to get a whole lot safer thanks to their just announced Pre-crash Safety System.  Using radar, the system detects if the car is about to experience a front or rear end collision [...]

Toyota Announces A New Prius With Solar Panels

Toyota Announces A New Prius With Solar Panels

Toyota announced the latest iteration of the Prius hybrid vehicle today.  They’ve increased fuel efficiency from 46MPG to 50MPG thanks to larger and more powerful 1.8-liter Atkinson-cycle, four-cylinder engine that requires no belts to operate (a [...]

A BMW M3 Is More Green Than A Prius (video)

A BMW M3 Is More Green Than A Prius (video)

Before you scream poppycock, hit the video and watch how Top Gear came to this conclusion. What I truly find interesting, and assuming it's true, is the that the Prius isn't all that green when [...]

Toyota Marries Vacuum Cleaner and Segway & Gets Winglet

Toyota Marries Vacuum Cleaner and Segway & Gets Winglet

First things first: the Winglet only goes 3.7 MPH. Talk about not being efficient.  What’s my point?  If Toyota’s Wnglet device could travel faster than a human than it would make sense to burn the energy [...]